The Junior Celts were founded in 1996 by Paul McCabe who was also a founding member of the Dubai Celts in 1995.  Although the Dubai Celts were still in its infancy, and with no idea of how successful this club would later become, Paul saw the need to foster and develop this great sport amongst the younger generation, the start of the Dubai Celts Juvenile program had begun.   

Training was held at the old Dubai Exiles Rugby Club grounds and comprised children whose parents wanted to foster and expose them to the culture and heritage of Ireland.  Training continued there until the ground was lost to a major development project.  Safa Park in Dubai became the new home to the Juvenile Section and it was from there that the first ever underage GAA tour within the Middle East  was launched.  In 2008, Dubai Celts sent two under age groups to Bahrain to participate in their annual competition

The Junior Training remained in Safa Park until early 2010 when Jebel Ali Primary School kindly offered there facility to the juveniles as their new home. We are fortunate to have a full sized, grassed rugby pitch to use for weekly training sessions.

Parents continued interest in all things Irish remains to this date and all the parents are delighted to be able to give their children the opportunity to experience the culture and beauty of the Irish national sports in the Middle East.

Training continues each Saturday at Jebel Ali Primary School from 4.30pm – 6.00pm during the Summer and 4.00 – 5.30 during the Winter when it is colder!!. Children are split into two groups,  with the first group consisting of children ranging from 4 years old to 11 years old and the second group consisting of children from 12 years old to 16 years old.  There is also a kindergarten section for the newbie’s to the sport.  All groups are mixed boys and girls, with up to 12 children in each group.   Currently there are no other under age teams in the UAE or the Middle East and finding competitive games can be difficult.  However, the Dubai Celts Ladies have agreed to play a number of games against the older group which is designed to improve their technical and competitive skills.