ÃÂire ÃÂg Derriaghy GAC () is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from the outskirts of Dunmurry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1932, and playing out of Woodlands Playing Fields, ÃÂire ÃÂg Doire Achaidh is the local club for the parishes of St Anne's and Our Lady Queen of Peace, providing Gaelic football and Hurling teams for the children of Derriaghy, Finaghy, Dunmurry, Black's Road, Glengoland and Cloona. The club has teams from Primary 1 level all the way through to senior level.
In 1948 ÃÂire ÃÂg won their only Senior Football Championship title to date. After beating Ardoyne and Dunloy GAC, ÃÂire ÃÂg knocked out the holders, OâÂÂConnellâÂÂs, in the semi-final winning 1-7 to 1-3, despite a late comeback by OâÂÂConnellâÂÂs. The winning ÃÂgs team was a very young team - only five of them being over 21 years of age.
ÃÂire ÃÂg has contributed many county footballers and hurlers. 1951 was the last year that Antrim won the Ulster Senior Football Championship. ÃÂire ÃÂg had five representatives in the team - Jimmy Roe, Brian O'Kane, Peter O'Hara and Donagh Forde all started, while David O'Kane was one of the substitutes. Jimmy Roe, Brian OâÂÂKane and Peter OâÂÂHara would go on to start against Meath in the All Ireland semi-final at Croke Park, but Antrim unfortunately lost 2-06 to 1-07.
Brian OâÂÂKaneâÂÂs brother, Hugh, also played senior county football and was the captain of the first ever Queen's University Belfast team to lift the Sigerson Cup. The ÃÂgs also had an international soccer player in their team. Tommy Forde played for the Northern Ireland national football team throughout the 1950s as well as playing football for ÃÂire ÃÂg.