Na Gaeil Óga taking huge strides
By Echo Reporter
HISTORY was made recently in St Catherine’s Park, when local GAA Club Na Gaeil Óga took to the field for the first time competitively at underage level.
The first match in the history of the all-Irish language run GAA Club has been described as ‘another step’ in the growth of the club with the club having set-up in the Lucan area in the past two years since their foundation in 2010.
The match saw Round Towers Clondalkin as the visitors, while the game also brought two brothers together representing both clubs on the sideline, in brothers Ciarán and Niall Ó Raghallaigh.
“We started off around 18 months ago with an open day in Gaelscoil Naomh Pádraig with just a handful of children taking part, and now we’ve up to 100 on Saturday mornings,” underage chairman Daithí de Buitléir told The Echo.
“We’ve run summer camps, brought the kids on trips to Croke Park and are also running classes for the parents if they want to continue to learn the Irish language or brush up on things.
“Crucially, we’re seeing the children get the benefit of playing Gaelic Games with us through the medium of Irish.
We know that it is something that will stand to them forever, so it’s great that the parents continue to support our club and we’re hoping more parents will do so in years to come.”
Na Gaeil Óga CLG train every Saturday morning in Gaelscoil Naomh Pádraig, Lucan with Under 8s training at 10am and Under 7s at 11am.
