UCD GAA or University College Dublin Gaelic Athletic Association club is a Dublin based Gaelic games club in University College Dublin. The UCD hurling club was founded in 1900 and boasted the mottos "Ad Astra" and "Cothrom Féinne". The first team was an amalgamation of students from UCD and Cecilia St. Although UCD had been playing Gaelic football unofficially since 1900, the official club history began in the season of 1911/1912.
The football club competes in the Sigerson Cup and Higher Education Leagues as well as in the Dublin Senior Football Championship and the O'Byrne Cup. The hurling club competes in the Fitzgibbon Cup and Higher Education Leagues and occasionally in the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship and the Walsh Cup. The Camogie Club competes in the Ashbourne Cup. The ladies Gaelic football team competes in the O'Connor Cup.
Former Dublin footballer Brian Mullins was the director of Sports at UCD. * Ger Brennan & Josh Warde are currently in charge of all Gaelic games on the UCD campus.UCD – Sport
Hurling UCD won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland representing Dublin as the Collegians in 1917. In the all-Ireland final, the Collegians beat Boherlahan of Tipperary by a score-line of 5–4 to 4–2 at Croke Park. The attendance was 11,000. The Collegians all-Ireland winning team were: T. Daly, J. Ryan, S. Hyde, S. O’Donavon, H. Burke, C. Stuart, J. Phelan, B. Mockler, T. Moore, J. Cleary, F. Burke, M. Neville, M. Hackett, M. Hayes, P. Kenefick. Sub: B. Considine.
More recently, UCD won the 2000, 2004 and 2005 Dublin Senior Hurling Championships and reached the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship final on each occasion but were defeated by narrow margins.
In 2004, UCD won the Walsh Cup for the first time when they convincingly beat reigning All-Ireland champions, Kilkenny, by 2–16 to 0–5.
UCD last won the Fitzgibbon Cup in 2001 when they were captained by David Hegarty (Clare). They defeated UCC in the final. Team: Matty White, Robbie Kirwan, DOC O'Connor, Brian Walton, Colm Everard, David Hegarty, Hugh Flannery, Gary Mernagh, Stephen Lucey, Pat Fitzgerald, Sean O'Neill, Redmond Barry, Brendan Murphy, Alan Barry, John Culkin.
Honours Competition Wins Years won Last final lost Fitzgibbon Cup 30 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1923, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1993, 2001. 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1 1917 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1 1917 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship 0 2005 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship 8 1934, 1947, 1948, 1961, 1968, 2000, 2004, 2005 1965 Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship 3 1969, 1976, 2001 Walsh Cup 1 2004 Ashbourne Cup 36 1915, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2007,2007 final UCD 2–10 UCC 1–4 at Ballinderreen, “UCD land Ashbourne Cup for first time in 19 years," Irish Times 20082008 final UCD 5–9 WIT 0–9 at Casement Park, report on camogie.ie
Notable players
Oisín Gough David Hegarty Stephen Lucey Nicky Rackard Noel McGrath Brendan Murphy David O'Callaghan David O'Connor Liam Rushe Cillian Buckley Tadhg de Búrca Seamus Flanagan
Football Honours Competition Wins Years won Last final lost Sigerson Cup 32 1911, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1996, 2016 2004 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship 2 1974, 1975 Leinster Senior Club Football Championship 2 1973–74, 1974–75 Dublin Senior Football Championship 6 1963, 1965, 1973, 1974, 2002, 2006 1976 Dublin Under 21 Football Championship 6 1968, 1969, 1971, 1999, 2000, 2001 O'Connor Cup 6 2001, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2016
Notable players
Brian Dooher Cormac McAnallen Tony McManus Brian Mullins Seán Murphy Kieran Denvir Paddy O'Brien John O'Keeffe Colm O'Rourke Kevin Kilmurray Stephen Coen John Heslin Brian Fenton Jack McCaffrey Paul Mannion Trevor Giles John Hegarty Con O'Callaghan Niall McNamee Cormac Egan Kevin Moran Gerry McEntee
Ladies Football
Notable players
Rena Buckley Sinéad Goldrick Noëlle Healy Nicola Ward
Camogie
Notable players
Rena Buckley Mary Leacy Mags Darcy Agnes Hourigan Agnes O'Farrelly
See also Seán Boylan
References
External links UCD Official Website Achievements Students UCD GAA Website UCD – The Real Story UCD Handball Club History of UCD GAA Dublin Club GAA