County Tipperary football since 1971
A village club at Newhill Park with senior men, women and school age football, rooted in Two Mile Borris and known as the first football home of Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long.
1971
Newhill Park
Red and black
Tipperary
Twomileborris St Kevins FC, also written as Two Mile Borris St Kevins, is the association football club serving Two Mile Borris and its surrounding rural communities near Thurles. Its football base is Newhill Park, the name used for the ground in national schoolboy cup records and local club listings. The crest carries the year 1971, giving the club more than five decades of local football identity.
Club story and local identity
The club grew around a small County Tipperary village where football sits beside strong hurling and community traditions. Its red shirt, local name and Newhill home have stayed central to that identity. The club competes under the Tipperary Southern & District League structure at adult level; the league’s official club record lists the team as Two-Mile-Borris/St. Kevin’s FC and confirms red and black as the registered colours.
Twomileborris has maintained football at several levels rather than operating as a single adult side. Recent public records show a senior first team, a B team, a women’s side and school age teams. That breadth gives young local footballers a visible route from children’s football into adult teams without leaving their home area.
Teams and player pathway
The senior men’s side competes in the Tipperary Southern & District League and has also entered the FAI Junior Cup and Munster Junior Cup. A second adult men’s team gives more players access to league and cup football. In May 2026, the B team beat Ballingarry 3–1 to reach the Division 1 Shield final; the league match report records goals from DJ Troy, Tristan Troy and Michael McCarthy.
The women’s team has taken part in Munster and national amateur cup football. Published match records include the Munster FA Women’s Junior Cup and the FAI Women’s Amateur Shield, showing an adult route for female players as well as girls’ teams at school age. A current TSS&DL record also places Twomileborris St Kevins in the under 14 boys Premiership. Earlier SFAI records confirm under 14, under 15 and under 16 national cup entries.
Irish Youth Football does not yet hold connected 2026–27 team cards for every Twomileborris age group. The club’s public channels show continuing boys’ and girls’ activity, but they do not provide one complete current squad list. Families should check directly with the club before relying on any age group availability.
National cup record
The club’s schoolboy sides have tested themselves beyond the county. In the 2018–19 season, the under 16 team beat Piltown 5–0 at Newhill and won 6–2 away to Cashel Town in the SFAI south east competition. The same age group later reached the national round of 32. The under 15 side also reached the national round of 32 that season, hosting Regional United at Newhill. These results can be followed in the SFAI under 16 record and the SFAI under 15 national record.
A full verified honours roll has not been published in one accessible club source. The cup runs above and the 2026 B team shield final are included because competition records support them; undocumented titles have not been added.
Shane Long and the club pathway
Twomileborris St Kevins is part of the early football story of Shane Long. The Gortnahoe forward joined Borris St Kevins as a child before moving to St Michael’s, Cork City and the professional game. He later won 88 senior caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored 17 international goals. His journey gives young players from a small Tipperary community a clear example of where strong early coaching and enjoyment of the game can lead.
Newhill Park
Newhill Park is in Newhill, Two Mile Borris, County Tipperary. SFAI fixture records use the shortened venue name Newhill, while local listings use Newhill Park. Visitors should allow time for rural approach roads and confirm the correct pitch and kick off time with the home team before travelling. The club has a grass football pitch and hosts adult and school age fixtures. No dependable public inventory of changing rooms, parking capacity, accessible facilities or spectator shelter was found, so those details should be checked with the club for the match concerned.
Visitor details
Ground: Newhill Park, Newhill, Two Mile Borris, County Tipperary
Club colours: Red and black
Before travel: Confirm team, pitch and kick off time through the club’s social channels.
Colours, badge and club shop
The TSDL records the club colours as red and black. The current JAKO range includes red training clothing and match wear carrying the embroidered Two Mile Borris St Kevins crest. The badge places the club name and the year 1971 around a football design. Supporters and players can view adult and children’s garments through the official supplier collection. White appears as a regular trim colour on club clothing, but no separately documented away kit was found.
Joining Twomileborris St Kevins
Parents, players and volunteers should contact the club through Facebook or Instagram for current registration dates, age group contacts, training times and volunteer needs. The SFAI club directory lists a schoolboy secretary contact, while the TSDL club record carries the adult club contact. These sources are the best route when a team has no public registration notice.
No stable official club website was found beyond the supplier shop and social accounts. No suitable official club introduction or facilities video with confirmed external embedding was found, so this profile does not include a video player.