Birr GAA is a proud club located in the heart of Offaly while club grounds St Brendan’s Park is widely acknowledged as the traditional home of Offaly hurling.
Roll of Honour
All Ireland Club Champions 1995:
Manager: Pádraig Horan
Captain: Johnny Pilkington
All-Ireland Club Final: Birr 0-9 Dunloy 0-9
BIRR: Robbie Sheils; Michael Hogan, Joe Errity, Brian Hennessy; Brian Whelahan, Gary Cahill, Noel Hogan; Johnny Pilkington, Daithi Regan; Oisin O’Neill, Conor McGlone, Declan Pilkington; Simon Whelahan, Paul Murphy, Adrian Cahill. Sub: Ray Landy for Simon Whelahan.
Birr 3-13 Dunloy 2-3 (replay)
BIRR: Robbie Sheils; Michael Hogan, Joe Errity, Brian Hennessy; Brian Whelahan, Gary Cahill, Noel Hogan; Johnny Pilkington, Daithi Regan; Oisin O’Neill, Conor McGlone, Declan Pilkington; Simon Whelehan, Paul Murphy, Adrian Cahill. Subs: Matt Feenane for O’Neill, Ray Landy for Hogan, Louis Vaughan for McGlone.
All Ireland Club Champions 1998:
Manager: Pat Joe Whelehan
Captain: Joe Errity
All-Ireland Club Final: Birr 1-13 Sarsfields 0-9
BIRR: Brian Mullins; Simon Whelahan, Joe Errity, Garech Doorley; Barry Whelahan, Brian Whelahan, Niall Claffey; Johnny Pilkington, Gary Hanniffy; Darren Hanniffy, Conor McGlone, Declan Pilkington; Gary Cahill, Daithi Regan, Paul Carroll. Subs: Oisin O’Neill for Carroll, Liam Power for McGlone.
All Ireland Club Champions 2002:
Manager: Pat Joe Whelehan
Captain: Simon Whelahan
All-Ireland Club Final: Birr 2-10 Clarinbridge 1-5
BIRR: Brian Mullins; Gary Cahill, Joe Errity, John Paul O’Meara; Niall Claffey, Brian Whelahan, Donal Franks; Rory Hanniffy, Barry Whelahan; Johnny Pilkington, Gary Hanniffy, Liam Power; Stephen Browne, Simon Whelahan, Declan Pilkington. Sub: Paul Molloy for Power.
All Ireland Club Champions 2003:
Manager: Pat Joe Whelehan
Captain: Gary Hanniffy
All-Ireland Club Final: Birr 1-19 Dunloy 0-11
BIRR: Brian Mullins; Gary Cahill, Joe Errity, John Paul O’Meara; Niall Claffey, Brian Whelahan, Donal Franks; Barry Whelahan, Johnny Pilkington; Rory Hanniffy, Gary Hanniffy, Liam Power; Paul Molloy, Simon Whelahan, Declan Pilkington. Sub: – Stephen Browne for Power
Achievements
All-Ireland Club Champions (4):
1995, 1998, 2002, 2003
Leinster Club Champions (7):
1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007
County Champions (22):
1912, 1913, 1915, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1971, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Intermediate (5):
1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2021
Junior (2):
1985, 2023 (B)
Minor: (19):
1929, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1954, 1964, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2023 (B)
St. Brendan’s U20 (12):
1966, 1979, 1980, 1982 (Birr), 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2003 2006, 2007,2017
