Portobello GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Rathmines area of the south side of Dublin in Ireland. The club has adult men's Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, ladies' Gaelic football and Gaelic handball teams.
History
Portobello GAA was founded in 1974 to support local participation in Gaelic games. The club is focused on Gaelic football and hurling, and is known for attracting players who have relocated to Dublin from other parts of the country that wished to continue playing
Gaelic games.
As such, Portobello has gained a reputation as a "country club" in the city.
Liz Howard, former president of the Camogie Association, was a member of the club from 2006 onwards.
In 2024, the French national GAA team played their first ever 15 a side game against Portobello at Leinster Road.
Teams
Portobello GAA, which has no juvenile divisions, fields both men's and ladies' teams in Gaelic football and hurling:
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Men's football: Portobello fields a men's football team that compete in Division 9 of the Dublin GAA League and in the Junior 2 Championship.
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Ladies' football: It also has a Ladies football team competing in Division 5 of the Dublin league.
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Hurling: The club has also fields a men's hurling team. This team played their first competitive hurling fixture on 16 June 2020 against Na Gaeil Óga in Phoenix Park.
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Camogie: The camogie team play alongside Kevins forming CBC/Portobello in the Dublin Intermediate Championship.
The club is based in the Dublin 6 area, around Rathmines and Portobello. Its grounds are based at Leinster Road, beside Cathal Brugha Barracks
Honours
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Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship (1) 1998
[ Leinster Express, October 1998.]
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Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship (6) 1992,
[ Evening Herald, Wednesday, 31 July 1996; Page: 54] 1997,[ Evening Herald, Wednesday, 6 August 1997; Page: 57] 1998,[ Evening Herald, Tuesday, 25 August 1998; Page: 30] 1999[ Evening Herald, Tuesday, 20 July 1999; Page: 39]
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Dublin Junior H Hurling Championship (1) 2021
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Dublin Junior G Hurling Championship (1): 2022
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Dublin GAA Hurling League AHL 8 (1) 2023
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All-Ireland Softball (60X30) Silver Masters Doubles 2007 (Seamus O'Mahony of Portobello, along with Frank Semple)
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