Curracloe, County Wexford
The Seasiders at The Riverfield
Curracloe United AFC brings boys, girls, women and men to The Riverfield in Ballaghablake.
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Curracloe United AFC
Curracloe United AFC is the football club known as The Seasiders. The club began in 1971, with players drawn mainly from Curracloe and Screen, and entered the Wexford and District Football League from the lower divisions before growing into a broad community club.
The red and blue identity now sits beside a programme that spans schoolboys, schoolgirls, women’s and men’s football. For families, the key point is continuity: the same club story links the first adult sides, the later underage section and today’s Riverfield base.
The club sits close to the Wexford coast, so The Seasiders name is more than a badge detail. It gives the page a clear local identity for families arriving from Curracloe, Screen, Wexford town and the surrounding villages.
The Riverfield
The Riverfield is central to the modern Curracloe United story. Before the club owned land, teams depended on local families who made fields available. The move toward a permanent home began in 1994 with a development lotto and a trust structure set up to buy and develop land for pitches and a clubhouse.
In 1997 the club bought eight acres at Ballaghablake. Two grass pitches, a floodlit grit training pitch and the clubhouse followed, and The Riverfield was officially opened in August 2005. The wider project was completed debt free by 2007, then the adjoining eight acres were added and a third grass pitch was developed.
The Riverfield is at Ballaghablake, Curracloe, County Wexford, Y21 VY23.
Facilities with county and national use
The Riverfield became more than a club ground. Curracloe United was named Aviva Club of the Month in January 2010, and later that year the FAI Festival of Football visited the club as the third pitch was formally opened.
The pitches have also served Wexford football beyond ordinary club use, including intercounty matches, cup finals and league play offs. The ground hosted an under 17 women’s international tournament in 2005 and was used as a training base by European women’s clubs during the 2015 Women’s Champions League group stage.
For visiting coaches, that background explains why The Riverfield should be treated as a full club campus rather than a single pitch. Confirm the pitch allocation and arrival details through the club or competition channel before setting out.
Academy, schoolboys and schoolgirls
Curracloe had some underage activity in the late 1980s, then began its present underage section in 1994. The first training session had only three players, but the schoolboys and schoolgirls section grew into a large pathway from the under 8 academy through to under 18 football.
The club describes more than 300 young players and around 30 coaches across those age groups. That scale matters for new families because it points to a club built around local participation as well as adult football.
Girls and women’s football
Girls and women’s football is an important part of the Curracloe profile. The club’s history highlights national cup runs at girls level, including an under 14 girls side reaching a national cup final, and a memorable 2006 day when the girls under 14 team won the Leinster Cup and the ladies team won the Leinster Intermediate Cup.
The club also supports the 20×20 commitment to increasing the visibility and involvement of women and girls in sport. For a parent or player, that places female football within the club’s own participation story rather than treating it as a side note.
Player pathway and wider game links
Curracloe players have moved into higher levels of Irish football. The club’s own history names former underage players including Kevin O’Connor, Craig McCabe, Rianna Jarrett and Charlotte McCormack as examples of players whose football journeys developed beyond the village club environment.
The value for today’s player is not a promise of a single route. It is the presence of a pathway that has allowed local players to train, compete, mature and move into stronger football settings when the opportunity was right.
Adult football, honours and club standards
Curracloe United participates across adult and youth football in Wexford. The adult section has won divisional titles and promotions, while named cup successes in the club story include the Billy Browne Cup in 1986 and the Neil O’Sullivan Cup in 2011.
Off the pitch, the FAI Club Mark points to organised club management, volunteer structures and governance standards. The club’s own strength is also its local support base: members, volunteers, committee members and directors have carried the project from the early 1970s into the Riverfield era.
The club also signposts inclusion and women in sport commitments through its online club hub, which fits the wider picture of a community organisation built around participation as well as results.
First enquiry and match day planning
Families can expect Curracloe United AFC to operate through its online club hub for membership and club notices, with official Facebook and Instagram channels used for updates. The club shop and community fundraising routes sit alongside the football programme, reflecting the amount of local support needed to maintain a large multi pitch home.
For visiting teams, check the exact pitch assignment before travelling to Ballaghablake. The Riverfield address and map should be used for route planning, while changing match details belong in the IYF fixtures and results modules.
For a first player enquiry, include the player’s age group, school year, previous football experience and whether the enquiry is for academy, schoolgirls, schoolboys, youth, women’s or men’s football. That gives the club enough context to direct the family to the right coach or administrator.