Éire Óg Craigavon GAA
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| Founded: | 1969 | |
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| County: | Armagh | |
| Nickname: | Ógs | |
| Colours: | Orange and green | |
| Grounds: | Pinebank (Pairc) | |
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Éire Óg Craigavon GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1969 to promote Gaelic games and Irish culture in the then new city of Craigavon. It currently plays Gaelic football in the Armagh leagues, the senior team is currently in Division 2 of the Armagh Senior Leagues and the Armagh Intermediate Football Championship. Previously the club fielded Senior Camogie and Ladies football teams. The club plays at Pinebank (Irish: Pairc).
Membership was small in the early days with only a few housing estates in the area and the first set of (second-hand) jerseys was received from a local club in Portadown. By 1970 six housing estates had been built in Craigavon and Éire Óg's membership and teams grew with the newly developed area.
In 1970 Éire Óg entered the Armagh All County Leagues, and with two new primary schools in the area, it began to field senior, under-12 and under-14 teams in the North Armagh Leagues.
In 1972 the new Senior football strip of green, orange and amber was registered. By early 1973, when Lismore Comprehensive School was established in the community, Éire Óg GFC was fielding teams at all under age levels including U10s and Minors.
During the 1980s the club flourished, and although it was a tumultuous time in Ireland's recent history Éire Óg started to move up the Divisions.
In 1985 Éire Óg had its first championship success winning the Junior Championship. The club moved up to the Intermediate Championship. Also during the 1980s Éire Óg won the U16 and U18 championships, and U12, U16 and Minor Leagues.
In the 1990s the Senior team briefly appeared in Division 1 of the Armagh All-County League where it faced the top clubs of Armagh – Crossmaglen, Clan na Gael, Armagh Harps and Pearse Óg.
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