St Naul's GAA

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St Naul's
Naomh Naille
Founded:1927
County:Donegal
Colours:Green And White
Grounds:Páirc Gearóid O'Gallachóir
Playing kits
Standard colours

St Naul's is a Gaelic football club in the parish of Inver in County Donegal, Ireland.[1]

They compete in the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship, having been relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2025.

Several of the club's players have been involved with the Donegal county team.

Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has served as secretary of the club.[2]

History

St Naul's lost a relegation decider in 2025.[3]

Notable players

Managers

Years Manager
1927–2012N/a
2013–2015Brian McCabe (player-manager)[6]
2016–2018John McNulty[7][8]
2019–2020Barry Meehan
2021–2022Brendan McGready, Patrick Burke and Brian McCabe[9]
2023–2024Stephen Griffin (player-manager)[10][11][12]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ St Naul's Ulster semi-final to take place in Ballintra, Ocean FM
  2. ↑ McNulty, Chris (2 December 2017). "Two-horse race now predicted in battle for Donegal GAA Chair". Retrieved 2 December 2017. Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, the secretary of the St Naul's club, was nominated and initially said to be interested in the Chair, but has since confirmed that her name won't be going forward.
  3. ↑ McLaughlin, Gerry (27 September 2025). "Aodh Ruadh come good to relegate St Naul's to the Intermediate championship". Donegal Live. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Dominant DCU secure fifth Sigerson Cup crown Irish Independent
  5. ↑ DCU's second-half surge propels them to Sigerson glory, RTE.
  6. ↑ McNulty, Chris (13 October 2013). "Report: Excellent Naomh Muire win Intermediate Championship". Donegal News. Retrieved 13 October 2013. Player-manager Brian McCabe got St Naul's first score of the second half in the 45th minutes after a neat move involving Johnston and Barry Rose, before they managed to avert further danger as Naomh Muire were caught guilty of over-playing it as O'Gara, Hugh 'Yank' and Owen Grant were involved in a move that was cut out by McBrearty when an off-load to the well-placed Harden could have reaped serious rewards.
  7. ↑ Crawford, Caroline (26 September 2014). "Donegal links both Enda Kenny and John McNulty". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2014. Mr McNulty comes from Kilcar, and is a popular businessman who has managed the town's GAA clubs teams for many years. He brought the U-21 team to victory in the Championship last year and has managed the senior Kilcar GAA team for a number of years. He also manages a thriving Mace shop in Stranorlar about an hour from his hometown.
  8. ↑ "John McNulty appointed as new Aodh Ruadh manager". Donegal News. 10 February 2022. p. 65. McNulty takes over from Barry Ward who had three years at the helm. McNulty managed his native Kilcar for the last two seasons. He also had a stint as bainisteoir of St Naul's and the Donegal Masters team.
  9. ↑ Ferry, Ryan (31 March 2022). "New territory for Letterkenny". Donegal News. p. 68. St Naul's who have Brendan McGready, Patrick Burke and Brian McCabe as their management team, will go to battle with Dessie Gallagher's Dungloe on Sunday.
  10. ↑ "Griffin excels as St Naul's relegate Milford". Donegal News. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023. Player-manager Stephen Griffin posted 11 points as St Naul's saved their senior status with a win over Milford in Convoy this evening.
  11. ↑ Bonnar, Dáire. "Griffin's St Naul's nearing full strength". Breaking Ball: Team-by-team guide to the Donegal Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships (Donegal News). 8 August 2024. page 55. …player–manager Stephen Griffin feels the side are nearly back to full strength."
  12. ↑ "St Naul's on the lookout for new boss as Stephen Griffin steps down". Donegal Live. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Ferry, Ryan (1 October 2020). "'The players are focused — Byrne". Donegal News. p. 56. Downings recruited a high-profile team trainer during the winter with former St Eunan's and St Naul's manager Eddie Brennan coming on board…
  14. ↑ Foley, Alan (13 October 2019). "St Naul's hold firm to overcome Cloughaneely and lift IFC crown". Retrieved 13 October 2019.