{{Short description|none}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox GAA club | club gaa = Setanta Hurling Club | irish = Setanta Iomána<ref name=Setanta_Hurling_Club/> | crest = | founded = | province = Ulster | county = Donegal | nickname = | colours = Green and black<ref name=Setanta_Hurling_Club/> | grounds = Setanta Park | h1 = 0 | h2 = 0 | h3 = 17 | pattern_la = _shoulder_stripes_green_stripes | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = _shoulder_stripes_green_stripes | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = _3_stripes_green | leftarm = 000000 | body = 000000 | rightarm = 000000 | shorts = 000000 | socks = 000000 |coordinates={{coord|54.786|-7.7024|format=dms|display=it}} |}} '''Setanta Hurling Club'''<ref name=Setanta_Hurling_Club/> is a [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club located near [[Killygordon]], [[County Donegal]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The club is solely concerned with the game of [[hurling]].<ref name=Setanta_Hurling_Club>{{cite web|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/setanta-hurling-club/|title=Setanta Hurling Club|date=|work=Donegal GAA website|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref>
As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the club competes in the [[Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|Donegal SHC]].
==History== Setanta won its first [[Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|Donegal SHC]] title in 1973. Since then, it has won a total of 17 club titles, including a six-in-a-row between 1983 and 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Donegal/ClubTitles|title=Club Titles — Donegal|date=|work=Hogan Stand|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref>
The club won its first [[Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship]] title in 2017.<ref name=ii_06112017>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/coulters-strike-drives-setanta-to-glory-36292496.html|title=Coulter's strike drives Setanta to glory|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=6 November 2017|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>
Gary McGettigan managed Setanta to the [[2022–23 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship|2022 Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship]] title.<ref name=daily_27112022>{{cite news|first=Dáire|last=Bonnar|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/11/27/super-setanta-soar-clear-to-win-another-ulster-jhc-title/|title=Super Setanta soar clear to win another Ulster JHC title|date=27 November 2022|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
The following season, Setanta won the [[2023–24 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship|2023 Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]], thus becoming the first team from Donegal to win the competition.<ref name=dn_02122023>{{cite news|url=https://donegalnews.com/setanta-create-history-to-win-ulster-ihc-title1/|title=Setanta create history as they win the Ulster IHC title|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=2 December 2023|access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Francis|last=Mooney|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/hurlingandcamogie/2023/12/03/news/ulster_ihc_final_report-3820376/|title=Donegal's Setanta see off game Eire Og in Ulster IHC Final|work=[[The Irish News]]|date=3 December 2023|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
==Notable players== <!-- Notable players = [[WP:NGAELIC]], i.e. those who have represented their county. --> {{further|Category:Setanta hurlers}} * [[Kevin Campbell (hurler)|Kevin Campbell]] — [[Nicky Rackard Cup]] winner * [[Declan Coulter]] — selected as an [[List of All Stars Awards winners (hurling)|All Star]] replacement, scored 1–6 in a game in Dubai and named man of the match<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.highlandradio.com/2019/11/30/declan-coulter-shines-in-pwc-all-star-game-in-abu-dhabi/|title=Declan Coulter shines in PwC All Star game in Abu Dhabi|publisher=[[Highland Radio]]|date=30 November 2019|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Seán|last=Moran|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/declan-coulter-takes-opportunity-to-shine-in-abu-dhabi-1.4099686|title=Declan Coulter takes opportunity to shine in Abu Dhabi: Donegal and former Armagh hurler scores 1–6 and is named Man of the Match|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=29 November 2019|accessdate=29 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-coulter-to-feature-in-all-stars-trip-to-abu-dhabi/|title=Declan Coulter to feature in All-Stars trip to Abu Dhabi|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=19 November 2019}}</ref> * [[Danny Cullen]] — captained [[Ireland national hurling team|Ireland]] in the [[Shinty–Hurling International Series]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/10/31/danny-cullen-to-captain-irish-squad-for-shinty-international/|title=Danny Cullen to captain Irish squad for Shinty International|date=31 October 2019|accessdate=31 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Barry|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/19-counties-represented-in-ireland-squads-for-hurling-shinty-internationals-960887.html|title=19 counties represented in Ireland squads for Hurling–Shinty Internationals|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=31 October 2019|accessdate=31 October 2019|quote=Donegal's Danny Cullen will captain a team which includes Laois stalwarts Willie Dunphy and Ryan Mullaney, Kerry's Mikey Boyle and Shane Nolan, and Westmeath duo Joey Boyle and Shane McGovern.}}</ref> * [[Donal Reid]] — one of the winners from the [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final]], he also played hurling for Setanta<ref>{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Foley|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalsport/The-heroes-of--3992.4856965.jp|title=The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?|work=[[Donegal Democrat]]|date=8 January 2009|access-date=8 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218180946/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/the-heroes-of-92-where-are-they-now-1-1989654|archive-date=18 December 2015}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''[[Donegal Senior Hurling Championship]]''' (18): 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2017,<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/09/16/setanta-make-experience-count-to-see-off-st-eunans-and-become-champions-again/|title=Setanta make experience count to see off St Eunan's and become champions again|date=16 September 2017|accessdate=16 September 2017}}</ref> 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/303510|title=Donegal SHC final: Setanta goals sink St Eunan's|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|accessdate=4 September 2019|date=2 September 2019}}</ref> 2020,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40059146.html|title=Donegal SHC: Setanta too good for St Eunan's|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|accessdate=5 October 2020|date=3 October 2020}}</ref> 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/07/30/setantas-class-prevails-in-extra-time-to-win-shc-over-burt/|title=Setanta's class prevails in extra-time to win SHC over Burt|date=30 July 2022|work=Donegal Daily|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref> 2025 * '''[[Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]]''' (1) 2023<ref name=dn_02122023/> *'''[[Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship]]''' (2): 2017,<ref name=ii_06112017/> 2022<ref name=daily_27112022/>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Donegal GAA clubs}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Setanta Hurling Club}} [[Category:Gaelic games clubs in County Donegal]] [[Category:Hurling clubs in County Donegal]]