Newport GAA

Newport GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Newport.

Newport

An Port Nua
Founded:	1886
County:	Tipperary
Colours:	Purple and Gold
Grounds:	Lacken Park
Coordinates:	52°42′29.04″N 8°23′43.45″W
Playing kits
Standard colours

Lacken Park

Named after Paddy Ryan Lacken, and known locally as "The Park". It has four changing rooms (Home on right). With a club house at the end with many Newport GAA memorabilia as well as a kitchen a Referee's room while a meeting room also in the building. There are three pitches, a main pitch with a stand and great floodlight facilities. Separating the two Juvenile pitches and the main pitch is a hurling wall. The Juvenile pitch is very well designed with "The Hill" behind the far goal where the younger supporters watch on from. The Juvenile pitch is also floodlit, while the even younger teams (U8-10) play in a junior pitch with smaller goals and a shorter pitch. The U8-10s train in the GYM in the winter beside St. Mary's Secondary School. While the rest train in the Ball Alleys beside Newport College (Vocational School) in Newport, while the pitch is unplayable.

Achievements

Adult Titles

Hurling

• North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (3) 1932, 1935, 1996
• Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (3) 1989, 2002, 2016
• North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (8) 1934, 1957, 1965, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2014, 2015
• Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (1) 1957
• North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (1) 1924
• North Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (2) 2011, 2015, 2017

Football

• North Tipperary Senior Football Championship (4) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
• North Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (9) 1979, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009
• Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (2) 1965, 1970
• North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (6) 1967, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1979, 2015
• North Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1996

Juvenile Titles

Hurling

• Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1) 2003
• North Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (3) 2003, 2004 (as Newport Gaels), 2018
• Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship (1) 2001
• North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (1) 2014 (as Newport Gaels)
• Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (1) 2023
• North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (2) 1994, 2023

Football

• North Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship (7) 1985, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2015 (as Newport Gaels)
• North Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (2) 1990, 2008, 2018
• Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (2) 1995, 2001
• North Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (5) 1995, 2001, 2002, 2013 (as Newport Gaels), 2015 (as Newport Gaels)
• North Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (1) 1988

Notable players

• Jimmy Coffey
• Noel O'Gorman
• Conor O'Mahony - The Newport captain in 2008 became the 1st Newport man to win an All-Star. In early 2009 Conor was named as Tipperary vice Captain.
• Séamus Shinnors
• Dan Troy
• Sean O’Brien

Other noted figures

• Tim Floyd

External links

• Tipperary GAA site
• Official Newport GAA Club website