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The Club has a long and proud history and we sincerely welcome everyone to come and join our growing numbers of members.
This Club has plans to expand our facilities and to provide the best available for our playing and social members.
Greetings from the Hon. Secretary
This is my first year as Secretary of Clane G.A.A. Club, having succeeded the great Jim Daly who served as Secretary for 24 years.
The Club has embarked on a major development of our social facilities and when this is completed we will have facilities here to match any other in the country. This is only fitting for a Club which has a continuous history going back to the foundation of the GAA and which in terms of success on the playing field in both Hurling and Football is unrivalled in Co. Kildare.
We are immensely proud of the great work done down through the years by successive Committee Heads and it is up to us to continue that work for future generations.
A word from the P.R.O
Clane G.A.A., regarded as the oldest club in the county, have progressed in a major way from the good old days, when like most
other clubs we relied on local farmers to provide a pitch, and a bit of wheeling and dealing with building contractors for scaffolding poles (timber in those days) for use as goal posts and crossbars.
The big transformation began in the early sixties when we obtained a plot of land in Blackhall and moved from Manzor's Field which was generously given for our use by the late James Manzor, whose son Seamus and wife Kitty are still very much involved with their continued sponsorship.
Joe Bracken, Sean Cribben and Jim Daly had a dream of a home nearer the village and when the late Peter Marron suggested that we buy Kearney's Bottoms some members felt this was a madness as this particular field was a total swamp.
It is a testament to the trust the Club has in those men that the plan went ahead and after a lot of hard work the dream became a
reality. Another pitch was purchased a few years ago and further development work on our complex is in the pipeline, and we
hope the community and club members will row in behind the club in the same spirit of trust and effort, as we embark on this
ambitious venture.
At present we cater for football and hurling teams in every age group from U9 up to senior and indeed in some age groups to
make sure all who wish to play can do so, we have entered a second team.
The following are people to contact, if you feel you have something to offer as a player, coach or if you just want more
information before getting involved.
Senior and Senior B Football - Tom Cribben (Manager) or Joe McDonald
Junior Football - John Geogan
U21 Football - John Reidy
Minor Football - Frank Duffy
U16 Football - Joe Gilbin
U14,U13 Football - Mattie Naughton
U12 Football - John Geogan
U11 Football - Gerry Martin
U10 Football - Tim Murphy\
U9 Football - Peter Kenny
Senior and Junior Hurling - Ronnie Hanks
U21 Hurling - John Reidy
Minor Hurling - John Nolan
U16 Hurling - Any of the above Hurling contacts
U14 Hurling - Larry Harney or Seamus O'Leary
U13 Hurling - Christy Ryan
U11,U9 Hurling - Frank Creagh or Martin Burke
Because of lack of space I did not print phone numbers, addresses etc. If you wish to make contact let me (Jim Byrne) know
where your interest lies at 2774 Park View, Clane or contact our registrar Seamus Brady at 65 Loughbollard (868574) and we will be only too happy to put you in touch as indeed will any club member - don't be shy - there are no strangers in Clane G.A.A. - only friends you have yet to meet.
The club would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the new families who have moved into Clane and its surrounds, and to wish you all a happy and successful future.
There is also a thriving Badminton Club within our complex, while a large hall and lounge will cater for your social needs. If you wish to view our set up come along any Monday night after 8pm and one of our committee will give you a guided tour.
