in the spring of 1948 to form a football club they unanimously agreed to call that club Fr Griffins. Achievements That was the first public announcement of the formation of the Fr Griffins Gaelic Football Club. Nobody at that time, not even the founders of the club, realised that one of the city's greatest ever Gaelic Football Clubs had come into being. Griifins are the only city club to win three senior championships in a row, to have won the senior football title on seven occasions, the only city club to win the Connacht Championship on two occasions. Fr Griffins have also won the Senior League and County Championships at juvenile, minor and under twenty-one levels. Famous Players All-Ireland Senior Football Medal Winners 1956 - Joe Young, Aidan Swords, Joe Looney 1964 - Johnny Geraghty, Martin Newell, Tom Sands, Kieran O’Connor 1965 - Johnny Geraghty, Martin Newell, Tom Sands 1966 - Johnny Geraghty, Martin Newell, Colie McDonagh, Liam Sammon, Tom Sands All-Ireland Junior Football Medal Winners 1958 - Paddy Dunne 1965 - Kieran O’Connor, Colie McDonagh, Tom Sands, Frank Heaney, Eddie Geraghty All-Ireland Under 21 Football Medal Winners 1972 - Barney Costelloe All-Ireland Minor Football Medal Winners 1952 - Eugene Dunleavy 1960 - Johnny Geraghty 1976 - Kieran Smith Texaco Football of the Year 1965 - Martin Newell All-Star Awards 1971 - Liam Sammon 1973 - Liam Sammon Club Amalgamation Two Galway City Gaelic Football clubs have just announced that they are amalgamating for a trial period of two years. Éire Óg and Fr. Griffins will jointly enter all City and County competitions at all age levels including juvenile and adult football. The move comes after weeks of intensive discussions involving both clubs and the Galway County Board. The Éire Óg club has catered for players in the Headford Road, Castlelawn, Tirellan, Ballinfoyle, Menlo and Castlegar areas. Fr. Griffins has catered for players in the College Road, Lough Atalia, Forster Street, the City Centre, Bohermore, Woodquay, Claddagh, Riverside, Glenburren and Tuam Road areas. The new club will now cater for players from all of these areas. The amalgamation was brought about because of the declining demographics in the City centre area. Recent census figures show a continuing decline in the number of children under 14 years of age. Over time this would affect the ability of each club to field teams at a number of age levels. "This is a