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Christians won the 1992 County Intermediate Hurling Championship but they struggled to compete at senior level and were frequently fighting relegation. They were eventually relegated to the intermediate grade in 1999 and they were back to playing junior A by 2007. At underage level, they have won several county titles, including the County Under-14 A Football title in 2013. At adult level, they field a Junior A hurling team in the City Championship but no football team, who are catered for by sister club Ballinacurra Gaels at Junior B level.
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