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All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level. The final is currently played in April or May and the winning county receive the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the Lixnaw club and was first presented in 2015. The championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated. Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis. Derry are the current holders having beaten Roscommon in the 2023 final at Croke Park Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship
The 2023 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship was the most recent staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship. The championship ran from 25 March to 6 May 2023. Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Roscommon in the All-Ireland semi-final. The All-Ireland final was played on 6 May 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Derry and Roscommon, in what was their first ever meeting in the All-Ireland final. Derry won the match by 3-17 to 2-14 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title. Seán Canning and Ruairí Ó Mianáin were the championship's top scorers A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few se .... Results All-Ireland first round All-Ireland quarter-finals All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland final Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacDonagh Park
MacDonagh Park is a GAA stadium in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is the home ground of the Nenagh Éire Óg club and has often been used for inter-county matches, including some of Tipperary's National Hurling League fixtures. See also * List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums The following is a list of stadiums used by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The stadiums are ordered by capacity; that is, the maximum number of spectators each stadium is authorised by the GAA to accommodate. Three of the stadiums above ... References Nenagh Sports venues in County Tipperary Tipperary GAA venues {{Ireland-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Keegan
Gerry Keegan (born 12 March 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for the Kildare senior team. Born in Celbridge, County Kildare, Keegan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kildare minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. Keegan made his senior debut in the 2012 Christy Ring Cup. Since then he has become a key member of the team and has won one Christy Ring Cup medal. At club level Keegan is a two-time championship medallist with Celbridge. Team ;Celbridge *Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2011, 2013, 2018 ;Kildare *Christy Ring Cup (1): 2014 *All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship: (1) 2014 *Kehoe Cup The Kehoe Cup ( ; ga, Corn Mhic Eochaidh) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1977 for second- and third-tier inter-county teams in the province of Leinster in Irela ... (1): 2013 Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship
Details of the 2014 All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship. Overview Kerry are the defending champions, having beaten Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ... in the 2013 All-Ireland final. Fixtures/results Connacht Under-21 B Hurling Championship Leinster Under-21 A Hurling Championship Ulster Under-21 Hurling Shield All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship External links All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling fixturesUlster Under-21 Hurling Shield results References {{2014 All-Ireland Hurling Championships 2014 in hurling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Nolan
Shane Nolan is a hurler from County Kerry. He has played with the Kerry intercounty team and with his local Crotta O'Neill's club. Club At club level Nolan plays with Crotta O'Neill's. He won the County League Div 1 title in 2010 beating County Championships Ballyduff in the final. In 2011 he helped Crotta O'Neill's to their first County Championship final in 12 years. Despite scoring 0-13 of his sides 0-15 and picking up the Man of the Match award Crotta ended up the wrong side of a 2–11 to 0–15 scoreline. Nolan and Crotta wouldn't return to the final again until 2023. where they faced Lixnaw in the final. Four points from Nolan seen Crotta win a first title since 1968. Underage He first made his mark in 2009, helping Kerry to win All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship with a win over Westmeath and All-Ireland Under 21 B Hurling Championship with a win over Roscommon titles. He won a second Under 21 title in 2010 as captain of the team after a win over Meath. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cusack Park (Ennis)
Cusack Park (''Páirc Uí Chíosóg'' in Irish) is a GAA stadium in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It is the primary home of the Clare Hurling, Gaelic Football, Camogie and Peil na mBan teams at all grades. Named after the founder of the GAA, Michael Cusack, the ground had an original capacity of about 28,000 (mostly terraced), but following a 2011 safety review, the certified capacity was reduced to 14,864.Exclusive gaa teams up with council Clare People Three sides of the ground are terraced - the two areas behind the goals and one terraced length of the pitch which is also covered. In 2006 there were media reports of substantial offers from property developers to buy the stadium and relocate it to a new 42,000 capacity site outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscommon GAA
