however the 1980s saw a revival and the club won several underage city and county titles. the minor hurlers reached the county final in 1984 under the southill/old christians name. the popularity of football also grew and footballers played with the neighbouring ballinacurra gaels club and later in hurling as well in the 1990s. old christians won the 1992 county intermediate hurling championship but they struggled to compete at senior level and were constantly fighting relegation. they were eventually relegated back to the intermediate grade in 1999 and they were back to playing junior a by 2007. they have progressed though at underage and have won numerous county titles over the last ten years, including the county under-14 a football title in 2013. they are now the largest underage club on the city's southside overtaking claughaun and st. patrick's. at adult level they field a junior a hurling team in the city championship but no football team, who are catered for by sister club ballinacurra gaels at junior b level.