Who We Are?

Our Story

Padraig Pearse GFC was founded in 1992.

The founding members were:

Mary & John McLaughlin (Cork)

Gerry Campbell (Mayo)

Denis Dolan (Leitrim)

John Cahill (Sligo)

Hugh Gilgunn (Leitrim)

Alex Griffin (Longford)

James Hogan (Mayo)

Tom Heinley (Mayo)

 

mission statement

“We are a community based volunteer organization promoting Gaelic games, culture and lifelong participation.” The GAA is a volunteer organization. We develop and promote Gaelic games at the core of Irish identity and culture. We are dedicated to ensuring that our family of games, and the values we live, enrich the lives of our members, families and the communities we serve. We are committed to active lifelong participation for all and to providing the best facilities. We reach out to and include all members of our society. We promote individual development and well-being and strive to enable all our members achieve their full potential in their chosen roles. Our visio is that everybody has the opportunity to be welcomed to take part in our games and culture, to participate fully, to grow and develop and to be inspired to keep a lifelong engagement with our association.

Honors

USGAA Senior North American Champions

2022

Senior Chicago Champions:

2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022

Intermediate Chicago Champions:

2019

Jr. A Chicago Champions

1995, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015

Jr. A North American Champions

1995, 2007, 2015

Jr. B Chicago Champions:

2013

Notable Players

Pearses players who have represented their county:

Adrian Spillane (Kerry) , Tom Lahiff (Dublin), Liam Casey (Tipperary), Brian Donovan (Limerick), Darragh McGurn (Fermanagh), Sean Jones (Monaghan), Daniel O’Mahoney (Cork),  Stephen White (Cork),  Dessie Mone (Monaghan), Adam Loughran (Antrim), David Maye (Sligo)

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