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2020 Derry Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 97th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for the top clubs. The sixteen teams who qualified for the 2020 senior championship are explained in the 'Competition Format' section below. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Gaelic Game activity was suspended in March. As a result the 2020 Derry senior championship was changed to an initial group structure where each team played three games before playing at least one game in the final knockout stage. Slaughtneil beat the defending champions Magherafelt 0-11 to 1-04 at Bellaghy to win their 6th title. The winners received the John McLaughlin Cup. Competition format Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships Team performances in 2019 in the football league and championships were used to determine which of the three 2020 championships the thirty seven clubs competed in – * 2020 Senior Championship (16 teams)All twelve 2019 Division 1A teams plus four 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Dhoire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ... (the GAA refers to the Counties of Ireland, county as Derry). The county board is also responsible for the Derry county teams. Gaelic football, Football is the most popular of the county board's Gaelic games. The Derry county football team, county football team won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1993; it was the fourth from the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster to do so, following Cavan county football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magherafelt GAC
O'Donovan Rossa GAC Magherafelt ( ga, CLG Ó Donnabháin Rosa Machaire Fíolta) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently caters for Gaelic football, Camogie and Ladies' Gaelic football. The club is named after Irish patriot and revolutionary Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. The club have won the Derry Senior Football Championship on seven occasions. Underage teams up to U-12s play in the South Derry GAA league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions. 2019 Championship Football 2018 Championship Football 2017 Championship Football History O'Donovan Rossa GAC Magherafelt was established on 15 April 1934. The founding members were Pat McFlynn, Pat Keenan, Gerry Gallagher, Paddy Collins, John Walls, John Kearns and Charlie McFlynn. Having recently read Patrick Pearse's graveside oration at Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa's funeral, Pat McFlynn pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane McGuigan (Gaelic Footballer)
Shane McGuigan (born 5 November 1997) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team and plays both football and hurling for his club Slaughtneil. Playing career College On 17 March 2016, McGuigan was at full forward as St Patrick's College, Maghera faced St Paul's, Bessbrook in the final of the MacRory Cup. McGuigan scored 2–4 as Maghera cruised to a 5–7 to 1–9 victory. In the semi-final of the Hogan Cup against Summerhill College from Sligo, McGuigan top-scored with 1–8, including the winning free in injury time, to send his team into the final. On 2 April, McGuigan was at full forward against St Brendan's College, Killarney in the Hogan Cup final at Croke Park. McGuigan finished with a personal tally of 1–3, but two late goals from David Clifford gave St Brendan's the win. University On 20 February 2019, McGuigan lined out at centre forward as St Mary's University College, Belfast faced University College Cork in the final of the Sigerson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Derry Senior Football Championship
The 2019 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 96th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for the top sixteen clubs. 2019 was the first year of the restructured adult football leagues of Division 1A, Division 1B and Division 2. The sixteen teams who qualified for the 2019 senior championship are explained in the 'Competition Format' section below. Magherafelt won their first title in 41 years, beating Glen by a solitary point, 0-12 to 0-11, in the final on 20 October 2019 at Celtic Park. Eoghan Rua, Coleraine were the defending champions having won their second title. They defeated Lavey by 1-12 to 0-12 in the final in Celtic Park on 28 October 2018. The winners received the John McLaughlin Cup. Magherafelt and Glen featured heavily on the County Derry Post team of the championship Competition format Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships Relegations, promotions and rankings within the three divisions of the football league in 2018 were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Derry Senior Football Championship
The 2021 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 98th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for the top clubs. The sixteen teams who qualified for the 2021 senior championship (12 Division 1A teams and four Division 1B teams) are explained in the 'Competition Format' section below. The 2020 Derry senior championship format was changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams competed in an initial group stage where each team played three games before playing at least one game in the first knockout stage. The 2021 Championship followed a similar format. Relegation playoffs were introduced in 2021. Newbridge lost their relegation quarter final against Claudy by 0-13 to 0-12 and were relegated to Division 1B for 2022. Banagher won their quarter final against Dungiven by 1-09 to 0-09 and were promoted to Division 1A for 2022. Glen beat the defending champions Slaughtneil by 1-13 to 0-07 at Celtic Park, Derry to win a their first senior championship. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry Senior Football Championship
The Derry Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top sixteen Derry GAA clubs. The winners receive the John McLaughlin Cup and qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Glen are the title holders (2022) and back-to-back champions defeating Slaughtneil in the Final to win their second title on 23rd October 2022. History Bellaghy have won the competition more than any other club with 21 titles. Bellaghy's Tom Scullion has more senior football championship medals than anyone in Derry, winning 12 medals between 1956 and 1971. Bellaghy and Slaughtneil are the only teams to have won four consecutive titles. As well as the four-in-a-row, Bellaghy have also won three consecutive titles on two other separate occasions. Ballinderry have also won three consecutive titles on two separate occasions. Format Current format In 2016, the championship reverted to its traditional knock-out format. All fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
