THE CLUB CARLOW

Winning the Provincial Towns Cup

The Provincial Towns Cup was won on 12 occasions, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1997, when they also won the Leinster League Division 1. The latter win earned the club a place in the playoffs to become a Senior Club in which they played Connamara Blacks, Midleton and Omagh. They won the playoffs, and Co.

Achieving Senior Carlow Club Status

Carlow became a Senior Club for the first time in the 1997/98 season, playing in Division 4 of the AIL League. As a result, Leslie Dowley became the first County Carlow Football Club representative on the Leinster Branch. The club’s admission to senior status was proposed by John West (Trinity) and seconded by Rory Barry-Duke (Suttonians).

The Club’s Promotion Through The Leagues

In their first year as a Senior Club, they won Division 4 of the AIL League and were promoted to Division 3. They subsequently gained rapid promotion through the leagues and played Division 1 rugby for the first time in the 2001/2002 season. This was a phenomenal achievement and unequalled by any other junior club. County Carlow FC played Division 1 rugby for four years, but after a number of poor years, they are back in the Leinster League for the 2010-2011 season. As a junior club, they first played in the Leinster Senior Cup against Trinity in 1976, and as a Senior Club, they went on to win the trophy back-to-back in 2003 and again in 2004.

The Senior side is not the only side to succeed on the rugby field. The Second XV has won the Provincial Seconds Cup on six occasions, while there have been four victories in the Anderson and 5 in the Dunne Cup. There have also been 25 trophies won at the underage level confirming the club’s commitment to youth rugby.

Co. Carlow Football Club, Family-Oriented Rugby Club in Carlow

Co. Carlow Football Club is a family-orientated club, drawing much of its support and playing strength from the local community. The level of continuous involvement is exemplified by the Oliver family (all named James), who have provided four generations of players to the club, two captains and three presidents. Jim Oliver Jnr. also captained the Leinster Junior XV when the first Interprovincial against Munster was played in Oak Park in 1967. The fifth, Jimmy Oliver, is still too young to don the black and amber but already has the distinction of being the grandson of two past presidents.

Leslie J. Dowley,

A full history of the club has been compiled by Mr Tom O’Brien and is available in hardback from the club Honorary Treasurer for €5.00 per copy.

CARLOW FOOTBALL CLUB HONOURS

Honour 1

Leinster Senior Cup

2003, 2004

AIB League Division 4

1998

Navan 10-a-side

2002

COMMITTEES

Edel Gibbons

Chairperson

Aurlene Browne

Honorary Secretary

Aurlene Browne

G D P R Officer 

Muireann O Toole Brennan

President elect 

Derek Cope

Immediate Past President 

Aurlene Browne

Junior President Elect.

Terry  Cassidy 

Hon. Treasurer

Ian Dwyer

Finance Chairperson

Edel  Gibbons

Hire of Ballroom

Gavin  Whitney

C C R O 

Muireann  Brennan

C W O  & Social Media 

Dave Barron

Head  Coach 

Joe Bulmer

Assistant & Forward Coach  

Derek Hayden

Development 

Roy  Elmes

Disciplinary Officer

Tom  Byrne 

Executive  Nominated from A G M  2023 24

Brian  Buckley

Executive  Nominated from A G M  2023 24

Justin Hannon

Executive  Nominated from A G M  2023 24

David  Ryan 

Fundraising Chairperson  

Donald  Daly 

Grounds Chairperson 

Jimmy  Jordan 

Hon. Life Member  

Stuart  Bayley

Hon. Life Member & Trustee

Dr. Leo Dillon

Hon. Medical  Officer  & Trustee

Donald Daly

House Chairperson  

Aurlene  Browne

I R F U Rugby connect 

Brian   Lyons 

International Ticket Secretary 

Malcolm  Cope 

Lotto -  Club 

Adam Kavanagh

Volunteers Coordinator

Aurlene  Browne

Merchandising 

John  Shirley

South East Rep.

Micheal Carbery

Membership

Michael  Carbery 

Referees South East Rep & Liasion officer

Tom  Crotty 

Rugby Girls   Chairperson

Aurlene  Browne

Rugby "  Bees  "  Chairperson

Robert  Keady 

Rugby Mini's  Chairperson

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