St Naul's is a Gaelic football club in the parish of Inver in County Donegal, Ireland.[1]

St Naul's
Naomh Naille
Founded:1927
County:Donegal
Colours:Green And White
Grounds:Páirc Gearóid O'Gallachóir
Playing kits
Standard colours

They compete in the Donegal Senior Football Championship.

Several of the club's players have been involved with the Donegal county team.

Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has served as secretary of the club.[2]

Notable players

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Managers

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Years Manager
1927–2012
2013–2015 Brian McCabe (player-manager)[5]
2016–2018 John McNulty[6][7]
2019–2020 Barry Meehan
2021–2022 Brendan McGready, Patrick Burke and Brian McCabe[8]
2023– Stephen Griffin (player-manager)[9]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ St Naul's Ulster semi-final to take place in Ballintra, Ocean FM
  2. ^ McNulty, Chris (2 December 2017). "Two-horse race now predicted in battle for Donegal GAA Chair". Retrieved 2 December 2017. Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, the secretary of the St Naul's club, was nominated and initially said to be interested in the Chair, but has since confirmed that her name won't be going forward.
  3. ^ Dominant DCU secure fifth Sigerson Cup crown Irish Independent
  4. ^ DCU's second-half surge propels them to Sigerson glory, RTE.
  5. ^ McNulty, Chris (13 October 2013). "Report: Excellent Naomh Muire win Intermediate Championship". Donegal News. Retrieved 13 October 2013. Player-manager Brian McCabe got St Naul's first score of the second half in the 45th minutes after a neat move involving Johnston and Barry Rose, before they managed to avert further danger as Naomh Muire were caught guilty of over-playing it as O'Gara, Hugh 'Yank' and Owen Grant were involved in a move that was cut out by McBrearty when an off-load to the well-placed Harden could have reaped serious rewards.
  6. ^ Crawford, Caroline (26 September 2014). "Donegal links both Enda Kenny and John McNulty". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2014. Mr McNulty comes from Kilcar, and is a popular businessman who has managed the town's GAA clubs teams for many years. He brought the U-21 team to victory in the Championship last year and has managed the senior Kilcar GAA team for a number of years. He also manages a thriving Mace shop in Stranorlar about an hour from his hometown.
  7. ^ "John McNulty appointed as new Aodh Ruadh manager". Donegal News. 10 February 2022. p. 65. McNulty takes over from Barry Ward who had three years at the helm. McNulty managed his native Kilcar for the last two seasons. He also had a stint as bainisteoir of St Naul's and the Donegal Masters team.
  8. ^ Ferry, Ryan (31 March 2022). "New territory for Letterkenny". Donegal News. p. 68. St Naul's who have Brendan McGready, Patrick Burke and Brian McCabe as their management team, will go to battle with Dessie Gallagher's Dungloe on Sunday.
  9. ^ "Griffin excels as St Naul's relegate Milford". Donegal News. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023. Player-manager Stephen Griffin posted 11 points as St Naul's saved their senior status with a win over Milford in Convoy this evening.
  10. ^ Ferry, Ryan (1 October 2020). "'The players are focused — Byrne". Donegal News. p. 56. Downings recruited a high-profile team trainer during the winter with former St Eunan's and St Naul's manager Eddie Brennan coming on board…
  11. ^ Foley, Alan (13 October 2019). "St Naul's hold firm to overcome Cloughaneely and lift IFC crown". Retrieved 13 October 2019.