Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)
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Setanta Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located near Killygordon, County Donegal, Ireland. The club is solely concerned with the game of hurling.{{cite web|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/setanta-hurling-club/|title=Setanta Hurling Club|date=|work=Donegal GAA website|accessdate=12 November 2022}}
As of {{CURRENTISOYEAR}}, the club competes in the Donegal SHC.
History
Setanta won its first Donegal SHC title in 1973. Since then, it has won a total of 17 club titles, including a six-in-a-row between 1983 and 1988.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Donegal/ClubTitles|title=Club Titles — Donegal|date=|work=Hogan Stand|accessdate=12 November 2022}}
The club won its first Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship title in 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/coulters-strike-drives-setanta-to-glory-36292496.html|title=Coulter's strike drives Setanta to glory|work=Irish Independent|date=6 November 2017|access-date=6 November 2017}}
Gary McGettigan managed Setanta to the 2022 Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship title.{{cite news|first=Dáire|last=Bonnar|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/11/27/super-setanta-soar-clear-to-win-another-ulster-jhc-title/|title=Super Setanta soar clear to win another Ulster JHC title|date=27 November 2022|access-date=27 November 2022}}
The following season, Setanta won the 2023 Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, thus becoming the first team from Donegal to win the competition.{{cite news|url=https://donegalnews.com/setanta-create-history-to-win-ulster-ihc-title1/|title=Setanta create history as they win the Ulster IHC title|work=Donegal News|date=2 December 2023|access-date=2 December 2023}}{{cite news|first=Francis|last=Mooney|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/hurlingandcamogie/2023/12/03/news/ulster_ihc_final_report-3820376/|title=Donegal's Setanta see off game Eire Og in Ulster IHC Final|work=The Irish News|date=3 December 2023|access-date=3 December 2023}}
Notable players
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- Kevin Campbell — Nicky Rackard Cup winner
- Declan Coulter — selected as an All Star replacement, scored 1–6 in a game in Dubai and named man of the match{{cite news|url=https://www.highlandradio.com/2019/11/30/declan-coulter-shines-in-pwc-all-star-game-in-abu-dhabi/|title=Declan Coulter shines in PwC All Star game in Abu Dhabi|publisher=Highland Radio|date=30 November 2019|accessdate=30 November 2019}}{{cite news|first=Seán|last=Moran|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/declan-coulter-takes-opportunity-to-shine-in-abu-dhabi-1.4099686|title=Declan Coulter takes opportunity to shine in Abu Dhabi: Donegal and former Armagh hurler scores 1–6 and is named Man of the Match|work=The Irish Times|date=29 November 2019|accessdate=29 November 2019}}{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-coulter-to-feature-in-all-stars-trip-to-abu-dhabi/|title=Declan Coulter to feature in All-Stars trip to Abu Dhabi|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=19 November 2019}}
- Danny Cullen — captained Ireland in the Shinty–Hurling International Series{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/10/31/danny-cullen-to-captain-irish-squad-for-shinty-international/|title=Danny Cullen to captain Irish squad for Shinty International|date=31 October 2019|accessdate=31 October 2019}}{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Barry|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/19-counties-represented-in-ireland-squads-for-hurling-shinty-internationals-960887.html|title=19 counties represented in Ireland squads for Hurling–Shinty Internationals|work=Irish Examiner|date=31 October 2019|accessdate=31 October 2019|quote=Donegal's Danny Cullen will captain a team which includes Laois stalwarts Willie Dunphy and Ryan Mullaney, Kerry's Mikey Boyle and Shane Nolan, and Westmeath duo Joey Boyle and Shane McGovern.}}
- Donal Reid — one of the winners from the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, he also played hurling for Setanta{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Foley|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalsport/The-heroes-of--3992.4856965.jp|title=The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?|work=Donegal Democrat|date=8 January 2009|access-date=8 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218180946/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/the-heroes-of-92-where-are-they-now-1-1989654|archive-date=18 December 2015}}
Honours
- Donegal Senior Hurling Championship (17): 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2017,{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/09/16/setanta-make-experience-count-to-see-off-st-eunans-and-become-champions-again/|title=Setanta make experience count to see off St Eunan's and become champions again|date=16 September 2017|accessdate=16 September 2017}} 2019,{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/303510|title=Donegal SHC final: Setanta goals sink St Eunan's|work=Hogan Stand|accessdate=4 September 2019|date=2 September 2019}} 2020,{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40059146.html|title=Donegal SHC: Setanta too good for St Eunan's|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=5 October 2020|date=3 October 2020}} 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/07/30/setantas-class-prevails-in-extra-time-to-win-shc-over-burt/|title=Setanta's class prevails in extra-time to win SHC over Burt|date=30 July 2022|work=Donegal Daily|accessdate=12 November 2022}}
- Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1) 2023
- Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2022
References
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