Newport GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Newport.

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (March 2008)

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Newport

An Port Nua
Founded:	1886
County:	Tipperary
Colours:	Purple and Gold
Grounds:	Lacken Park
Coordinates:	52°42′29.04″N 8°23′43.45″W
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Named after Paddy Ryan Lacken, and known locally as "The Park". It has four changing rooms (Home on right). With a club house at the end with many Newport GAA memorabilia as well as a kitchen a Referee's room while a meeting room also in the building. There are three pitches, a main pitch with a stand and great floodlight facilities. Separating the two Juvenile pitches and the main pitch is a hurling wall. The Juvenile pitch is very well designed with "The Hill" behind the far goal where the younger supporters watch on from. The Juvenile pitch is also floodlit, while the even younger teams (U8-10) play in a junior pitch with smaller goals and a shorter pitch. The U8-10s train in the GYM in the winter beside St. Mary's Secondary School. While the rest train in the Ball Alleys beside Newport College (Vocational School) in Newport, while the pitch is unplayable.

• Jimmy Coffey
• Noel O'Gorman
• Conor O'Mahony - The Newport captain in 2008 became the 1st Newport man to win an All-Star. In early 2009 Conor was named as Tipperary vice Captain.
• Séamus Shinnors
• Dan Troy
• Sean O’Brien

• Tim Floyd^[1]