Bennettsbridge GAA

Bennettsbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland.^[1] The Bridge last won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship in 1971 and have recently re-gained their senior status.

Bennettsbridge

Droichead Binéid
Founded:	1888
County:	Kilkenny
Nickname:	The Bridge
Colours:	Green and gold
Coordinates:	52°35′38.56″N 7°10′54.94″W / 52.5940444°N 7.1819278°W / 52.5940444; -7.1819278
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster champions Kilkenny champions Hurling: - - 12

Achievements

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
  • Winners - 12 (1890, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971.^[2]
  • Beaten finalists - 6 (1958, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 2018)
• All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
  • Winners 2016^[3]
• Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
  • 2015^[4]
• Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
  • Winners 2015
• All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
  • Winners 2015^[5]
• Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
  • Winners 2014 ^[6]
• Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
  • Winners 1935, 1948, 1951, 2014
• Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship
  • Winners 1947, 1983, 2011 (In 1974 combination of Clara and Bennettsbridge won the title.
• Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship
  • Winners 1967, 1985

All Stars

• Jim Treacy
• Paddy Moran
• Liam Simpson
• Noel Skehan
• Mikey J Lewis Jnr

References

1. Bennettsbridge GAA
2. Hogan Stand 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Bennettsbridge have wind in their sails". Irish Examiner. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
4. "'Bridge win comes at cost". Irish Independent. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
5. "Blow-out as brilliant 'Bridge take Gaels apart". Irish Examiner. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
6. "Leinster Club JHC final: Bennettsbridge enjoy runaway success". Hogan Stand. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

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