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Kieran McGeary
Kieran McGeary is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Pomeroy club and the Tyrone county team. Following Tyrone's All-Ireland win in 2021, he was picked by the Sunday Game panel as the footballer of the year. In December 2021, he won his first All-Star Award and was also named as the GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year. Honours ;Tyrone * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 2021 * Ulster Senior Football Championship (3): 2016, 2017, 2021 * All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015 (c) * Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015 (c) * Ulster Minor Football Championship (1): 2012 ;Pomeroy * Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2016 * Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2016 ;St Mary's University College * Sigerson Cup (1): 2017 ;Individual * GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year (1): 2021 * All Star Award (1): 2021 * ''The Sunday Game ''The Sunday Game'' is RTÉ's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomeroy Plunketts GAC
Pomeroy Plunketts is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Pomeroy in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. History The club was founded in 1916, dedicated to the memory of Joseph Plunkett, whose face is featured on the club's crest. After winning the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship in 2004, Pomeroy went on to win the first official Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship title with a win over Moneyglass in the final. The Plunketts went on to reach the final of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship with a win over Wolfe Tones. Pomeroy lost the final by six points to Carbery Rangers. In 2016, after beating Derrylaughan in the Tyrone Intermediate final, a second Ulster Intermediate crown was won after a twelve-point final win over Donaghmoyne. The club's most recent championship success was in 2023, winning the Tyrone Intermediate Championship. Pomeroy's Kieran McGeary was named GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year in 2021. Honou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Under-21 Football Championship
The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county football competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in the province of Ulster. The championship was contested as the Ulster Under-21 Championship between 1963 and 2016 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018. It is sponsored by EirGrid. The final, currently held in March, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during a three-week period, and the results determine which team receives the J. J. Fahy Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. The Ulster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship. The winners of the Ulster final, like th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry County Football Team
The Kerry county football team represents Kerry in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Kerry GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. The team's manager is Jack O'Connor. Kerry was the fourth Munster county both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 2022, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2022 and the National League in 2022. History Kerry is the most successful team in football history, having won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) on 38 occasions and the National Football League 21 times. The team also holds a number of distinctive records in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Clifford
David Clifford (Irish: ''Daithí Ó Clúmháin'') (born 22 January 1999) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a corner-forward or full-forward at club level for Fossa and East Kerry and for the Kerry county team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the game. Underage career Schools Clifford first came to prominence when he scored 2–05 in the Hogan Cup final 2016 as St Brendan's College, Killarney saw off St Patrick's College, Maghera to deliver their first title in 24 years. Soccer In addition to Gaelic football, Clifford also played underage soccer, as a centre-half. The future professional English Football League players Shane McLoughlin and Dara O'Shea alongside future musician Ryan Meaney were his opponents at under-age level. Minor Clifford made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Kerry minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team and won back-to-back Munster and All-Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Fenton
Brian Fenton (born 2 March 1994) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Raheny club and for the Dublin county team. He was the 2018 and 2020 All Stars Footballer of the Year. Education and family His father (Brian senior), is from Spa, outside Killarney. The family home is in Raheny. Initially training as a physiotherapist, Fenton studied for a Masters in Business Management so that he could embark on a new career selling hospital and clinic equipment as a medical sales representative with Tekno Surgical. He bought his own house in Killester. After the five-in-row, Fenton went on holiday to Marbella with his girlfriend for a few days. Playing career Inter-county Fenton was a member of the Dublin team that won an All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 2014. In 2015 Fenton made his senior debut, starting a national league game against Monaghan where he quickly scored a goal in a strong win. He won the National Football League and the Leinster Senior Football Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayo County Football Team
