CLG Eoghan Rua

Owen Roes GFC, Coleraine

Eoghan Rua CLG Cúil Raithin
Founded:	1957
County:	Derry
Nickname:	Roes
Club colours:	Maroon and Green
Grounds:	Eoghan Rua Pitch
Coordinates:	55°09′53.79″N 6°41′41.97″W / 55.1649417°N 6.6949917°W / 55.1649417; -6.6949917Coordinates: 55°09′53.79″N 6°41′41.97″W / 55.1649417°N 6.6949917°W / 55.1649417; -6.6949917
Playing kits
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Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster champions Derry champions Football : - - 1

CLG Eoghan Rua Cúil Raithin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Despite some of the club's catchment area being in County Antrim, the club is a member of the Derry GAA. Eoghan Rua currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie, and also compete in Scór and Scór n nÓg. The club's name is taken from Eoghan Rua Ó Néill.

In addition to drawing players from Coleraine, the club's catchment area includes Portstewart and Portrush. The club's grounds on the main road between Coleraine and Portstewart and were completed in 2007. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.

The club's biggest success was when they won the 2006 Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. They also won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship for the first time that year.

Well known players

• Barry McGoldrick - Current Derry footballer. First ever Eoghan Rua player to play for Derry in All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Has also played hurling for Derry.
• Seán Leo McGoldrick - Current Derry hurler and senior footballer. Has also played football for Derry seniors after making his debut in the 2007 McKenna Cup.
• Niall Holly - Current Derry senior footballer and hurler. Has also played senior football in the 2008 McKenna Cup
• Anton Rafferty - Current Derry senior Hulring player.
• Ciaran McGoldrick - current Derry senior footballer.
• Colm McGoldrick - Current Derry Under 21 Footballer
• Declan Mullan - Current Derry senior footballer
• Ciaran Mullan - current derry senior footballer

Gaelic football

Eoghan Rua fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. They have won the Derry Intermediate Championship once and the Ulster Intermediate Championship once. They have also won the Derry senior football championship once in 2010. They currently compete in the Derry Senior Football Championship and Division 1

of the Derry ACFL.

Hurling

The club has U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior hurling teams and currently competes in the Derry Intermediate and Derry Junior Championships and Division 2 of the Derry ACHL.

Camogie

Eoghan Rua fields Camogie teams at U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. The club currently competes in the Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship and the Derry Intermediate Camogie League.

History

Gaelic football

Eoghan Rua's Seán Leo McGoldrick (left) in action for Derry hurlers against Antrim in the 2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

CLG Eoghan Rua were established in 1957^{[citation needed]}. The club first major football success came in 1997 when they won the Derry junior Club Football Championship, defeating lissan in the final.In 2006 they won the derry intermediate club final in 2006. The team went on to win the 2006 Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship, with victory over Ballymacnab of Armagh in the final (which was played in February 2007 due to delays). In the All-Ireland Club semi-final they beat Mayo champions Tourmakeady, before losing narrowly to Ardfert of Kerry in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship final on 10 March 2007 in Croke Park.

In May 2006 Barry McGoldrick became the first Eoghan Rua player to play in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship when he was part of the Derry team that defeated Tyrone in the first round of the Ulster Championship in Healy Park. His brother, Seán Leo McGoldrick made his debut for Derry in the 2007 McKenna Cup v Queen's University Belfast. Both have also played for Derry hurlers.

In 2007 they became champions of Derry ACFL Division 3, winning promotion to the Senior football grade for the first time in their history.^[1]

Hurling

Previous to the founding of CLG Eoghan Rua, there had been a hurling club in Coleraine called Mitchel's and they had won the 1943 and 1945 Derry Senior Hurling Championships. Eoghan Rua entered a Senior Hurling team in 2002, having fielded underage teams for a few years before this.^[2] 2006 saw the club win both the Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship and the Derry Junior Hurling Championship.

Camogie

A Senior Camogie team fielded for the first time in 2001/2?^[2] The club won their first Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship in 2005 and again in 2007. They won the Derry Preier Champipnship in 2010 and the Ulster Senior B Championship in the same year. Current senior camogs Gráinne McGoldrick, Jane Carey, Méabh McGoldrick and Roma McDonald were on the Derry senior squad that contested the 2006 All-Ireland Junior Camogie Final. They were defeated by Dublin. The same four players were part of the Derry team that went one step further in 2007 and won the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship, defeating Clare in the final.

In 2010 the camogie teams won the Derry Premier League and Championship Double completing both campaigns unbeaten. They went on to win the Ulster Senior B Championship.

Eoghan Rua and Derry forward Gráinne McGoldrick received a camogie All Star in 2009.

Honours

Football

Senior

• Derry Senior Football Championship: 1
  • 2010

• Derry Division 2 Champions: 1
  • 2009

• Derry Division 3 Champions: 1
  • 2007

• Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 1
  • 2006

• Derry Intermediate Football Championship: 1
  • 2006

• Derry Junior Football Championship: 1
  • 1997

Minor

• Tommy O'Neill Cup (Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship) 1
  • 2000

• North Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 1
  • 2000

U-16

• North Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 3
  • 2000, 2002, 2007

U-14

• North Derry U-14 'B' Football Championship: 2
  • 2003, 2007

Hurling

Senior

• Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1?
  • 2006

• Derry Junior Hurling Championship: 1?
  • 2006

Camogie

• Ulster Club Senior Camogie B Championship
  • 2010

Derry Premier League Champions 2010

Derry Premier Championship Winners 2010

Ulster Premier League Cup Winners 2009

Derry Premier League Winners 2009

Gulf Gaelic Games Camogie Winners 2009

Ulster Premier Shield Winners 2008

Ulster Championship Winners 2010

All-Ireland Senior "B" Camogie championship Winners 2010

• Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship:
  • 2005, 2007**

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

See also

• Derry Intermediate Football Championship
• Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship
• Derry Junior Hurling Championship
• List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry

External links

• CLG Eoghan Rua website
• Official Derry GAA website
• Derry Club GAA

References

1. ^ "Lissan power to big victory". The Irish News. 2007-10-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nuacht Eoghan Rua" (PDF). http://www.eoghanrua.com/Nuacht-Eoghan-Rua1.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-18. ^{[dead link]}