Cuala GAA club (or Cuala GAC, [ˈkuəlˠə] KOO-luh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dalkey in the south of County Dublin, Ireland. It fields teams in Dublin GAA competitions. Cuala is primarily based in a sports and social centre in Dalkey, and also has playing facilities in Glenageary, Meadow Vale/Clonkeen Park, Shankill and Sallynoggin.
The club name derives from Cualu or Cuala, an ancient kingdom of Ireland that stretched roughly from the Liffey to Arklow.[1]
History
The club was founded as a result of a merger between Dalkey Mitchels and Cuala Casements in 1974.[2]
The club won consecutive All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships in 2017 and 2018.[3]
The club won their first Dublin Senior Football Championship title in 2024 after defeating reigning champions Kilmacud Crokes 0-14 to 1-10 in the final and then went on to win the Leinster SFC and All Ireland SFC becoming only the second club ever to win All Irelands in both codes
The club replaced the Davy Group of stockbrokers as its jersey sponsor with biotech company Amgen in 2019 as part of a deal that attracted notice outside the area.[4][3] Huawei sponsors the hurlers.[5]
Notable players
- Mick Holden, represented Dublin at all levels both hurling and football, 1983 Senior All-Ireland football winner
- Michael Fitzsimons, member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Championship in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023. One of three players to have won a record breaking 9 All-Ireland Senior Football winners medals.
- Con O'Callaghan, member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Championship in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023.
- David Treacy Dublin senior hurler
- Cian O'Callaghan Dublin senior hurler
- Oisín Gough Dublin senior hurler
Honours
Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Winners 2016–17[6] 2017–18[7]
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship Winners 2016[8] 2017
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship Winners – 1989, 1991, 1994, 2015,[9] 2016,[10] 2017,[11] 2019, 2020
- Dublin Senior Hurling League Winners 1976, 1980, 1991, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020
- Dublin Junior Hurling Championship Winners 1977, 1985, 1993
- Dublin Junior B Hurling Championship 2018
- Dublin Minor B Hurling Championship Winners 2015
- Boland Cup Winners 1983
- Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship Winners 2009
- Dublin Minor D Hurling Championship Winners 2007, 2020 [12]
Camogie
- Dublin Camogie Division 4 League Winners 2017
- Dublin Camogie Division 5 League Winners 2016
- Dublin Camogie Division 7 League Winners 2016
- Dublin Camogie Division 5 Championship Winners 2015
- All Ireland Féile Divisional Finalist 2015
Ladies' Gaelic Football
- Dublin Junior D Ladies Football Championship Winners 2004
- Dublin Junior C Ladies Football Championship Winners 2006
- Dublin Div 2 Feile Ladies Football Championship [Under 14s] Winners 2007
- Dublin Div 4 League Ladies Football Winners 2010
- Dublin Group B Ladies Football Championship Winners 2010
- Dublin Junior Ladies Football Championship 2017
- Leinster Junior Ladies Football Championship 2017
Men's Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Winners 2024–25[13]
- Leinster Senior Football Championship Winners 2024
- Dublin Senior Football Championship Winners 2024
- Dublin Under 21 Football Championship Winners 1976, 2009, 2019
- Dublin Under 21 Football League Winners 1976
- Dublin Junior Football Championship Winners 1978
- Dublin Junior B Football Championship: Winners 2008
- Dublin Intermediate Football Championship Winners 1981, 2012
- Loving Cup Winners 1981
- Dublin AFL Div. 3 Winners 1985
- Dublin AFL Div. 4 Winners 2002
- Dublin AFL Div. 8 Winners 2002, 2016
- Dublin AFL Div. 10S Winners 2010
- Dublin Minor Football Championship Winners 2006, 2013
- Leinster Minor Club Football Championship Winners 2006
- Dublin Senior B Football Championship Winners 2015,2020,2021
- Dublin Feile Div 4 Football Winners 2017
References
- ^ "Cualu". A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford University Press. January 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-860967-4.
- ^ "Cuala Casements 1967 – 1974 – the Dunphy legacy – Cuala CLG". Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b Meagher, John (31 August 2019). "Lattes and lineballs: How the GAA conquered the Dublin suburbs". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Damien Byrne wins the Hall of Fame Award". Friends of Dublin Hurling. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Huawei sends fitness tracker gift with lovely message to Cuala players". 12 May 2020.
- ^ "All-Ireland club SHC final: Ballyea no match for classy Cuala". Hogan Stand. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Cuala join the giants of club hurling with back-to-back All-Irelands". The Irish Times.
- ^ "History-making Cuala far too slick for sloppy Gaels". Irish Independent. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Treacy and Cronin inspire Cuala to end 21-year wait for silverware". Irish Independent. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Dublin SHC final: Cuala retain crown thanks to Cronin's goal". Hogan Stand. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Classy Cuala rejoice at three-in-a-row success". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Minor D Hurling Championship Final". Dublin GAA.
- ^ "Errigal rally falls short as goal-hungry Cuala prevail in Croke Park". RTE Sport. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
