Raheen GAA
{{short description |GAA club in Geashill,County Offaly, Ireland}}
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| province = Leinster
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| founded = 1973
| county = Offaly
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| grounds = Pairc Naomh Mhuire
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Raheen GAA (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Ráithín) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the village of Geashill in County Offaly, Ireland. It fields Gaelic football teams from juvenile up to adult levels.{{fact|date=November 2024}}
Raheen's Adult football teams compete at Intermediate{{Cite web |last=Corrigan |first=Kevin |date=2024-10-13 |title=Heroic Ballinagar give defensive master class to take out parish neighbours |url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1629159/heroic-ballinagar-give-defensive-master-class-to-take-out-parish-neighbours.html |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=www.offalyexpress.ie |language=en}} and Junior B grade.{{Cite web |title=Junior |url=https://offaly.gaa.ie/fixtures-results/junior/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Offaly GAA |language=en}} The club's catchment area includes the villages of Geashill and Cloneygowan.{{Cite web |last=Corrigan |first=Kevin |date=2022-11-06 |title=The Man Behind The Wire: Ballinagar's magical year an inspiration to all small clubs in Offaly |url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/local-news/953729/the-man-behind-the-wire-ballinagar-s-magical-year-an-inspiration-to-all-small-clubs-in-offaly.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.offalyexpress.ie |language=en}}
History
In 2019, there was an attempt to amalgamate with their neighbours Ballinagar, when Ballinagar GAA and Raheen held discussions on amalgamation. Both EGMs were held with Ballinagar supporting amalgamation but Raheen fell short of the 75% needed for it to pass.{{Cite web |title=Clubs that almost amalgamated face off in Offaly IFC final - HoganStand |url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/333885 |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=hoganstand.com}}
Juvenile setup
At underage level, the club amalgamates with Ballinagar and Clodiagh Gaels to form Na Fianna. Na Fianna provides underage football and hurling for these clubs.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
Honours
- Offaly Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1981, 2014{{Cite web |title=Rolls of Honour |url=https://offaly.gaa.ie/roll-of-honour/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Offaly GAA |language=en}}
Notable players
References
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