Officially affiliated in 1968, Claregalway is now a thriving Gaelic football club situated 7 miles (12 Km) north of Galway City. Our club caters for footballers of all ages with numerous teams including a thriving ladies section.
Please see our timeline for key events. Please click on view archive if you wish to see a version of the website prior to 2017 which contains historic photos, match reports and news.
Timeline
2025
Under 19 – North Board Champions
Our Under 19’s beat Dunmore MacHales in the North Board final winning out on a scoreline of 1:15 to 0:12
2025
Our Junior team win the Primary Junior 2 county title against Annaghdwn and the following week beat Carna/Caiseal to gain promotion to intermediate for 2026. A great day for the club!
2025
Junior C County Champions
Our Junior C’s won the county title after defeating Killererin in the final on a scoreline of 2:09 to 0:08
We won the Westboard final on a scoreline of Claregalway 4-6 Oranmore Maree 0-10
2025
National Feile Winners!
Claregalway’s young footballers enjoyed a phenomenal weekend in Derry, emerging victorious after a series of thrilling performances against top-class opposition.
Placed in a tough group, Claregalway overcame transatlantic visitors New York (2-02 to 1-03), MKL Gaels of Kerry (0-05 to 0-00), and local favourites Ballinderry Shamrocks (0-07 to 0-06), earning a well-deserved place in the semi-final. There, they saw off St Sylvester’s in a tightly contested match (2-03 to 1-04), before facing Ballinderry once again in a high-stakes final.
In front of a passionate home crowd, Claregalway delivered a superb team performance to win the decider 2-08 to 1-06 and lift the cup.
The team was proudly supported throughout by The Fancy Nest (Dee & John Clarke), Medtronic (Teresa Tarrant), DM Hose Repair (Dave & Astrid O’Muireadhaigh), Sweeney’s Pharmacy (Petrina Sweeney), Dawnlough Engineering (Brian McKeon) and several generous anonymous donors – sincere thanks to all.
The girls returned home to a hero’s welcome on Sunday evening, parading the cup proudly across the Claregalway bridge, greeted by proud families, supporters, and much celebration.
A heartfelt thank you to the girls’ families and their coaches for their work and support, and to the girls themselves for their dedication and commitment.
2025
June: Senior Ladies win Comórtas Péile na Gaeltachta.
Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe 6-13 Cloch Liath (Dún na nGall) 4-06
Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe proved too strong for Cloch Liath at Comórtas Peil na Gaeltachta in Rath Chairn, Co na Mí, last Monday.
This was the second year in a row that Claregalway have been the victors in Comórtas at Senior level. A very productive first half showed a team who were hungry in attack and excelling in defence, resulting in a Claregalway lead at halftime 4-03 to 0-02.
The second half saw Anthony Boyle’s charges emerge in a far more determined frame of mind and they managed to put four goals and five points past the Claregalway defence. However, Baile Chláir held on for a memorable victory.
Every team member played their part in this victory, but Kiera Kearney (1-01), who commenced the goal scoring spree, must be commended for her work rate all day. Andrea Trill (3-01) was awarded Player of the Game and was a threatening presence in the forwards, while Kate Slevin (2-08) scored some fantastic long-range points.
A very proud captain Ava O’Riordan (0-02) led by example while Ciana Reidy (0-01) completed the scoring. Captain Ava accepted the trophy on behalf of the team and spoke of her pride and delight in being part of this winning team, while acknowledging the efforts of Cloch Liath.
Baile Chláir: L O’Halleran, F Cooney, M Flaherty, A Fitzmaurice, E Murphy, E Gavin, K Kearney, C Trill, L Fagan, K Slevin, A Trill, A O’Riordan, C. Reidy, D Brennan, S O’Connell
Subs: A Noone, L Scanlon, L Donohue, E Coakley, A Collins, L. Mulrennan, A King, O Kelly
Team Management: Jimmy Gavin, Darren Connolly, Jarlath Brennan, Gordon Lenihan, Ed Donohue, Gerry Moran
Liaison Staff: Clare Ellicott & Valerie Donohue
2022
Seniors Win Division 2:
Juniors Win Division 4b:
National Feile Winners:
2021
Both of the clubs Minor teams win county titles. A first for the club and possibly a first nationally.
On the same day our Junior ladies win their county title.
End of year Review:
2017
The Club wins the intermediate county title, the minor county title and both Junior teams get promoted.
2017 Galway Intermediate Football champions
Claregalway enjoyed a madcap weekend in November 2017, as they secured two massive wins in the space of 24 hours.
Paul Kilgannon’s side lifted the Galway intermediate title on the Saturday, defeating Williamstown by 1-12 to 0-12 at Pearse Stadium.
The county final had been delayed for a number of weeks after two separate objections by Oileáin Árann about the eligibility of one of the Williamstown players following their semi-final clash.
Claregalway were then forced into action the day after their county final success, and they backed it up with a 1-12 to 1-10 Connacht semi-final victory over St John’s Sligo in Markievicz Park.
Unfortunately, Claregalway were beaten in the 2017 Connacht Club IFC final by Roscommon’s Michael Glaveys at Dr. Hyde Park, 3-14 to 1-12.
Team from 2018: https://www.claregalwaygaa.net/teams/mens-gaa-teams/senior-team/
Our Intermediate Team who made it to the Connacht Final after winning the Galway title.
Promotion to Senior secured!
Intermediate Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oRGEm3-6JQ
Junior C Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTBhrOugyQ
Minor Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWuwafNg1is
2004
7th August 2004 – First Ever Senior Championship Win
The 7th August 2004 saw Claregalway play St Brendans in the Senior Championship. This was the first senior championship win for the club. A very young team took to the field that day. Nine of the fifteen players were 21 or less.
The Claregalway team that recorded our first Senior Championship victory; Back row L-R: Barry Cullinane, Alan Rafftree, Anthony Watson, Stephen Cunniffe, Brian Loughlin, Kenny Watson, Brian Day, Brian O’Donoghue, Declan O’Brien. Front row L-R: John Paul O’Connell, Adrian Moran, Conor Glynn, Martin Kelly, Gerry Madden (capt), Enda O’Connell.
2003
