Clubs In Skerries

With a vibrant community spirit and rich sporting heritage, Skerries has a collection of established clubs. Gaelic Athletic Association games, football, rugby and cricket are all represented in Skerries and the community had nurtured and developed a deep pool of talented athletes who have represented Skerries at the national and international level.
One of the town’s largest clubs is the Skerries Rugby Football Club, which was founded in 1926. Skerries RFC has over 600 members that make up successful youth and adult teams. Since 1962, the club’s home grounds have been at Holmpatrick. Plans are now underway to develop a new pitch to address flooding worries at the current site. For the 2011-12 season, the club’s XV senior side played in Division 1A of the Leinster League, the second tier league for Irish rugby.
Skerries Town Football Club is based at Park Lane, near Dublin Road. The club was founded in 1990 following the merger of Skerries United and Home Celtic United. The senior men’s team plays matches in Division 1A of the Leinster Soccer League. The club also has a ladies team, as well as youth teams that play on pitches at the Skerries Town Park near the Skerries Mill and at Mourne View Estate.
The Skerries Harps is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Skerries. It is home to youth and senior Gaelic football, hurling and camogie teams. Notable former players of the club include Bobby Beggs and Paddy Ellis, and star Gaelic football player Bryan Cullen currently plays for the club.  Over the years, the club has won the Murphy’s Cup for senior Gaelic football and Dublin minor and intermediate championships in gaelic football. Most recently, the Skerries Harps won the 2011 Dublin Intermediate Championships.
Cricket has a strong history in Skerries. The town’s original club was one of the founding clubs of the Fingal League, and won the championship in 1936 and 1941. Many of the first games of cricket in the area were played on local farmland around the hills overlooking Skerries. Founded in 1969, The Hills Cricket Club in Skerries maintains the community’s commitment to cricket. The club has produced several international players, including Declan Moore, Matt Dwyer, Barry Archer and Paul Mooney read more