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Clonkill GAA
Clonkill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with hurling and camogie. The club competes in Westmeath GAA competitions. The name "Clonkill" is translated from the Irish "Cluain Cille", meaning "church in the meadow" as is depicted in the club crest. Achievements * Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1969, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 2018, 2019, 2020, * Leinster GAA Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2007 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2008 Notable players *Paddy Dowdall *Luke Loughlin *Brendan Murtagh *Eoin Price *Niall Mitchell *Andrew Mitchell (hurler) References External linksWestmeath GAA site {{Westmeath GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Westmeath Hurling clubs in County Westmeath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, as well as the Irish language. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members worldwide, and declared total revenues of €65.6 million in 2017. The Games Administration Committee (GAC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the second most popular participation sport in Northern Ireland. The women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the second highest inter-county club hurling competition in Ireland, and has been contested every year since the 2004-05 championship. The final, currently held on the third Saturday in January, is the culmination of a series of games played between October and January with the winners receiving the cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Currently qualification is limited to teams competing in the Connacht Championship, the Leinster Championship, the Munster Championship and the Ulster Championship. Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland semi-finals. The most successful teams are from Kilkenny – seven different Kilkenny clubs have won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Mitchell (hurler)
Andrew Mitchell (born 1980 in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an Irish people, Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonkill GAA, Clonkill and has been a member of the Westmeath GAA, Westmeath senior inter-county team since 2000. References Teams 1980 births Living people Clonkill hurlers Westmeath inter-county hurlers {{Westmeath-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall Mitchell
Niall Mitchell(born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward for the Westmeath senior team. Born in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Mitchell first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Clonkill club. He subsequently played with the club's senior team, winning a county championship medal in 2015. Mitchell made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Westmeath minor team. He had two championship seasons with the minor team, before later joining the under-21 team. Mitchell made his debut with the Westmeath senior team during the 2016 championship. Career statistics Honours ;Clonkill *Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship The Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Slevin Coaches Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Westmeath SHC) is an annual hurling competition organized by the Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic ... (1): 2015, 2018 *W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Price
Eoin Price (born 1988 in Clonkill, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonkill and was a member of the Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = , subdivis ... senior inter-county team from 2007 until 2020. References 1988 births Living people Clonkill hurlers Westmeath inter-county hurlers {{Westmeath-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Murtagh
Brendan Murtagh (born 1983) is an Irish hurler. His league and championship career with the Westmeath senior team spanned twenty seasons from 2001 until 2020. Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Murtagh was educated at Mullingar Community College and later at Sligo Institute of Technology. He first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Clonkill, before later joining the senior team. The highlight of Murtagh's club career was the winning of an All-Ireland medal in the intermediate grade in 2008. He also won a Leinster medal and six senior county championship medals. As a Gaelic footballer, Murtagh won two senior county championship medals with the Downs club. Murtagh made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he was selected for the Westmeath minor team. He enjoyed a successful tenure in this grade, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 1999. Murtagh subsequently joined the Westmeath under-21 team, winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Loughlin
Luke Loughlin (born 1994/1995) is a dual player of Gaelic games, who plays football for The Downs, hurling for Clonkill and also plays at senior level for the Westmeath county football team. He has also featured for the New York county football team. Loughlin is from Mullingar. He was a playing member of the team when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park. He has spoken openly about his struggles with addiction. Honours ;The Downs * Westmeath Senior Football Championship (1): 2022 ;Clonkill * Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2018–2020 ;Westmeath * Tailteann Cup (1): 2022 * National Football League Division 3 (1): 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... References {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Dowdall
Paddy Dowdall (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a midfielder for the Westmeath senior team. Dowdall joined the Westmeath team straight from the minor ranks in 2001, however, he didn't become a regular until the 2003 National League. Since then he was won two Christy Ring Cup medals and one National League (Division 2) medal. At club level Dowdall is an All-Ireland and Leinster medalist in the intermediate grade with Clonkill Clonkill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Clonkill is one of 34 townlands of the civil parish of Rathconnell in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. Th .... He has also won four senior county club championship medals. Also plays Gaelic football for St Lomans GAA, Mullingar. Altogether, Dowdall holds 14 senior club championship medals; 9 with Clonkill and 5 with St Lomans. References 1983 births Living people Clonkill hurlers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonkill GAA Back Cover
Clonkill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Clonkill is one of 34 townlands of the civil parish of Rathconnell in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are: Downs to the north, Balreagh to the north–east, Killynan (Cooke) to the east, Loughagar More to the south, Toberaquill Toberaquill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Toberaquill is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers ... to the west and Monkstown to the north–west. In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 15 houses and 62 inhabitants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster GAA Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between the county champions on intermediate level within the province of Leinster. The winners get to compete in the semi-final of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. History A fight broke out at the 2022 Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship quarter-final match between Oulart–The Ballagh of Wexford and Naomh Barróg of Dublin at Parnell Park, first of all involving players and then spreading into the supporters in the stand. The Leinster GAA announced an investigation and An Garda Síochána gave a statement to RTÉ's ''This Week'' programme that it was aware of video footage of the incident had been uploaded to social media. Oulart–The Ballagh had been tipped to win the game but lost. The Leinster Council proposed bans of up to a year for players and fines and/or prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonkill
Clonkill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Clonkill is one of 34 townlands of the civil parish of Rathconnell in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are: Downs to the north, Balreagh to the north–east, Killynan (Cooke) to the east, Loughagar More to the south, Toberaquill Toberaquill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Toberaquill is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers ... to the west and Monkstown to the north–west. In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 15 houses and 62 inhabitants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
