St Kevin's GAA (Louth)
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| Naomh Caoimhín CLG | ||
| Founded: | 1948 | |
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| County: | Louth | |
| Colours: | Red and Black | |
| Grounds: | Páirc Chaoimhín Naofa, Philipstown, Dunleer | |
| Coordinates: | 53°49′19″N 6°28′07″W / 53.82195°N 6.46866°W | |
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St Kevin's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is located in the townland of Philipstown,[1] just over 2 miles from the town of Dunleer in mid-Louth.
As of 2024, the club competes in the Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues.[2]
Fellow Dunleer parish club Lann Léire are local rivals.[3]
In November 2023 Paddy Carr was announced as the club's new senior football team manager.[4]
Ganson Building & Civil Engineering Ltd., a construction company co-founded by former St Kevin's player David Rogers, has been appointed to build the new Louth GAA stadium in Dundalk.[5] Ganson previously built the Louth GAA Centre of Excellence in Darver.[6]
The club was founded in 1948.[7] By winning the Louth Junior Football Championship in 1968, the St Kevin's reached the Senior ranks of Louth football for the first time.
The club has finished runner-up twice in the final of the Louth Intermediate Football Championship. Firstly in 2000[8] to Dreadnots and then in 2022, when defeated by Cooley Kickhams.[9]
In Ladies' football, St Kevin's compete at Senior Championship level and won the 2022 Division 2 League title.[10]
St Kevin's also field Camogie teams at adult and juvenile levels.[11][12]