The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Ros Comáin) or Roscommon GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Roscommon. The county board is also responsible for the Roscommon county teams. The county football team was the third from the province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), following Galway and Mayo. It competes in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, which it has won 23 times. The team won back-to-back All-Ireland SFC titles in 1943 and 1944. Football Clubs Clubs contest the Roscommon Senior Football Championship. That competition's most successful club is Clann na nGael, with 21 titles. Roscommon GAA postponed all GAA matches that had been due to be played on the first weekend of September 2022 after referees refused to officiate. This was in response to an alleged assault on a referee in a fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county of Leitrim. A smaller part of the town lies in County Roscommon. The population of the town was 4,062 in 2016. It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon. The Leitrim part of the town is in the civil parish of Kiltoghert which is in the ancient barony of Leitrim. History Carrick-on-Shannon is situated on a fording point of the Shannon. In the vicinity of Drumsna, on the County Roscommon border, are the remains of an Iron Age fortification. Corryolus townland on the Shannon () remembers Eolais Mac Biobhsach, ancestor of the Muintir Eolais who were the most famous ancient Leitrim sub-septs in the Barony of Mohill and the Barony of Leitrim. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, a famous Battle of Áth an Chip occurred near Carrick-on-Shannon. On old maps, the town was also known as Carrick Drumrusk and Carrikdrumrusk, being an anglicised vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
{{Infobox stadium , name = {{lang, ga, Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada , nickname = , image = Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada.jpg , caption = Leitrim Gaelic football team training at Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada , location = Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, N41 RY88, Ireland , coordinates = {{coord, 53, 56, 53.01, N, 8, 4, 30.53, W, display=it, region:IE_type:landmark , opened = , renovated = 2007 , owner = Leitrim GAA , cost = , capacity = 9,331 {{Collapsible list, title=Capacity history, 17,000 (1964) 15,000 9,331 (2011–present) , dimensions = 142 x 87 m , publictransit=Carrick-on-Shannon railway station Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada ({{IPA-ga, ˌpˠaːɾʲc ˈʃaːn̪ʸ mˠək ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠəd̪ˠə, pron) is a GAA stadium in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland. It is the home of Leitrim GAA's football and hurling teams. It was named for the Irish revolutionary Seán Mac Diarmada, one of the leaders of the 1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Dhún na nGall) or Donegal GAA is one of 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Donegal. The County Board is responsible for preparing the Donegal county teams in the various Gaelic sporting codes; football, hurling, camogie and handball. The county football team was the third from the province of Ulster to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), following Cavan and Down. It last won the All-Ireland SFC in 2012 and the Ulster Senior Football Championship in 2019. Donegal players comprised most of the 2012 All Stars Team of the Year, and the three nominations for the All Stars Footballer of the Year, ultimately won by Karl Lacey. In addition, having been invited to assist the Celtic soccer team in Scotland, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness became the first Gaelic football inter-county manager to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board is also responsible for the Laois county teams. The county football team contested the second ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) final in 1889. In 1926, the county won the final of the first National Football League competition, defeating Dublin. 1936 brought the team's only other appearance in an All-Ireland SFC decider. The county hurling team won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) in 1915. History Laois are a dual county, enjoying comparative success at both football and hurling. Laois are one of a select group of counties to have contested All Ireland finals in both football and hurling, and are six times Leinster Senior Football Champions, and three times Leinster Senior Hurling Champions. In recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who built a monastery there in the 5th century. The woods near the monastery became known as Ros Comáin (''St. Coman's Wood''). This was later anglicised to Roscommon. Its population at the 2016 census was 5,876. History Roscommon was the homeland of the Connachta dynasty, and included such kingdoms as Uí Maine, Delbhna Nuadat, Síol Muirdeach, and Moylurg. In addition, it contained areas known as Trícha cét's, Túath and is the homeland of surnames such as Ó Conchobhair ( O'Conor, O'Connor), Mac Diarmada (McDermott), Ó Ceallaigh (Kelly), Ó Birn (Beirne, Byrne, Burns), Mac Donnchadha (McDonough) and Brennan (Mac Branáin and Ó Branáin). From 1118 to 1156 Roscommon was the seat of the Diocese of Elphin. The town is the location of a not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
