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Ciarán Carey
Ciarán Carey (born 16 January 1970) is an Irish former hurling manager, selector and player. Primarily playing at the centre-back position, Carey's club career was with Patrickswell and at inter-county level with Limerick. He was a key member of the latter team during the 1990s and collected two Munster titles, two National Hurling League titles and three All-Star awards. In retirement from playing Carey has become involved in team management and coaching. At club level he has taken charge of the Tournafulla and Granagh-Ballingarry sides in hurling and camogie respectively. Carey began his inter-county coaching career when he was appointed manager of the Limerick senior camogie team in 2007. He subsequently took charge of the Limerick under-21 hurling team as well as being a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team under Dónal O'Grady. In November 2013 Carey was appointed for a second spell as manager of the Limerick under-21 team. Early life Ciarán Carey was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrickswell GAA
Patrickswell GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Patrickswell in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling and currently holds the record for most Limerick Senior Hurling Championship wins (20). Honours *Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2 ** 1988, 1990 *Limerick Senior Hurling Championships: 20 ** 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2019 *Limerick Junior Hurling Championships: 3 ** 1955, 1957, 1999 *Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championships: 9 ** 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1996, 1997 *Limerick Minor Hurling Championships: 5 ** 1968, 1984, 1994, 2007, 2008 Notable hurlers * Tony O'Brien * Phil Bennis * Richie Bennis * Seán Foley * Frankie Nolan * Leonard Enright * David Punch * Gary Kirby * Ciarán Carey * Paul Carey * Barry Foley * Brian Murray * Cian Lynch * Diarmaid Byrnes * Aaron Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Limerick in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Limerick hurling. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at the Gaelic Grounds in October. The prize for the winning team is the John Daly Cup. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a round robin format followed by a knock-out stage. The Limerick County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Limerick county final join the champions of the other four hurling counties to contest the provincial championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruree GAA
Bruree GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Honours * Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1893, 2006 * Limerick Junior Football Championship: 2010 Notable players * Stephen McDonagh Stephen McDonagh (born 15 October 1969) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Limerick senior team. McDonagh joined the team during the 1992-93 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen u ... * Jim O' Brien * James O'Brien References External links * Gaelic games clubs in County Limerick Hurling clubs in County Limerick Gaelic football clubs in County Limerick {{Munster-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtownshandrum GAA
Newtownshandrum GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the small village of Newtownshandrum in County Cork, Ireland. The club, situated in half a parish of about 800 people, was founded in 1896 and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. In senior hurling Newtownshandrum compete annually in the Cork Senior Club Hurling Championship, which they have won four times as of 2009. The club, one of the few senior teams from the Avondhu division in the northern part of the county, also competes in various other championships in all grades within Cork. Overview The oldest piece of evidence which shows the existence of hurling in Newtownshandrum comes in the form of a medal inscribed 'Newtown Hurling Club 1896'. An old ballad is the first record of a Newtownshandrum hurling game played in nearby Milford. In spite of having a population of little more than 800 people, Newtownshandrum has become one of the most successful hurling clubs in Cork over the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doon GAA
Doon GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, founded in 1888. It is based in the village of Doon in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is part of the East Division of the Limerick GAA and has a tremendous record at underage level, but has yet to win a County Senior Hurling Championship. The club only plays hurling, but footballers in the parish play with neighbouring Oola. The manager is Austin Buckley. Location The club is located in the parish of Doon, mostly in County Limerick but also containing a few townlands in County Tipperary; these can play with the other club in the parish, Glengar, which is affiliated to the Tipperary GAA County Board. As Oola is only a football club, hurlers from the parish play with Doon. The club is roughly 30 km east of Limerick City. Bordering clubs include Cappamore, Pallasgreen and Doon's sister club Oola in Limerick, and Seán Treacy's, Cappawhite and Solohead in Tipperary. History The club was founded in 1888; it is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarecastle GAA
Clarecastle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the village of Clarecastle in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In existence since 1887. Major honours Hurling * Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1997 * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (12): 1928 ''(with Éire Óg, Inis GAA, Ennis Dalcassians)'', 1943, 1945, 1949, 1970, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2005 * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1931 * Clare Junior Hurling Championship, Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 1985, 2012 * Clare Under-21 Hurling Championship, Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (4): 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 Gaelic Football * Clare Senior Football Championship (1): 1908 * Clare Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1984, 1993, 1998 * Clare Junior Football Championship, Clare Junior A Football Championship (3): 1936, 1982, 2012 History The name "Clár Átha an Dá Choradh" has its origins in the local medieval castle first built around 1250 and recon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Enright
