In its early years, the club played its football at Somerton on the same grounds where 
As if to emphasise the adventure of it all, they now faced the long haul to Donegal to play Swilly Rovers with the winners earning the right to play in the last eight of the competition. This was a hard-fought tie up in Ramelton in North Donegal but St Mochta’s came away as winners 2-1. The trip to Donegal was one of the best weekends in the clubs history.
The result set up the biggest day in the club’s history on the pitch where so much of Irish soccer history has been made. A large number of supporters made the trip to Dalymount and the team acquitted itself very well against a fully professional outfit in Bohemians. Hitting the post in the first-half raised expectations briefly but at the break it remained scoreless, before Bohemians took the day with two second-half goals to bring an end to a glorious adventure.
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22 August 2020; Denis Moran of St Mochtas celebrates with team-mates after scoring his side's second goal during the New Balance FAI Intermediate Cup Final match between St Mochta's and Killester Donnycarney at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin.[/caption] 
Present & Future
Currently St Mochta’s fields two senior teams,and 13 schoolboy teams. Our senior teams are managed by Brian Mc Carthy, Victor and Donal Hickey all of which play in the Leinster Senior League. In 2013 our Senior team got promoted to the LSl 1A under the management of Brian Mc Carthy. The second senior team is seen in the club as critically important as it provides a conduit for younger players coming through. Our home pitches are on the Porterstown Road with another pitch in Beech Park Clonsilla. Sonny Keane is club President. His Grandson Eric Keane plays for our Under 11’s so its great the Keane name is still in the club.
Chairman of the club is Mick Keating who was a player and manager of the club for many years. The Keating family have a long history with the club. Mick’s brother Brendan was a player for many years. Brendan sadly passed away in 2003. His name lives on in all the great work, The Brendan Keating Memorial Fund do for various charities raising over € 200,000. Mick was the player manager of our side that had the famous FAI Cup run. Mick says that the club is always looking for new people to get involved and to help out in any way.
I think St Mochta’s FC is a very special club. We have a great history but we also have a great future. We are all ambitious and we have some exciting projects for the future. Its very important we all feel part of the club. Everybody has a role to play to keep this club the best in Dublin 15
Our Academy run by Director of football Brendan Kennedy is by far the best in Dublin 15 and beyond. Brendan holds a UEFA Coaching badge. All our teams get excellent coaching by all our qualified coaches. Training is geared towards children’s football development. We have laid a very strong structure in place to ensure the children at St Mochta’s Academy will finish their education at a very high level. St Mochta’s Fc is the only place to start playing football.
The club has played a part in the growth and development of children since 1949. Friends made as a schoolboy in St Mochta’s Fc are friends for life. We warmly welcome new volunteers. Club PRO Noel Crawford says ” The club is a family and like all families everything runs smoothly when more people get involved, being involved gives great personal satisfaction and i can highly recommend it”
The club has a rich history, with talented people helping the club develop, we have a glorious future.
In 2000 the club reached the quarter-final of the senior competition and faced the might of Bohemians on the famed sod of Dalymount Park. In the first round of the FAI Cup, St Mochta’s had travelled to Cork to take on Leeds AFC and went a goal down early on. However, St Mochta’s regained their composure and dominated the game thereafter with goals from Eamon Balfe and Kieran Fitzpatrick putting them ahead at half-time. In the second half Gareth Groves added the third to give St Mochta’s a conclusive and emphatic 3-1 win.
This set up a home tie which saw St Mochta’s beat Evergreen from Kilkenny 3-1 to send the club into new territory. As if to emphasise the adventure of it all, they now faced the long haul to Donegal to play Swilly Rovers with the winners earning the right to play in the last eight of the competition. This was a hard-fought tie up in Ramelton in North Donegal but St Mochta’s came away as winners 2-1. The trip to Donegal was one of the best weekends in the clubs history.
The result set up the biggest day in the club’s history on the pitch where so much of Irish soccer history has been made. A large number of supporters made the trip to Dalymount and the team acquitted itself very well against a fully professional outfit in Bohemians. Hitting the post in the first-half raised expectations briefly but at the break it remained scoreless, before Bohemians took the day with two second-half goals to bring an end to a glorious adventure. This was St Mochta’s finest hour since they had reached the FAI Junior Cup semi-final in 1978-79 before they bowed out to East Wall United by the only goal of the game at Tolka Park.