Cahir GAA


Cahir GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a dual club, with more success in football. Cahir has fielded GAA teams since 1885.

Football

Cahir fields Gaelic Football teams at both Senior and Junior A level. Their greatest success at senior level came in 2003 when they defeated Ardfinnnan to claim the Tipperary [Senior Football Championship|County Senior Football Championship].

Honours

Tipperary Senior Football Championship 2003South Tipperary Senior Football Championship 1959, 2001, 2003Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship 1979, 1998South Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship 1979, 1998Tipperary Junior A Football Championship : 1952, 1955, 1958 South Tipperary Junior A Football Championship : 1944, 1952, 1955, 1958, 2000Tipperary Junior B Football Championship 1995South Tipperary Junior B Football Championship 1995South Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship 1974 1989, 2014, 2016,South Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship 1989, 1995, 2014, 2016,2017
  • Tipperary Minor A Football 1996South Tipperary Minor A Football Championship 1996, 2000, 2018Tipperary Minor B Football Championship 2004, 2008South Tipperary Minor B Football Championship 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012

Notable players

Hurling

Cahir fields Junior hurling teams.

Honours

South Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship 1969, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996South Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship 1967, 1977South Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship 1995, 2012,2020South Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship 1969, 1984 Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship 2000,South Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1996, 2000,2017South Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship 1944 South Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship 1984, 1995, 2000,2020

Ladies football

The Ladies Football Club in Cahir is one of the most successful in Tipperary. It fields teams at U12, U14, U16, Minor, Junior and Intermediate levels. In 2004, the Cahir U14 Girls won the Féile Peil Na nÓg Division 3 final. In 2007, the Cahir U12 Girls won the Health Service Executive sponsored Community Games national final. Also in 2007, 2008 and 2009 the Cahir U14 Ladies have reached the Féile Final for three consecutive seasons, narrowly missing out on the All-Ireland title each year. In 2010, the U14 girls won the Division 3 final, meeting Shane O’Neill's of Camlough, County Armagh in the final.

Camogie

The camogie club in Cahir holds a number of county titles. The U12 team have won a county 'A' title. In 2009, the U14 girls team won the HSE Community Games county title. They also reached the Munster Final which they lost by one point to Douglas of Cork who went on to win the national title. In 2010, the U14 girls team won the HSE Community Games county title and the Munster final. They went on to the national finals where they defeated Claregalway in the semi-final and Lucan Sarsfields in the final, becoming All-Ireland champions.