Wicklow GAA

🏆 Division 4 Football League Final Tonight! 🏆

The battle for silverware is on this evening at Echelon Park, Aughrim. Come along and support the teams as they go head-to-head for the Division 4 title!

📍 Match Details
Fixture: Éire Óg Greystones v Stratford Grangecon GAA (Áth na Sráide Grainseach Choinn)

Date: Today
Throw-in: 19:45 (7:45 PM)
Venue: Echelon Park, Aughrim
Referee: Michael Murphy

🎟️ Admission
General Admission: €5
Under 16s: FREE

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For this week's , we are taking a trip back to 1962 for a truly unique piece of Wicklow GAA history!

Pictured here is the Forestry College Senior Hurling Champions team of 1962.

The Story Behind the Photo
This wasn’t your typical club team. Back then, the State Forestry Training College was based at Shelton Abbey in Arklow. Young men from all over Ireland came to study there.

Because they had a high concentration of athletic students from traditional hurling strongholds like Tipperary, Cork, Limerick, and Waterford, they pooled their talent, entered the Wicklow championship, and went all the way to claim the 1962 Senior Hurling title!

It is essentially an "All-Ireland select" team playing under the Wicklow banner, complete with legendary Kerry football icon Tom Prendergast (back row), who won All-Irelands with the Kingdom but picked up a Wicklow hurling medal during his college days here!

The Lineup:
Back Row (L to R): Murt Duggan (Laois), Dermot O'Connor (Kerry), Mossy Walsh (Cork), P. O'Brien (Galway), G. Hipwell (Kildare), Tom Prendergast (Kerry), F. Hogan (Tipperary), Liam O'Connor (Kerry), S. Casey (Cork), Mick Burke (Tipperary), P. Quinlan (Tipperary).

Front Row (L to R): Sean Twomey (Cork), Paddy McAuliffe (Limerick), Peter O'Dwyer (Tipperary), Derry O'Donovan (Cork), George Harley (Waterford), Bill Walsh (Waterford), Michael Fogarty (Tipperary), Michael McNamara (LimerickGAA), Richard Delahunty (Tipperary).

Missing from Photo: Leo Collins (Tipperary), Sean Grahan (Westmeathgaaofficial), P.J. O'Donoghue (Tipp).

Do you recognise any family members, neighbours, or legends of the game in this photo? Let us know in the comments, and feel free to tag anyone with connections to this historic team! 👇

Photo File: Jimmy Dunne

Wicklow GAA wishes to express our deepest condolences to our Senior Hurling Captain, Pádraig Doran, and the Deegan family on the sad and unexpected passing of Pádraig’s grandfather, Peter Deegan (Carnew).

As a mark of respect, tonight’s Senior Hurling League Final has been postponed.

Peter was the very heartbeat of his community, a beloved Main Street butcher, bookmaker, and a true legend of Carnew Emmets GAA. A dual star, Peter played a key role in Carnew’s historic first-ever Senior Hurling title in 1965 and lined out in the 1971 Senior Football Final. Decades later, his sporting legacy came full circle when he proudly watched his grandchildren, Pádraig and Larry, win the County Championship in 2025.

While fiercely proud of his club, Peter’s greatest pride was always his family, where his warmth, humor, and love of sport live on in the next generation.

We extend our heartfelt sympathies to Peter’s wife Úna, his children Eileen, Liz, Loughlin, and Catherine, his grandchildren Pádraig, Máire, Robert, Danny, Larry, and Emma, his great-grandchildren, the wider Deegan family, and everyone at Carnew Emmets GAA.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

DON’T LOSE YOUR HOME JERSEY - STAY CONNECTED. STAY PLAYING.

YOUR CLUB IS STILL YOUR CLUB
College life brings new opportunities —but your home club is where it all started.

YOU CAN DO BOTH
Play for your college.
Play for your club.
There’s room for both in your journey.

MAKE THE MOST OF THE MOMENTS
• Back at weekends? Train or play
• Home for holidays? Get involved
• Summer break? Championship time

KEEP YOUR CONNECTIONS STRONG
Friends. Teammates. Community.
The people who backed you from day one

BUILD FOR LIFE
Stay part of something bigger:
• Lifelong friendships
• Identity & belonging
• Support network beyond college

YOUR GAME, YOUR PLACE, ALWAYS
No matter where you study — your club is always home.

ONE CLUB. ONE COUNTY. ONE COMMUNITY

🔵 Wicklow GAA Announcement 🟡

As a mark of respect following a sudden bereavement in Carnew, the Senior Hurling League Final, originally scheduled for tomorrow evening (Wednesday, 15th July) at Echelon Park Aughrim, has been postponed.

Wicklow GAA and the wider hurling community extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and all at Carnew Emmets GAA at this incredibly difficult time.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

An update regarding the rescheduling of this fixture will be shared in due course.

💥 THE WICKLOW GAA CASH BONANZA IS HERE! 💥

Tonight at the County Board meeting, we officially launched our brand new Cash Bonanza draw!

We are giving away massive cash prizes, culminating in a grand draw at the County Convention on Monday, December 7th, 2026!

🏆 The Prizes:
🥇 1st Prize: €12,500
🥈 2nd Prize: €5,000
🥉 3rd Prize: €2,500
🏅 4th Prize: €1,000
💶 Plus 12 more cash prizes ranging from €250 to €500!

🎟️ Tickets:
Single Ticket: €20
Special Package: 3 for €50 (Get 3 chances to win!)

Tickets will be available to purchase directly through your local club or online. Full details, ticket links, and club distribution info will be shared in the coming days.

Support your county, support your club, and you could be walking away €12,500 richer this December! 🔵🟡

Aughrim Kelloggs G.A.A. Cul Camp 2026, Wicklow Tailteann Cup Champions, Dean Healy Captain and Eoin Darcy and Paudie Kavanagh visited the Camp today.

Newcastle Kelloggs G.A.A. Cul Camp 2026, Wicklow Tailteann Cup Champions, Dean Healy Captain and Matt Nolan visited the Camp today.