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Louth Junior 2A Football League
The Louth Junior 2A Football League, or Division 4 of the county football Leagues, is an annual Gaelic football competition that was introduced by Louth GAA in 1941 and contested by the second teams of Senior clubs in County Louth. The captain of the winning team is presented with the Cairnes Cup. Format A Final to determine the winner was held annually until 2015, when the format changed. At the end of the league programme, the team with the most points is now awarded the trophy. If two or more teams finish level on points at the top of the table, a play-off will decide the winner. The team that finishes bottom of the league is relegated to Division 5. Trophy The Ranafast Cup was presented to each winning team from 1944 until 1999. This trophy was purchased with money from the Fr Larry Murray Memorial Fund and is named in memory of the Gaelic games and Irish language enthusiast priest's close association with Coláiste Bhríde in Ranafast. The Cairnes Cup was presented t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's GAA (Louth)
St Mary's are a GAA club from Ardee, County Louth, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football teams in competitions organized by Louth GAA. History The club was founded in 1928. As of 2022, the club had competed in 28 Louth Senior Football Championship finals, winning 11. Achievements * Louth Senior Football Championship (11): 1946, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1995, 2022 Notable players * Ronan Carroll * Darren Clarke * Dermot O'Brien Dermot O'Brien (23 October 1932 – 22 May 2007) was an Irish céilí and showband musician and singer, as well as a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Louth senior football team. Gaelic football career O ... References External links * Gaelic games clubs in County Louth Gaelic football clubs in County Louth {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundalk Democrat
The ''Dundalk Democrat'' is a regional newspaper printed in Dundalk, Ireland. Established in 1849, it primarily serves County Louth as well as County Monaghan and parts of County Armagh, County Down, County Cavan and County Meath. It comes out every Tuesday with three editions: ''The Town Edition'', ''The County Edition'' and ''The Monaghan Democrat''. The paper is owned by Iconic Newspapers, which acquired Johnston Press's titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014. The ''Dundalk Democrat'' is one of two non-free newspapers in Dundalk, the other being '' The Argus''. The original offices of the ''Dundalk Democrat'' still stand at No. 3 Earl Street in the centre of Dundalk. It now operates from 16b Williamsons Mall, a short distance from its original location. References External links * 1849 establishments in Ireland Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldines GFC
Geraldines are a GAA club from Haggardstown, County Louth, and Blackrock, County Louth, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football teams in competitions organized by Louth GAA. History The club was founded in 1904 and was originally known as Dundalk Geraldines. Achievements * Louth Senior Football Championship Winners (5) 1913, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1982 * Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship Winners 2013 * Louth Intermediate Football Championship Winners (4) 1979, 1995, 2005, 2013 * Louth Junior Football Championship The Louth Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA and contested by the junior One/A grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the c ... Winners (4) 1909, 1920, 1939, 1966 References External links Former Geraldines websiteNewer Geraldines website Gaelic games clubs in County Louth Gaelic football clubs in County Louth {{Leinster-GAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock CLG
Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock CLG is a GAA club from Dundalk, County Louth, which fields Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. Until the establishment of Omeath's Cúchulainn Gaels in 2005, Na Piarsaigh was the youngest Gaelic football club in Louth. History The club was founded in 1982 by residents of the Holy Family parish in Dundalk to provide a sporting outlet for an area of the town experiencing significant population growth. The 1993 Louth Junior Football Championship was the club's first significant success. The Christy Bellew Cup was won by virtue of a 2–6 to 0–10 defeat of Glyde Rangers at Haggardstown. 1997 saw Na Piarsaigh clinch the MacArdle Cup as winners of the Division 3 League. The club was also performing strongly at juvenile level, with the Under-14s winning two Championship finals in 1996 and 1998. Coinciding with 20th anniversary celebrations in 2002, they won a second Junior Championship and reached the Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomh Fionnbarra GAA (Louth)
Naomh Fionnbarra GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is located in the townland of Ballynagassan, part of Togher parish. As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Junior Championship and Division 3A of the county football Leagues. Former Louth goalkeeper Stuart Reynolds is the manager of the senior team. History The club was founded in 1957 when St Colmcille's of Togher and neighbouring club Walshestown Rovers amalgamated. Clinching the Old Gaels Cup in 1997 as Intermediate League winners ensured that Naomh Fionnbarra would play Senior football for the first time. Naomh Fionnbarra's victory in the replayed final of the 2001 Louth Intermediate Football Championship was their most significant to date, as the 0–15 to 1–08 win against Seán McDermott's gave the club a first ever adult Championship title. Naomh Fionnbarra Ladies' football team won the 2011 Louth Junior Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roche Emmets GFC
