Fossa GAA
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| irish = Fosadh
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| founded = 1970
| province = Munster
| county = Kerry
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| grounds = Fossa
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Fossa GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Fossa, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is concerned with the game of Gaelic football. It is a member of the East Kerry GAA board.{{cite web|url = https://www.eastkerrygaa.com/east-kerry-gaa-board-history/ | website = eastkerrygaa.com | title = Bord Chiarrai Thoir – East Kerry GAA Board | accessdate = 12 December 2022 }}
History
Located four miles west of Killarney, County Kerry, Fossa GAA Club was founded on 11 January 1970.{{cite web|url=https://killarneyadvertiser.ie/news/fossa-gaa-launch-50th-anniversary-book/|title=Fossa GAA launch 50th anniversary book|date=1 November 2019|publisher=Killarney Advertiser|accessdate=11 December 2022|first=|last=}} The club leased a field from the nearby Liebherr firm in 1972 and the following year fielded its first senior team in the East Kerry League and Championship and in Division 4 of the County League.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~fossagaa/clubhistory.htm|title=Club history|date=|publisher=Fossa GAA website|accessdate=11 December 2022|first=|last=}} Fossa won their first championship in 2016, winning the Kerry Junior Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/fossa-grab-second-chance-to-claim-historic-county-title-35199710.html|title=Fossa grab second chance to claim historic county title|date=12 November 2016|publisher=The Kerryman|accessdate=15 January 2023|first=Timmy|last=Sheehan}}
Fossa won the Kerry Premier Junior title in 2022, beating Listry in the final after extra-time.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/fossa-boss-adrian-sheehans-dream-comes-true-with-premier-junior-glory-42143067.html|title=Fossa boss Adrian Sheehan’s dream comes true with Premier Junior glory|date=14 November 2022|publisher=The Kerryman|accessdate=11 December 2022|first=John|last=O'Dowd}} They went on to claim the Munster Junior title after wins over Castlemahon in the semi-final and Kilmurry in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/fossa-brothers-lead-rout-against-limerick-champions-in-munster-jfc-semi-finalbut-it-wasnt-the-cliffords-42175761.html|title=Fossa brothers lead rout against Limerick champions in Munster JFC semi-final...but it wasn’t the Cliffords|date=26 November 2022|publisher=The Kerryman|accessdate=15 January 2023|first=Paul|last=Brennan}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41026280.html|title=Cliffords combine for 1-14 as Fossa claim Munster junior football title|date=11 December 2022|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=11 December 2022|first=Maurice|last=Brosnan}} On 15 January 2023, Fossa faced Stewartstown Harps at Croke Park in the All-Ireland final. Fossa won by 0–19 to 1–13 in a bad-tempered game which featured six red cards.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41048849.html|title=David Clifford leads Fossa to All-Ireland club glory in ill-tempered final|date=15 January 2023|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=15 January 2023|first=John|last=Fogarty}}
In Fossa's first year in the Kerry Intermediate Championship in 2023, they reached the final after a penalty shoot-out win over Austin Stacks.{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Mortimer|date=11 September 2023|title=Fossa sensationally beat Austin Stacks in Kerry IFC semi-final as David Clifford scores 0-13|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41223514.html|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=23 November 2023}} Fossa lost the final by a point to Milltown/Castlemaine{{cite web|last=McKeon|first=Conor|date=19 November 2023|title=Footballer of the Year David Clifford suffers late free-kick agony for Fossa as Milltown-Castlemaine win Kerry IFC title|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/footballer-of-the-year-david-clifford-suffers-late-free-kick-agony-for-fossa-as-milltown-castlemaine-win-kerry-ifc-title/a837551234.html|work=Irish Independent|access-date=23 November 2023}}
Honours
Notable players
- David Clifford{{cite web|url=https://sportsmanager.ie/cake/gaa2/kgf/playerProfile/8367/david_clifford|title=Player profiles: David Clifford|date=|publisher=Kerry GAA website|accessdate=11 December 2022|first=|last=}}
- GAA/GPA All-Star (5): 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
- GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year (2): 2022, 2023
- GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year (1): 2018
- Paudie Clifford{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41025485.html|title=Paudie Clifford the engine in sleek Fossa machine|date=10 December 2022|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=11 December 2022|first=Maurice|last=Brosnan}}
- GAA/GPA All-Star (3): 2021, 2022, 2023
- 2023 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship: Winning captain
References
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{{Kerry GAA clubs}}
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