The Mayo county football team (;) represents Mayo in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Mayo GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Connacht Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Mayo's home ground is MacHale Park, Castlebar. The team's manager is Kevin McStay. Mayo was the second Connacht county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), following Galway, but the first to appear in the final. The team last won the Connacht Senior Championship in 2020, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1951 and the National League in 2019. Mayo has acquired a long-term record for reaching All-Ireland SFC finals only to fall at the ultimate hurdle. In 1989, the county reached a first All-Ireland SFC final since its last previous appearance in 1951 only to lose to Cork. In 1996, a freak point by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Coen
Stephen Coen is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Hollymount-Carramore and the Mayo county team. Coen led both Mayo minor team and Mayo under-21 team to All-Ireland titles as captain in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Coen also captained the UCD senior team to win the 2017/18 Sigerson Cup. Coen also played with his club Hollymount-Carramore in the 2015/16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship final, which they lost. Coen replaced Lee Keegan as a substitute in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, and was also used as a substitute for Colm Boyle in the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He advanced to starting positions in the teams that lost the 2020 and 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 134th final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The match was play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (Gaelic Games)
A captain of a Gaelic games team, sometimes known as a ''skipper'', is a player who, during the course of a match as well as before and after it, has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of his teammates. Tradition means that some teams rotate the captaincy annually, though others may adopt a permanent captain. As well as being an onfield leader, a captain takes the coin toss and raises the trophy when this is the game's prize. Responsibilities The captain leads the team out onto the pitch. Before the start of a match, a coin toss between captains of the opposing teams is used to determine which end of the ground each team will kick to. Ahead of the All-Ireland final, the captain is the first member of the team to shake the hand of dignitaries who may be attending the game, for example the president of the GAA or the president of Ireland. He then proceeds along the red carpet and introduces the other players on his team to the president(s), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in Ireland. The championship was contested as the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2017 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018. The final, usually held in August, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which team receives the Clarke Cup. The All-Ireland Championship had always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland Championship, with the most successful teams coming from the province of Munster. Teams representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin County Football Team
The Dublin county football team represents Dublin in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Dublin GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Dublin's official home ground is Parnell Park, Donnycarney. However, the team generally plays its home games at Croke Park. The team's manager is Dessie Farrell. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2021, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2020 and the National League in 2021. Dublin claimed eleven consecutive Leinster Senior Football Championships following a three-point victory over Wexford in 2011, a three-point victory over Meath in 2012, a seven-point victory over Meath in 2013, a sixteen-point victory over Meath in 2014, a thirteen-point victory over Westmeath in 2015, a fifteen-point victory over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McCaffrey
Jack McCaffrey (born 19 October 1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Clontarf. Early and personal life His father Noel also represented Dublin in football. McCaffrey attended Belvedere College private school and studied medicine at University College Dublin (UCD) and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery & Bachelor in the Art of Obstetrics. His classmates included Mark English, considered by Jerry Kiernan to be the country's "greatest talent" ever in middle-distance running. English issued a challenge to McCaffrey, himself considered football's fastest player, to take him on over 100 metres. McCaffrey is a qualified medical doctor. He works in Temple Street Children's Hospital. He is an opponent of professionalism within the GAA. Playing career In April 2013, McCaffrey won a National Football League winners' medal as Dublin defeated Tyrone by 0–18 to 0–17 to win the 2013 National Football League. He made his championship debut agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigerson Cup
The Sigerson Cup is the trophy for the premier Gaelic football championship among Higher Education institutions (Universities, Colleges and Institutes of Technology) in Ireland. It traditionally begins in mid January and ends in late February. The Sigerson Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG), the GAA's Higher Education Council. The Trench Cup is the second tier football competition, Corn na Mac Léinn the third tier and Corn Comhairle Ardoideachais the fourth tier. The Fitzgibbon Cup is the hurling equivalent of the Sigerson Cup. History There was no intervarsity Gaelic sports competitionThe 125 Most Influential People In GAA History, ''Sunday Tribune'', 4 January 2009 until Dr. George Sigerson, born at Holy Hill near Strabane, County Tyrone (11 January 1836 – 17 February 1925), a Professor of Zoology at University College Dublin, eminent physician, minor poet and literary figure and leading light in the Celtic Renaissan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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