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 County Senior Football Championship. Honours Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1) 2003 South Tipperary Senior Football Championship (3) 1959 (as Cahir Slashers), 2001, 2003 Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (2) 1979, 1998 South Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (2) 1979, 1998 Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (3): 1952, 1955, 1958 (all as Cahir Slashers) South Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (5): 1944, 1952, 1955, 1958 (all as Cahir Slashers), 2000 Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1995 South Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1995 South Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (3) 1974 (with Moyle Rovers, 1996, 2019 Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (3) 1989, 2014, 2016, South Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (4) 1989, 1995, 2014, 2016,2017 Tipperary Minor A Football (1) 1996 South Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (3) 1996, 2000, 2018 Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (2) 2004, 2008 South Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (4) 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012 Notable players Liam Casey Robbie Costigan Benny Hickey Hurling Cahir fields Junior hurling teams. Honours South Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (5) 1969, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996 South Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (2) 1967, 1977 South Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (3) 1995, 2012,2020 South Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship (2) 1969, 1984 (with Ballybacon-Grange) Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1) 2000, South Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (2) 1996, 2000,2017 South Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship (1) 1944 (as Cahir Slashers) South Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (3) 1984 (with Ballybacon-Grange), 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 (HSE) 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. References External links Official Cahir GAA club website