Roche Emmets GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that was founded in 1947. It fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. Located in Rathduff outside the town of Dundalk, a short distance from the historic Roche Castle, the club draws its support from the neighbouring parishes of Kilcurry and Faughart in north Louth. As of 2023, Roche Emmets compete in the Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Jamie O'Hare is the club's senior team manager. History Honours * Louth Senior Football Championship (2): 1958, 1980 * Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (4): 1958, 1960, 1961, 2001 * Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2000 * Louth Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1997, 2023 * Old Gaels/ACC/Paddy Sheelan Cup (4): 1960, 1981, 2001, 2008 * Louth Junior Football Championship (2): 1957, 2019 * Louth Junior A Football League (4): 1955, 1956, 2013, 2019 * Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2016 * Louth Junior 2A F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkerley Emmets GFC
Kilkerley Emmets GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Intermediate Football Championship, Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Former Louth county football team, Louth goalkeeper Seán Connor is the manager of the senior team. Situated in an area of north County Louth, Louth that contains several GAA clubs, Kilkerley's local rivals are considered to be Roche Emmets GFC, Roche Emmets and St Bride's GFC, St Bride's. History The club was founded in 1940 and is located in the townland of Tankardsrock in Kilkerley parish, four miles from Dundalk town centre. The Emmets enjoyed a significant period of success in the late 1970s, winning the Junior 1 League in 1977 and then beating Dreadnots GFC, Dreadnots in the final of the 1978 Louth Intermediate Football Championship. The jump from junior to senior football in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyde Rangers GFC
Glyde Rangers GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is based in the County Louth village of Tallanstown, eleven kilometres southwest of Dundalk. As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Junior Championship and Division 3A of the county football Leagues. At underage level, Glyde Rangers regularly combine with Tallanstown parish neighbours Westerns, Seán McDermott's and John Mitchels to enter teams in competitions under the banner of 'Baile Talún'. The club also has a Ladies' Gaelic football team that competes in the county Intermediate Championship. History The club was founded in 1926 and takes its name from the eponymous river, which flows through Tallanstown village. The club's sole success in the Louth Senior Football Championship came in 1934, when they defeated Wolfe Tones of Drogheda in the county final by 1–03 to 0–04. Honours * Louth Senior Football Championship (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drogheda Independent
The ''Drogheda Independent'' is a newspaper that serves the Drogheda area, including Drogheda, Mid-Louth and East Meath. The newspaper covers many thing's from local and regional news and advertisements including its own database of records. It is Drogheda's only non-free newspaper, the other main newspaper in Drogheda being the non-fee paying ''Drogheda Leader''. The paper is owned by Mediahuis, through its subsidiary Independent News & Media. References External links * 1884 establishments in Ireland Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ... Independent News & Media Mass media in County Meath Mass media in County Louth Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Newspapers established in 1884 {{Ireland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lann Léire CPG
Lann Léire CPG is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is based in the County Louth town of Dunleer. The club plays home matches at Páirc Uí Mhuirí, named after Larry Murray, the Louth priest who made a significant contribution to GAA affairs in the county and elsewhere. As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Junior Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Former Louth captain Nicky Malone is the senior team manager. History A club called Thomas Davis existed in Dunleer in the 1940s. Louth GAA records show that they won the Second Division Championship in 1946. An earlier version of the Lann Léire club had reached the finals of the Second Division Championship and the Ranafast Cup in 1942, losing both to Kilkerley Emmets. There were no active GAA clubs in the area by the early 1950s however. Hence a decision was made to re-establish Lann Léire in 1952 to serve the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtown Blues
Newtown Blues are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. They are the most successful club in Louth GAA. Newtown Blues hold the record for the most Louth Senior Football Championships won in Gaelic football history. The club won their title last on 21 October 2018. The club's home ground is situated on the Newfoundwell road, beside the local secondary school. They expect to undergo a major development in the coming years, which will see their ground done up. The club's colours are sky blue and white. History The club was founded on 12 July 1887. Notable players * Jamie Carr * Colm Judge * Big Les Reid * Colin Kelly * Jimmy Mulroy * Ged Nash Honours *Louth Senior Football Championship: 23 **1889, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2017 File:2017 Events Collag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Independent
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet newspaper, it introduced an additional compact size in 2004. Further, in December 2012 (following billionaire Denis O'Brien's takeover) it was announced that the newspaper would become compact only. History Murphy and family (1905–1973) The ''Irish Independent'' was formed in 1905 as the direct successor to ''The Irish Daily Independent and Daily Nation'', an 1890s' pro-Parnellite newspaper. It was launched by William Martin Murphy, a controversial Irish nationalist businessman, staunch anti-Parnellite and fellow townsman of Parnell's most venomous opponent, Timothy Michael Healy from Bantry. The first issue of the ''Irish Independent'', published 2 January 1905, was marked as "Vol. 14. No. 1". During the 1913 Lockout of workers, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
