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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.
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
References
External links
Tipperary GAA site
Official Newport GAA Club website