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Line 1: {{Short description\|Gaelic games club in County Kerry, Ireland}} {{~~unreferenced~~Use dmy dates\|date=~~March~~May ~~2008~~2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English\|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox GAA club \| club gaa = Valentia Young Islanders Line 10 ⟶ 11: \| nickname = \| colours = Red and Yellow \| grounds = O'Connor Park, [[Chapeltown, County Kerry\|Chapeltown]] \| coordinates = {{coord\|51\|54\|19.85\|N\|10\|20\|16.02\|W\|display=it\|region:IE_type:landmark}} \| pattern_la = Line 21 ⟶ 22: \| socks = FF0000 \|}} '''Valentia Young Islanders''' are a [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club from [[Valentia Island]], South [[County Kerry]], [[Republic of Ireland\|Ireland]]. They play in Division 54 of the county league and in the [[Kerry Novice Football Championship]]. The club's most recent success has been winning the Munster Junior football championship final after beating Kildimo-Pallaskenry 12 points to 1-8 on 25 January 2015. The Young Islanders is one of the many clubs affected by mass emigration., ~~The~~losing ~~club lost 14~~numerous players ~~(almost a complete team)~~ in ~~the last~~this ~~year~~manner.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Team torn apart as 14 players emigrate \|first= Majella\|last= O'Sullivan\|url= http://www.independent.ie/national-news/team-torn-apart-as-14-players-emigrate-3002555.html\|newspaper= [[Irish Independent]]\|date= ~~28/1/~~2012-01-28\|~~accessdate~~access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> In recent years the club has struggled to field a sufficient number of players and has at times explored the option of merging with other local clubs.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Valentia on the brink \|url= http://www.hoganstand.com/Kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=183742 \|newspaper= [[Hogan Stand]]\|date= 16 January 2013\|access-date= 22 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/times-up-famous-gaa-club-calls-for-rule-change-amid-struggle-to-field-senior-team-37841559.html \|title =Time's Up: Famous GAA club calls for rule change amid struggle to field senior team\|date=22 February 2019\|work=Irish Independent\|access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref> ==Achievements== * Munster Junior B Football Champions 2015 * [[Kerry Intermediate Football Championship]] Winners 1986, 1995 * [[Kerry ~~Junior~~Club Football Championship]] Winners ~~1981~~1986 * Kerry ~~Novice~~Junior Football Championship Winners ~~1975~~1981 * [[Kerry Novice Football Championship Winners 1975, 2014 * South Kerry Senior Football Championship]] Winners 1939, 1945, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2005 ==Notable ~~Players~~players== * [[Ger Lynch]] * [[Mick O'Connell]] Line 38 ⟶ 42: {{Reflist}} {{Kerry GAA clubs}} [[Category:Gaelic ~~Athletic Association~~games clubs in County Kerry]] [[Category:Gaelic football clubs in County Kerry]] [[Category:Valentia Island]]