Aodh Ruadh CLG is a GAA club based in the town of Ballyshannon in County Donegal.
Historically one of their county's most successful GAA clubs, it has won 12 Donegal Senior Football Championship titles, and currently competes in Division 1 of the league and the Senior Championship.
The club colours are green and white and it plays its home games at Fr Tierney Park.
The club has a local rivalry with Réalt na Mara.
History Aodh Ruadh was founded in 1909 as a football and hurling club. It is named after nobleman Hugh Roe O'Donnell ().
Fr Tierney Park opened officially in 1954.
Jim "Natch" Gallagher was mentor to Donegal's 1972 and 1974 Ulster Senior Football Championship-winning teams.
With Bundoran, Aodh Ruadh formed one half of the St Joseph's team that won seven Donegal SFC titles and an Ulster Club SFC—the only Donegal team to achieve this feat until Gaoth Dobhair in 2018. Aodh Ruadh also contributed three players to Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland SFC title win: Brian Murray, Gary Walsh and Sylvester Maguire.
In 2011, Aodh Ruadh created history by electing an all-female executive consisting of: Betty McIntyre, Chair, Emma Gaughan, Secretary, and Catherine McKee, Treasurer.
Notable players
Football
Peter Boyle — 2010 Ulster Under-21 FC winner and 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 FC finalist
Martin Carney — 1972 and 1974 Ulster SFC winner; 1973 Railway Cup winner;
John Duffy
Matt Gallagher — 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 FC winner; 1992 All-Ireland SFC winner; 1992 All-Star
Alan Kane — 1972 and 1974 Ulster SFC winner
Niall McCready — 1995 Ulster Under-21 FC winner
Pauric McShea — 1966 Ulster Under-21 FC winner; 1972 Ulster SFC winner; 1974 Ulster SFC winning captain; Sylvester Maguire — 1992 Sigerson Cup and All-Ireland SFC winner Brian Murray — 1992 All-Ireland SFC winner; 1994 and 1995 Railway Cup winner
Brian Roper — 1995 Ulster Under-21 FC winner; 2007 National Football League winner Brian Tuohy — All-Ireland Under-21 FC winner and captain of the first All-Ireland winning team in Donegal's history Gary Walsh — 1991 Railway Cup winner; 1992 All-Ireland SFC winner; 1992 All-Star
Hurling
Jamie Brennan — 2018 and 2019 Ulster SFC winner Sylvester Maguire — 1989 Ulster JHC winner
Managers YearsManager1909–20?? 2006P. J. McGowan 2007Peter Gallagher 2007–2012?2012–2014Maurice McLaughlin 2015Packie McGrath2016– 2018Peter Gallagher and James O'Donnell 2019– 2021Barry Ward2022–2023John McNulty2024Conor Cunningham2024Maurice McLaughlin2024–Jimmy Langan
Honours Donegal Senior Football Championship: 1929, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1951, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998 Donegal Division 1 Football League: 1930, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1955, 1997 Donegal Division 2 Football League: 2017, 2021 Donegal Division 3 Football League: 2016 Donegal Division 4 Football League: 1982, 2007, 2008 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship: 2020 **Runner-up: 2012, 2018 Donegal Under-21 Football Championship: 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993 Donegal Under-21 B Football Championship: 2013 Ulster Minor Club Football Championship: 1992 Donegal Minor Football Championship: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1961, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992 Donegal Minor Football League: 1980, 1982, 1986, 2012
See also Hugh Roe O'Donnell
References
External links Official website