1990's - Present

The 1990's opened with continued success at underage level. The U14 Rural Championship was won in 1990 and '91, and having lost the U16 Ned Dolan Cup Final and Minor Rural Championship final's in 1992 the U16 League Division 1 Title was won that year.

In 1990 the St Francis amalgamation with Allen Gaels at Minor level won the County Minor Championship defeating St Mary's 2-09 to 1-08 in the final.

At adult level the Division 3 League Final was reached in 1990 but St Mary's were the victors by 4-01 to 1-09.

1992 was an important year for Drumkeerin at adult level. The Club were unlucky to lose both the Intermediate (Div 2) League and Intermediate Championship final's to Melvin Gaels. The League Final scoreline was 3-05 to 1-09. Championship was 1-08 to 0-08.

Some consolation was gained however with promotion to Senior Division One and thus Senior Championship.

The above photo was taken prior to the Intermediate Championship Final v Melvin Gaels.

In 1993 the more veteran players in the club did the club proud by reaching the final of the then existing "Over 30's Competition". St Mary's were victorious winning the match on a scoreline of 0-12 to 0-09.

The U16 Rural Championship was won in a close encounter with Carigallen in 1993, however Carigallen gained some manner of revenge by defeating Drumkeerin in the Dolan Cup Final later that year. The Minor B Championship was won in 1993 and again in '94 with victories over Annaduff, and the Minor Rural League was won in 1995.

Pairc Naoṁ Bride (St Brigid's Park) was officially opened in May 1993 with Derry and Leitrim providing a highly entertaining Senior Challenge to mark the occasion. Many years of fundraising and work effort had gone into the development process of the Park since it's purchase 10 years earlier.

Further underage success was gained in the late 90's with The Dolan Cup won for the first time in 1997, and league medals claimed at U12 and U16 level's during the years.

In 1998 our senior Scor Novelty Act team won the clubs 2nd County Title in that event.

The minors reached the B championship final in 1999 but went down to a strong Gortletteragh team.

At adult level, After reaching the Intermediate Championship semi-final in 1999, Drumkeerin opened the new millenium by progressing a step further to the final in 2000. Unfortunately St Mary's were the victors on this occasion on a scoreline of 2-07 to 0-09. The intermediate's also contested the League Final in 2000 but went down to Cloone (1-07 to 0-07) after a replay.

The 2000's have proved another successful decade at underage level. The decade opened in 2000 with the U14's doing the double of Rural Championship and 15-a-side league.

During the decade the structure of underage football in Leitrim has changed somewhat with the old format of overall/towns and rural competitions being largely replaced by a new format of 9-a-side, 11-a-side, 13-a-side, and 15-a-side competitions with clubs entering teams at levels based on playing resources available. Despite the structure changes Drumkeerin have continued to flourish at underage level.

The victorious U14's of 2000 continued their success at U16 level in 2002 by winning the Overall/15-a-side league and championship double.

The Minors reached the B Championship Final in 2001 but went down to a strong Kiltubrid team.

The U12 13-a-side championship was claimed in 2003 when the result of the league final was overturned by Drumkeerin in defeating Dromhair to claim the title.

2004 was a very successful year with the U12's and U16's winning 13-a-side championship's and the Minors claiming the B title.

In 2005 the U12's continued their winning ways by claiming the 13-a-side league title, and the U14's won the 13-a-side championship by defeating Allen Gaels after a replay.

At U21 level Drumkeerin have competed at a very strong level throughout the decade. After contesting the B final in the previous four years, the club were delighted for the players and management when success was finally gained against Carrigallen in 2006. The group of players who defeated Carrigallen have therefore won honours at all levels from U14 to U21.

2006 also seen the U12's continue their winning ways by reclaiming the 13-a-side championship against Melvin Gaels, and reaching the league final V Drumreilly.

In 2007 the U21's opted to enter the championship at 'A' level, and the team went all the way to the final before unfortunately falling to a strong Glencar/Manorhamilton side.

2007 also seen the U14's reach the 15-a-side championship final but unfortunately Glencar/Manorhamilton were the victors on this occasion.

The 2000's have also been an important decade for the club in ladies and girls football.

Drumkeerin entered teams in adult Ladies football in the early 2000's, and after losing the Junior B final in 2001, success was gained the following year by claiming the "Division 2 League" and "Junior B Championship" crowns.

The following photo was taken after the Division 2 League Final success over Cloone.

