Welcome to Glasnevin Lawn Tennis Club

Founded on Saturday May 22nd 1909. The original ground was just south of the present club. Colonel Lindsay, the first President, leased the land at a nominal fee of one shilling per year. Most of the members belonged to about 12 local families and The Irish Times recorded the opening of the club’s 2 courts in “beautiful weather”. There was a small pavilion and when the ladies took over the pavilion to change, the men often used the hen house of one of the two nearly houses as a changing room. There was no electricity or water available until the early 1930’s. The summer of 1911 brought a prolonged drought and club members ferried barrels of water by horse and cart from the Tolka, in an effort to prevent the courts turning into dust.

Since those early days, the standard of tennis continued to improve and for many decades now, GLTC teams have been successful in inter-club competitions and the Dublin Lawn Tennis leagues, while many individuals have represented Leinster and Ireland at Junior, Senior and Veteran levels. The Committee continues to develop plans to meet its objective of helping improve the standard of play and competitiveness.

GLTC is not just known for its tennis. For decades, “the ‘Nevin” provided a hotspot of the social fabric for entertainment and social life of Dublin’s northside. Annual events such as the Old Folks Christmas party and the Children’s Christmas party as well as weekly events such as the Bridge Club, pilates/dance classes and the weekly lotto further assist new members in easily integrating.

Call Glasnevin LTC on 01-8371042 or email glasnevintennisclub@gmail.com with enquiries.