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Ciarán Clarke
Ciarán Clarke (born 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-forward for the Antrim senior team. Biography Born in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Clarke first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Antrim minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2013 championship. Clarke immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one Ulster medal. Clarke has been a member of the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Fenton won three Railway Cup medals. At club level he plays with Ballycastle McQuillan. Honours Team ;Antrim * National League Division 2A (1): 2020 *Joe McDonagh Cup (1): 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballycastle McQuillan GAC
McQuillan GAC Ballycastle (Irish: ''MacUílín CLG Baile an Chaisleáin'') is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club is affiliated with the Antrim county board. The club participates in both hurling and Gaelic football but is known primarily for its hurling successes. They play their home matches at Páirc MacUílín which has also hosted the Antrim Senior Hurlers in recent years due to the ongoing redevelopment of Casement Park. The Club is sponsored by Parker Transport a local business in the town. History The club was founded in 1907. The name McQuillan originated from the ancient local clan McQuillan of whom Rory McQuillan who built Bonamargy Friary for the Franciscans and Julia McQuillan the ''Black Nun'' were members, their motto was ''death before dishonour''. Amongst the earliest hurlers to line out in the black and amber were John O`Brien (barber), James O`Mullan, Eneas Savage, David J O`C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 National Hurling League
The 2020 National Hurling League was the 89th season of the National Hurling League for county teams. Division 1 was restructured in 2020 into two groups of approximately equal strength. The league was originally scheduled to end on 29 March 2020. The public health measures introduced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland resulted in most of the final stages being delayed to October and the Division 1 final stage being reduced from five games to one. Eir Sport and RTÉ provide live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights. TG4 broadcast Sunday afternoon games. The highlights programmes are RTÉ2's League Sunday on Sunday evenings, TG4's '' GAA 2020'' on Monday evenings and Eir Sport's Allianz Leagues Reloaded on Wednesday evenings. Limerick were the winners, defeating Clare in the final on 25 October. Format League structure Thirty-five teams compete in the 2020 NHL – * twelve teams organised in two six-team groups of approximately equal strength in Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballycastle McQuillan Hurlers
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Ballycastle may refer to: * Ballycastle, County Antrim, a small town in Northern Ireland * Ballycastle, County Mayo, a village in the Republic of Ireland *Ballycastle Castle Ballycastle Castle was a castle located at Ballycastle in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. History The castle existed during the time of John Mór Tanister and was rebuilt by Sorley Boy MacDonnell in 1564. In 1565, the castle was occupied by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1993 Births
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Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
The Ulster Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1930 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore officially known as the ESB Ulster GAA Hurling Minor Championship. The series of games are played during the summer months with the Ulster final currently being played on the last Sunday of June. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is the Minor Hurling Cup. The Ulster Championship is a part of the wider All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The winners of the Ulster final advance directly to the quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. Only a handful of teams currently participate in the Ulster Championship, due to dominance of Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship, or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship, is an Under 21 hurling tournament between counties affiliated to Ulster. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to qualify for the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The most successful county to date are Antrim who have won the competition on 36 occasions. The 2010 champions were Antrim who defeated Armagh by 0-21 to 0-16. . Antrim had won the 2009 title by beating Derry. In 2011, Antrim completed a three in a row of titles, beating Armagh. Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone have never won an Under-21 hurling championship. Teams Roll of honour *Only three counties from Ulster have won the Under-21/Under-20 championship List of finals Notes: * Antrim only team entered *1968 was a "B" Grade competition. Antrim represented Ulster in the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. *The 2008 competition was organised on a leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Joe McDonagh Cup
The 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup was the third staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018. The competition was initially scheduled to begin on 10 May 2020 and end on 29 June 2020. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the first-round games were delayed until 25 October 2020. Laois, the 2019 champions, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, while Offaly were relegated to the Christy Ring Cup. Meath and Carlow entered the cup. On 13 December 2020, Antrim won the Joe McDonagh Cup after a 0–22 to 1–17 win over Kerry in the final at Croke Park. It was their first ever title. Team changes To Championship Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship * Carlow Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup * Meath From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship * Laois Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup * Offaly Teams Five teams compete in the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McDonagh Cup
The Joe McDonagh Cup is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It forms the second tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and is the second highest level of inter-county championship hurling competition in Ireland. The last of the five tiers to be established, the competition was contested for the first time in 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup, 2018. Creation and history At the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA’s Gaelic Athletic Association Congress, Special Congress on 30 September 2017, a new provincial hurling championship system featuring five-team round-robin groups in both Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, Leinster and Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster was accepted. This restructure necessitated the removal of four counties from the Leinster Championship. These four teams joined the 2017 Christy Ring Cup finalists - Antrim GAA, Antrim and Carlow GAA, Carlow - in creating the new Tier 2 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the league system. The league has 35 teams divided into six divisions, with either five or six teams in each division. Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the league. Although primarily a competition for Irish teams, teams from England – currently Lancashire GAA, Lancashire, London GAA, London and Warwickshire GAA, Warwickshire – also take part, while in the past New York GAA, New York also fielded a team for the latter stages of the league. Teams representing subdivisions of counties, such as Fingal GAA, Fingal and Down GAA, South Down have also participated at various times. The National Hurling League has been associated with a title sponsor since 1985. Ford Motor Company, Ford, Royal Liver Assurance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrim GAA
Antrim may refer to: Boats * Antrim 20, an American sailboat design People * Donald Antrim (born 1958), American writer * "Henry Antrim", an alias used by Henry McCarty, better known as Billy the Kid, a 19th-century outlaw * Harry Antrim (1884–1967) vaudeville, film and television actor (sometimes billed as "Henry Antrim") * Minna Antrim (1861–1950), American writer * Richard Antrim (1907–1969), a rear admiral in the United States Navy Places Canada * Antrim, Nova Scotia Northern Ireland * County Antrim, one of the counties of Northern Ireland * Antrim, County Antrim, the town * Antrim railway station, serving the town of Antrim * Antrim (borough), an administrative division * Antrim GAA, the Gaelic football, hurling or any other sporting teams fielded by the Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ** Antrim county football team * Former constituencies: ** Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) ** Antrim County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Cup
The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are composed of the best players from the counties in each province. The games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The Railway Cup was a revival of the Railway Shield which ran from 1905 to 1907 (football) and from 1905 to 1908 (hurling). The first Railway Cup competitions (the name is due to the donation of the trophy by Irish Rail) were held in 1927, with Munster winning the first football title and Leinster winning the first hurling title. Presently, Ulster hold the record for the most football Railway Cup wins with 30, while Munster has won the most hurling titles with 43. The longest hurling streak was Munster's six-in-a-row from 1948 to 1953, while Ulster won a football five-in-a-row from 1991 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
