Sport
Navan is home to many sports teams which have won titles in many various sports. The town has had major success in the Meath Senior Football Championship. Pierce O'Mahony's and Navan Gaels are both defunct GAA clubs. Together they have won 14 Meath Senior Football Championship Titles. Navan O'Mahony's was founded in 1948 and with 17 S.F.C titles they are the most successful football club in County Meath. Páirc Tailteann is located in Navan and is home of the Meath Gaelic football and Hurling teams.
Navan R.F.C. won over 186 trophies in the 1960s and currently compete in the All Ireland League (AIL) Division 3
Knockharley Cricket Club were founded in 1982 and are the only cricket club in County Meath competing in the Leinster Cricket Union, the clubs most recent success came in 2006 when the 1st XI won the Middle 2 Leinster Cup defeating Mullingar at North Kildare.
Parkvilla Football Club were founded in 1966 and are the highest placed football club in Meath playing in the Leinster Senior League in Senior 1A. They have a very successful schoolboy/girl section which has consistently won the highest honours in the North Eastern Counties Schoolboy League. The club were honoured with a Civic reception by Navan Town Council in 2006 for their contribution to sport and the community in Navan. Their home ground is Claremont Stadium, Commons Road, Navan whom they co-own with Navan Athletic Club.
| Club | Sport | League | Venue | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan O'Mahony's | Gaelic Athletic Association | Senior Football & Hurling Championship | Brews Hill | 1948 |
| Navan R.F.C. | Rugby Union | All Ireland League (AIL) | Balreask Old | 1924 |
| Navan Hockey Club | Field hockey | Leinster Division 2 | Leisurelink Astro | 1991 |
| Simonstown Gaels | Gaelic Athletic Association | Senior Football Championship | Simonstown Batterstown | 1965 |
| Walterstown G.F.C. | Gaelic Athletic Association | Senior Football Championship | Oldtown | 1902 |
| Navan A.C | Athletics | Athletics Association of Ireland | Claremont Stadium | 1973 |
| Navan Boxing Club | Boxing | Irish Boxing Association | C.Y.W.S. Hall | 1999 |
| Navan Tennis Club | Tennis | Tennis Tennis Ireland | Balreask Old | 1976 |
| Parkvilla Football Club | Football | LSL Senior 1A | Claremont Stadium | 1966 |
| OMP United | Football | Meath & District League | Tara Court Green | 1966 |
| Knockharley Cricket Club | Cricket | Leinster Cricket Union | Veldonstown | 1982 |
| Navan Road Club | Cycling | Cycling Ireland | Navan | 1953 |
Other sporting facilities include:
- Aura swimming pool
- Horse Racing, both National Hunt racing and Flat racing, at Navan Racecourse.
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