Roche Emmets GFC
Louth-based Gaelic games club
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Roche Emmets GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that was founded in 1947. It fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. Located in Rathduff outside the town of Dundalk, a short distance from the historic Roche Castle, the club draws its support from the neighbouring parishes of Kilcurry and Faughart in north Louth.
| Emmití De Róiste | ||
| Founded: | 1947 | |
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| County: | Louth | |
| Colours: | Blue and White | |
| Grounds: | Páirc De Róiste, Rathduff, County Louth | |
| Coordinates: | 54.04028°N 6.46301°W | |
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As of 2024, Roche Emmets compete in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 1 of the county football Leagues.
History
| Club status | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Junior | 1947-57 |
| Senior | 1958-94 |
| Intermediate | 1995-97 |
| Senior | 1998-2006 |
| Intermediate | 2007-14 |
| Junior | 2015-19 |
| Intermediate | 2020-23 |
| Senior | 2024 – |
Honours
- Louth Senior Football Championship (2): 1958,[1] 1980[2]
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (4): 1958,[3] 1960,[3] 1961,[3] 2001[4]
- Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2000[5]
- Louth Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1997,[6] 2023[7]
- Old Gaels/ACC/Paddy Sheelan Cup (4): 1960,[3] 1981, 2001,[8] 2008[9]
- Louth Junior Football Championship (2): 1957,[3] 2019[10]
- Louth Junior A Football League (4): 1955,[11] 1956,[3] 2013,[12] 2019[13]
- Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2016[14]
- Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (3): 1953,[15] 1979, 1988
- Louth Junior 2A Football League (1): 1987
- Louth Junior 2B Football Championship (4): 1995, 1997, 2012,[16] 2021[17]
- Louth Under-21 Football Championship (3): 1993,[18] 1994,[19] 2022[20]
- Louth Minor Football Championship (5): ‡ 1977[21] 1986,[22] 1991,[23] 1992,[23] 1993[23]
- Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4B) (2): 1996, 2007
- Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 5) (1): 2023[24]
- Louth Under-16 Football Championship (1): 1989
- Louth Minor B Football Championship (3): 1999, 2009, 2024
‡ Shared with Kilkerley Emmets and Naomh Malachi
Inter-county players
- Centre half-back Jim McArdle was a member of the victorious Louth 1957 All-Ireland Championship squad. He suffered an injury in the semi-final win over Tyrone which meant he was unable to play in the decider. He received a winner's medal after Louth beat Cork 1–09 to 1–07 in the All-Ireland Final.[25]
- Mickey Gartlan - Played at midfield in Leinster finals of 1958 and 1960. Holder of O'Byrne Cup medal from 1963.
- Paddy Gallagher - Goalkeeper. Regular for Louth from late Sixties to early Seventies.
- Jim Marmion - Centre-half forward. Played in 1964 Leinster Championship semi-final against Meath.
- Eugene Marmion - regular County midfielder from late Seventies to early Eighties. Member of 1980 O'Byrne Cup-winning squad.
- Aidan McArdle - Midfield. Appeared in 1994 Leinster Championship win against Carlow.
- Ciarán Nash - made two appearances in defence for Louth in 1994 Leinster Championship. Member of squad that won NFL Division 2 in 1996/97 and 1997 All-Ireland Senior B Championship.
- Aidan O'Neill - member of Louth panel that won NFL division 2 in 2000. Played at midfield in that year's Leinster Championship defeat by Kildare.
- Kevin Callaghan - Forward. member of Louth panel that won NFL division 2 in 2000.
- Shane McCoy - Goalkeeper. Played for Louth in Leinster Championships of 2004, 2005 and in 2013 All-Ireland series defeat by Kildare.
- Dan O'Connell - Midfield. Member of 2016 Louth panel that won NFL Division 4.
- Gerard Browne - Defender. Played in 2022 Championship under Mickey Harte.
- Peter Lynch - Centre-half back. Member of Leinster Senior Football Championship-winning team in 2025 against Meath. Also a runner-up in Leinster finals of 2023 & 2024 against Dublin.