Clonakenny GAA was formed in about 1905, and initially played in the North division. At that time teams were 17 a side. The first Clonakenny team wore a green jersey with a white hoop. About 1910, a political split developed which resulted in some players switching to Moneygall GAA, which in 1915-17 reached three North division finals. Other Clonakenny players fielded for Clonmore GAA in those years. On 25 of October 2015 Clonakenny won their 1st county final since 1968 beating Thurles Sarsfield on a scoreline of 2-13 to 3-09
North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship: 2015
Tipperary Minor C Hurling Championship: 1999, 2005, 2006
Mid Tipperary Minor C Hurling Championship: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
North Tipperary Minor A Football Championship: 2016
Tipperary Minor C Football Championship: 2009
Mid Tipperary Minor C Football Championship: 1999, 2001, 2006
Mid Tipperary Under 12 D Hurling Championship: 2018
North Tipperary Feile B Football Championship: 2019
North Tipperary Under 16 Football Championship: 2019
North Tipperary Under 21 Football Championship: 2017
Notable players
Pa Ryan: Corner Back on Tipperary Minor Hurling Team
Willie Ryan: Wing Back on Tipperary Minor Hurling Team, played Intermediate and Senior hurling aswell.
Gearóid Byrne: Played Minor Football and U-21 Hurling for Tipperary
John Costigan: Played minor, intermediate and senior for the county. Former Chairman of the Tipperary GAA County Board
Paddy Crampton: Won Minor and Intermediate All-Ireland with Tipperary.
Liam Maher: Scored 17 goals and 11 points for Clonakenny in their 6 Championship outings in 1967 operating at full forward. Played intermediate hurling for Tipperary.
Frank Smith: Played Intermediate hurling, junior football and minor football for the county.
Mick Smith: Former Minister for Defence. Played intermediate hurling and minor football for Tipperary.
Willie Smith: Played Senior, minor and is holder of an U-21 All-Ireland medal. Won two Fitzgibbon Cup medals with UCD.
Jim Treacy: Played intermediate hurling for Tipperary.
Diarmuid Ryan: Played minor hurling for Tipperary
Cian O'Dwyer: Played Celtic challenge for Tipperary
Oisin O'Dwyer: Played primary game football for Tipperary
Cain Russell: Played primary game and under 14 football for Tipperary
Dan Smith: Played minor football for Tipperary
Gaelic football
Facilities
In 1981 the club purchased a new playing field in the townland of Corriga, and the new pitch was opened by the then President of the GAA, Paddy Buggy, on 16 September 1984. Previously Clonakenny teams had trained in a parochial field located in Lismacken. The Club's own property in Gurteen, a field which had been secured from the Land Commission at the turn of the century, would have required too much investment to develop but its sale helped to fund the purchase and development of a pitch. In February 1990 it was decided to add dressing rooms. The club now has excellent facilities for players, and the premises are also used by other organisations such as Foróige and Community Games. The club has since added a third dressing room aswell as new showers and a kitchen