Club players Sinead Gilhooley and Ailish Curnyn were named "County Leitrim - Junior B Club Player" of the year in 2001 and 2002 respectively.

In 2006 the club entered a team in the U12 community games and the success achieved by the girls was remarkable as they claimed Leitrim and Connacht titles and proceeded on to represent Connacht in the Mosney games.

Following on from this teams have been entered at U12, U14 and U16 levels in the Leitrim girls competitions. In 2007 the U12 girls were championship winners and in 2008 the U14 girls also won the championship. In 2009 the girls continued their success by winning the U14 11-A-Side Championship and the U12 B Championship.

In 2010, after a gap of a good number of years and building on the recent success of the underage girls teams, Drumkeerin re-entered the fray in Adult Ladies football. A remarkable first year back in ladies football was honoured with success in the Junior B Championship after a pulsating replay win over Aughnasheelin. The U16 girls won the 9-A-Side Championship as well to add to the adult level success.

In underage football, 2008 seen the U14 mixed boys & girls team claim the club's second ever U14 15-a-side league title, and the U21's continue their remarkable final's record by reaching their 7th consecutive final. This time the B Championship grade was entered and victory was gained in the final by 2-12 to 1-07 over Carrigallen.

The following photo shows the 2008 U21 panel prior to the final.

In 2009 the U14 boys claimed the 9-A-Side League & 11-A-Side Championship with wins over Aughnasheelin & Kiltubrid respectively. The U16 boys reached the 15-A-Side league final against St Mary's and won the 15-A-Side Championship final v Glencar/Manor. The Minors also won the Minor B Championship with a fine win over near neighbours Dromahair.

2010 seen the U16's continue their winning streak this time winning the 15-A-Side League & Championship double. The league win after an epic game vs Allen Gaels and the Championship after an exciting game vs Drumreilly. THe minors reached the Minor B Championship final again but in a reverse of the previous years result Dromahair came out victorious on this occasion.

At adult level the 2000's has proved a mixed bag in terms of progress and success. With the restructuring of Leitrim league and championship format's at intervals throughout the decade, the club has played at Senior and Intermediate levels in championship throughout the years.

The club reached the Senior B Championship final in 2004, however lost out to Glencar/Manorhamilton in the final. In 2005 our second team were very proud to capture the League Division 4 crown with a nailbiting 4-07 to 2-12 victory over Gortletteragh in the final.

In 2007 the League Division 3 crown was gained with victory over neighbours Dromahair in the final.

In 2008 the Intermediate's contested their 3rd Championship final since 1992 but again were unfortunate to come out on the losing side. This time losing to a heartbreaking injury time winner in the final v Aughnasheelin.

2010 seen the club again reaching the Intermediate final but this time after a great team effort the lads were unfortunate to lose to Aughawillan again by a single point. The following photo was taken as the teams lined up for the national anthem.

The period 1990 to 2010 has also been marked by other notable achievements and milestones. Tarmon National School had the remarkable record of winning "8" 2-teacher national schools championships in a row from 1990-97 and later claimed an All-Ireland National Schools Title. Lough Allen College won a County Leitrim U15 VEC title in '91, a Connacht U16 title in 1998 and in 2008 a Connacht Senior C VEC title.

Clubman Seamus Gallagher became the first North Leitrim man to be elected as Secretary of Leitrim County Board. Jimmy McNama has been chairman of Leitrim Coiste Na N'Og.

In 1994 the club made a very enjoyable visit to Corby O'Rahilly's club in England. Tarmon native Aidan Flynn who now lives in Corby initiated the trip. In 1995 we returned the favour by welcoming Corby to Drumkeerin to play a fixture.

Club player John Cullen won a Sigerson cup medal with Sligo I.T., and Micheal Foley was a panelist on Leitrim's Connacht winning minor side in 1998.

Clubman Eamonn O'Grady (Jnr) has referred County Senior, Connacht U21, and Connacht Minor finals.

The Handball Club was reformed with the construction of a new court at Pairc Naomh Bríd. Since then, handball is flourishing with a very high number of players taking up the sport and success being achieved at Connacht A and B at underage levels.

The club lotto was setup and since it's inception has been a very important fundraiser for the club.

The club facilities have been constantly improving. Even in 2008/09 a pitch widening and lenghtening process was undertaken.

A training pitch has also been developed and in late 2009 the Handball Club opened a fine Gym facility with access open to the public as well as club members.