St Vincents is a

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(GAA) club based in Marino, on the northside of

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. The club was founded in 1931. Although the club's grounds were in

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for a number of years, it moved to its home back into Marino in 1987. St Vincents merged with Marino Camogie Club in 1997 to form the St. Vincents Hurling, Football and Camogie Club. St Vincents have won the

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on three occasions, most recently in 2014. They are the most successful side in the Dublin Senior Football championship having won the title 29 times. The club has also won 15 Dublin Senior 1 camogie titles (6 as Marino).

Grounds

As well as using their own pitches at their clubhouse and ''Páirc Naomh Uinsionn'', the club uses nearby pitches at Ardscoil Ris (where facilities were redeveloped in 2020 in association with St. Vincents), the pitch at

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adjacent to the club, in Fairview Park, and also in St Anne's Park. In 2019, a 4G all-weather GAA pitch was installed. The club grounds in Marino were developed largely on what was part of the walled garden of Lord Charlemont's estate, which had become Christian Brothers' St. Mary's Teacher training college (Colaiste Mhuire/Marino Institute) grounds and the O'Brien Institute. Part of the walls of the garden can still be seen to the south and east (Casino Park) borders of the club grounds. A logo of Marino Casino and part of the Charlemont family motto (Ferro Comitante), the full motto is ''Deo Duce, Ferro Comitante'' (God as my leader, my sword my companion), are embossed on the club's crest.

Honours

Football

Vincents have won the

Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of t ...

29 times. Their nearest rivals are O'Tooles who have won the Dublin Championship on 11 occasions. St Vincents won in the years 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016,

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. The club have 7 consecutive and 6 consecutive winning seasons in the Dublin Senior Championship and two 3 consecutive seasons. They have also won Leinster football titles seven successive seasons (1972, 1975, 1984, 2007, 2013, 2014 and 2016), St Vincents highest accolades to date were their three

titles in 1976, 2008 and 2014. In the 1976 decider, they defeated Roscommon Gaels by 4–10 to 0–05 and in 2008 they overcame Nemo Rangers by 1–11 to 0–13 in the final at

Croke Park Croke Park (, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and headquarters of the Gaelic At ...

. In 2014, the club won its third All-Ireland title having defeated Castlebar Mitchels by 4–12 to 2–11. St Vincents are also the most successful club in the

Dublin Minor Football Championship The Dublin Minor Football Championship "A" is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between the top teams in minor (under-18) Gaelic football in County Dublin County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, coun ...

. They have won the competition on 23 occasions in 1994, 1987, 1986, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1971, 1970, 1959, 1958, 1956, 1955, 1950, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1945, 1943, 1942 and 1936. St Vincents also captured a "double double" in 1993/94 capturing the U21 Football & Hurling Championships in two consecutive seasons.

List of football honours

: 1975-76, 2007–08, 2013–14 *

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are K ...

: 1972-73, 1975–76, 1984–85, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17 *

: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016,

* Dublin Senior Football League: 2015, 2018 *

Dublin Intermediate Football Championship The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Qualification for subsequent competitions Leinster ...

: 1953, 1977, 1991, 2015 *

Dublin Junior Football Championship The Dublin Junior Football 1 Championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship. The winners will ...

: 1976, 1984, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2014 * Dublin Junior C Football Championship: 2006,2010, 2016 *

Dublin Under 21 Football Championship The Dublin Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 Gaelic footballers of Dublin clubs. The current (2022) under 21 champions of Dublin are Ballinteer St. John's who beat Ba ...

: 1973, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2004 * Dublin Minor A Football Championship: 1936, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1994 * Dublin Minor B Football Championship: 2017 * Dublin AFL Div. 5: 2014 * Dublin AFL Div. 6: 2013

Hurling

Although St Vincents are better for Gaelic football, they have also been successful as a senior hurling side. St Vincents have won the

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13 times (second in the roll of honour behind Faughs), collecting the title in the years 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1988 and 1993. St Vincents competed in the 2007 and 2010 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship finals but lost to

Ballyboden St Endas Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...

on both occasions. St Vincents are the most successful club in the history of the

Dublin Minor Hurling Championship The Dublin Minor Club Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club hurling in County Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dubl ...

. They have won the A competition on twenty occasions, most recently in 2002.

List of hurling honours

: 1953, 1954. 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1993 *

Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The finalists of this Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship the following seas ...

: 1953, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2014 *

Dublin Junior Hurling Championship The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin GAA, Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following ...

: 1943, 1948, 1957, 1980, 1990, 2006 * Dublin Junior B Hurling Championship: 2016, 2019 * Dublin Junior C Hurling Championship: 2010 *

Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship The Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 hurlers of Dublin clubs. The current (2017) under 21 champions of Dublin are Na Fianna who beat Ballyboden St Enda's 2-17 ...

: 1967, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1993, 1994 * Dublin Minor A Hurling Championship: 1936, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2002 * Dublin Minor C Hurling Championship: 2009 * Dublin Minor D Hurling Championship: 2009, 2015

Camogie

List of camogie honours

* Dublin Senior 1 Championship: **Marino: (6) 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 **St Vincent's: (10) 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 *

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: 2010 *

Dublin Senior 5 Championship Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

: 1983, 2005, 2014 * Leinster Senior Championship: 1998, 2019, 2022, 2024

Notable players

Football

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* Ger Brennan *

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Eamonn Fennell Eamonn Fennell (born 1984) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the St Vincents club and, formerly, for northside club O'Tooles. He has played for the Dublin county team in the past. Inter-county Fennell was first brought onto the Dublin tea ...

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* Shane Carthy *

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* Kevin Heffernan *

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Nathan Mullins Nathan Mullins (born 1989/90) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Vincents and also, formerly, the Donegal county team. Early life Nathan Mullins is the youngest of three sons fathered by former Dublin midfielder Brian Mullins. Whe ...

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* Bobby Doyle *

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* Tommy Conroy

Hurling

* Shane Dalton *

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* Rónán Fallon *

* Lar Foley * Kevin Heffernan *

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References

External links

St Vincents Official WebsiteOfficial Dublin GAA Website
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Grounds

Honours

Football

List of football honours

Hurling

List of hurling honours

Camogie

List of camogie honours

Notable players

Football

Hurling

See also

References

External links