Leonard Enright (1 July 1953 – 2 November 2018) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for club side Patrickswell, at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team and at inter-provincial level with Munster. Playing career Patrickswell Enright first played for Patrickswell at under-16 level on a team trained by Richie Bennis. He subsequently progressed onto the club's minor and under-21 teams before eventually making his breakthrough at senior level. On 23 September 1979, Enright was at right wing-back when he won his first County Championship medal after a 2-16 to 0-16 defeat of Tournafulla in the final. After surrendering their title and failing to make the final stage over the following two seasons, Patrickswell qualified for the final once again on 12 September 1982. Enright was at full-back for that game and won a second County Championship medal after a 0-17 to 0-15 defeat of Bruree in the final. Enright was appointed captain of the Patrickswell se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenmore GAA
Glenmore is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1888 and has achieved hurling success at county, provincial and national level. Glenmore has also provided the Kilkenny intercounty team with several top players. History Glenmore first distinguished itself in Kilkenny on the football field, and it was only in the 1940s that hurling started to take over. Early success came in 1953, when the hurlers won the County Junior Championship. By the 1960s, Glenmore were among the top sides in the county, narrowly losing out to Bennettsbridge in the 1960 and 1964 county finals. Things soon took a turn for the worse, however, when the club was relegated to Junior status in 1967. They reached the final at that grade in 1968, but lost out to Johnstown. Glenmore finally broke back into the senior grade in 1980, winning the double of junior and Under 21 (Roinn A) championships. Glenmore went from strength to strength in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éire Óg GAA (Clare)
Young Irelands GAA or Éire Óg refers to many Gaelic games clubs named in honour of the Young Irelanders. * Young Irelands GAA (Kilkenny), a sports club in Gowran, Ireland *Young Irelands GAA (Limerick), a sports club in the Irish city of Limerick * Éire Óg Anacarty GAA, a sports club in the parish of Anacarty & Donohill, West Tipperary, Ireland *Éire Óg GAA (Cork), a sports club in Ovens, Muskerry, Ireland *Éire Óg-Corrachoill CLG, a hurling club based in County Kildare, Ireland *Éire Óg Craigavon GAA, a sports club in County Armagh * Éire Óg Greystones GAA, a sports club in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland *Éire Óg GAA (Kilkenny), a defunct sports club in the Irish city of Kilkenny * Éire Óg GFC (London), a sports club in the London Borough of Haringey *Nenagh Éire Óg GAA Nenagh Éire Óg GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adare GAA
Adare GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA club based in Adare, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. Adare have reached the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, County Senior Hurling Final on 12 occasions. After losing the finals of 1968, 1986, 1990, 1993 and 1996, they finally won their first championship in 2001 and successfully defended it in 2002. In 2003, they narrowly missed out on winning three county titles in a row after losing out to Patrickswell GAA, Patrickswell in the final. However, Adare managed to complete a historic 3-in-a-row in 2007 and 2008 and 2009. 2008 marked their first win in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship when they overcame Toomevara GAA, Toomevara. They were subsequently defeated in the Munster Final by De La Salle GAA, De La Salle on a scoreline of 0–10 to 1-09. Adare saw a sharp rise in Limerick football prominence winning consecutive promotion through the Junior B, Junior A and Intermediate ranks from 1999, 2000, 2001 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Donovan Rossa GAC Belfast
O'Donovan Rossa GAC ( ga, CLG Ó Donnabháin Rosa) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Belfast, County Antrim. The club is a member of the Antrim GAA and currently fields teams in Hurling, Gaelic football, Camogie and Handball. The club is named after Irish patriot and revolutionary Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa and one of the club founders was Joe McKelvey. History O'Donovan Rossa GAC was founded in 1916 at Bunkers Hill, now the site of Kennedy’s old bakery in Beechmount Avenue on the Falls Road. At foundation, the membership was confined to Irish Volunteers and amongst the first members were Sean Osbourne, Joe McKelvey, Sean Hackett from Tipperary, with Sean O’Sullivan as the first chairman. Soon the young club was making its presence felt, winning the Hurling Championship in 1918, 1919 and 1921, while the footballers collected the Football Championship in 1920 and 1921, completing the double in 1921. For a number of subsequent years County Championships eluded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munster GAA
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster. County boards *Cork * Clare *Kerry *Limerick *Tipperary *Waterford Hurling Provincial team The Munster provincial hurling team represents the province of Munster in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup. Honours *Railway Cups: 46 **1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2016 Current panel Players Players from the following county teams represent Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. =Notable players= Competitions Inter-county ;Record *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 72 **Cork: 1890, 1892, 1893, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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