IT Tralee GAA
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| Founded: | 1998 | |
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| County: | Kerry | |
| Colours: | Sky blue and navy | |
| Grounds: | Tralee | |
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Tralee IT GAA was the GAA team in the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Ireland. They played Gaelic football, hurling, ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. On 1 January 2021, Tralee IT (now known as MTU Kerry) merged with Cork IT to become Munster Technological University.
Gaelic football[edit]
The football club competes in the Sigerson Cup and Higher Education Leagues as well as the McGrath Cup. The Ladies football team play in the O'Connor Cup and Higher Education Leagues.
History[edit]
IT Tralee (formerly known as Tralee RTC (Regional Technical College) made a mark on the college GAA scene in 1997 when it became the first RTC to win the Sigerson Cup. It was only Tralee's second outing in this competition. However, the college created further history by winning the Sigerson three times in successive seasons to become the only RTC/Institute of Technology to do so in the competition's history.
The Ladies football team also won the O'Connor Cup back to back in 1998 and 1999.
Winning Sigerson Cup captains[edit]
- Éamon Ferris 1997
- Michael Cloherty 1998
- Jim McGuinness 1999
Notable footballers[edit]
- Colm Cooper
- Michael Donnellan
- Noel Garvan
- Pádraic Joyce[1]
- Tom McLoughlin
- Seamus Moynihan
- Colm Parkinson
- Mike Frank Russell
Hurling[edit]
The hurling club play in the Ryan Cup and Higher Education Leagues and the Waterford Crystal Cup.
History[edit]
IT Tralee won the Ryan Cup in 1997, 2007, 2011. The camogie team won the Purcell Shield in 1997.
Honours[edit]
| Competition | Wins | Years won | Last final lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigerson Cup | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 | N/A |
| Ryan Cup | 3 | 1997, 2007, 2011 | N/A |
Notable hurlers[edit]
Camogie[edit]
The camogie team play in the Purcell Shield.
Interesting facts[edit]
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- ITT Senior Football team win first Sigerson Cup in 1997 and go on to win 3 in a row.
- ITT Ladies Football team win first O'Connor Cup in 1998 and go on to win 2 in a row.[2]
- ITT Camogie team win first Purcell Shield in 1997.
- ITT win debut McGrath Cup game beating inter-county opposition Waterford away in 2005. Score 2-08 to 0-09.
- ITT's Deirdre O' Reilly wins an All Ireland medal as well as an All Star award for her achievements with the Cork senior ladies' football team.
- ITT Fresher Football team win 2 in a row All Ireland league titles in 2007 and 2008.
- ITT Senior Hurling team compete in Fitzgibbon Cup for first time in 1998.
- Eoin Ryan becomes the first ITT hurler to make the Fitzgibbon Cup All Star team.
- ITT Senior Football and Hurling teams entering into Intercounty Competitions (McGrath Cup & Waterford Crystal Cup).
References[edit]
- ^ O'Dowd, John (21 July 2022). "Pádraic Joyce: the Galway manager's years in Kerry". The Kerryman.
A key member of that ground-breaking team of champions was a young Galway forward by the name of Pádraic Joyce.
- ^ "HEC Roll of Honour". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2019.