St Brigid's GAA (Dublin)

St Brigid's GAA Club (Irish: Cumann Naomh Bríd ) is based in Castleknock, Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland and serves communities in Castleknock, Clonsilla, Blanchardstown and Corduff. Its main grounds are at Russell Park but it also has grounds at Beech Park (Castleknock) and College Fort (Castleknock).

St Brigid's GAA Club
Cumann Naomh Bríd
Founded:1932
County:Dublin
Nickname:The Redmen
Colours:Red and white
Grounds:Russell Park
Coordinates:53°22′39.09″N 6°21′04.55″W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Dublin
champions
Football: 0 1 2

The club caters for 70 teams at all age levels from nursery (4- to 7-year-olds) under 8 to Adult in hurling, football, camogie, ladies football, handball and badminton.

St Brigid's GAA won the Dublin Senior Football Championship and the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship in 2003 for the first time in the club's history. The club won their second Dublin Senior Football Championship title in 2011, eventually losing the Leinster Final to Garrycastle by an injury time free in Tullamore.

St Brigid's senior hurlers are yet to win the Senior A Hurling title, losing the 2003 final to Craobh Chiarán and 2019 to Cuala, also losing semi-finals in 2011 and 2013. They did win the Senior B Title and AHL 2 League title in 2010 and again in 2014.

Eoin Kennedy, the Dual All Ireland Handball Senior Singles Champion, is a club member.

The club has a rivalry with Castleknock and Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh.[1]

Honours

Notable players

Senior inter-county men's footballers
Dublin
Laois
Leitrim

Senior inter-county hurlers
Dublin

Handball players
Dublin

Senior inter-county ladies' footballers
Dublin

Others

References
  1. Meagher, John (31 August 2019). "Lattes and lineballs: How the GAA conquered the Dublin suburbs". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Mulligan transfers to Sligo club". Irish Independent. 21 January 2021.
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