Gaelic Games Class in Dublin: Learn Football, Hurling & Handball

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 18

LanguagesEN · DE +3

Mobile ticketAccepted

Three sports, one afternoon: Gaelic Football, Hurling, Handball and the history that made them

A Gaelic Games class at Na Fianna, a local club 10 minutes by bus from Dublin city centre, where you learn and play Gaelic Football, Hurling and Handball in a single three-hour session. The guide introduces the history and cultural place of the games in Irish life, then leads you through team-building activities and mini-matches outdoors. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels; children from age 6 are welcome. The guide speaks English, Spanish, French, German and one additional language.

Step-by-step itinerary

Gaelic Games session at local club

Travel to Na Fianna Gaelic club
Attend introduction on Gaelic Games history
Participate in Gaelic Football activities
Play Hurling and Handball team games
Enjoy mini-matches with trainers

The Experience

You arrive at Na Fianna, a real Gaelic club just 10 minutes by bus from Dublin's city centre—three public routes (4, 9 and 155) stop directly across the road. The session opens indoors with a guide who walks you through the history of Gaelic Games and their place in Irish life, then moves outside to the pitch. What follows is not instruction in isolation: you step into gentle team-building activities in Gaelic Football (think soccer, rugby and basketball combined), Hurling (a stick-and-ball game with roots stretching back over 3000 years), and Gaelic Handball. The trainers are passionate about these games and they interact with you throughout—depending on your group, you'll likely play mini-matches, all in good fun.

The whole thing runs three hours, flat shoes and casual clothing are all you need, and water, tea and coffee are on-site. If you want to use the dressing rooms and showers afterward, bring your own towels and toiletries. The facility is modern and wheelchair accessible, and the session operates in all weather, so dress for the conditions. What makes this different from watching is that you're doing it—becoming, as the operator puts it, a Gaelic Warrior for the first time, in the heart of a community club rather than a tourist venue.

What’s included

All activities (Gaelic Football, Hurling and Handball instruction and play).
a guided introduction to the history and cultural significance of the games.
access to the modern Na Fianna facility and outdoor pitch.
water, tea and coffee.
all taxes and fees.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Experience Gaelic Games Limited

Is this one for you?The guide delivers the session in English, Spanish, French, German or one additional language, so language barriers don't get in the way of learning—book in whichever language you speak most comfortably. The three-hour format works well if you have a free afternoon in Dublin and want to do something genuinely different, not a quick tourist stop.