'Ballyboden gives us identity in a huge city, and we're so grateful to be part of that'
December 07, 2025
The Ballyboden St Enda's players celebrate after their Leinster club SFC final win over Athy at Croke Park ©INPHO/James Lawlor
Ballyboden St Enda’s manager Eamon O’Reilly has hit at the “super club” tag that people attach to big clubs in Dublin.
O’Reilly was speaking after his side triumphed to the Leinster club senior football championship title yesterday at Croke Park, where they defeated Athy by 2-18 to 1-14 to record Boden’s third Seán McCabe Cup success and first since 2019.
The Boden boss took the opportunity to address criticisms that big clubs in the capital come in for.
“People talk about super clubs all the time. What makes a super club is super people and we've got super people right throughout the club,” the Cavan native stated.
“There’s all these negative connotations around big clubs in Dublin, but clubs here are massive communities. Ballyboden gives us identity in a huge city, and we’re so grateful to be part of that.”
On his side’s All-Ireland semi-final opponents, O’Reilly added: “Dingle and Finbarrs are two unbelievably solid clubs. Finbarrs have the history. Dingle have serious footballers. Whoever wins, it’ll be a massive challenge. We haven’t earned the right to talk about All-Irelands.”
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