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Michael Fitzmaurice (Gaelic Footballer)
Michael Fitzmaurice (born 13 January 1967) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team lasted five seasons from 1989 until 1993. Fitzmaurice made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was chosen for the Mayo minor team. He was captain of the side in 1985 and claimed an All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Cork. He subsequently lined out with the Mayo under-21 team. Fitzmaurice made his senior debut during the 1988-89 league. He was a regular on the starting fifteen over the next five years and won one Connacht medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up in 1989. He finished the 1989 championship as the top scorer Fitzmaurice played his last game for Mayo in March 1993 Career statistics Honours ; Mayo * Connacht Senior Football Championship (1): 1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. Geography It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by County Galway; on the east by County Roscommon; and on the northeast by County Sligo. Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has of coastline, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 6 May 1990 and ended on 16 September 1990. Was the final year of common Cork vs Kerry Munster finals stretch back to 1947 expect 4. Cork entered the championship as the defending champions. On 16 September 1990, Cork won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their second in succession. Meath's Brian Stafford was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Cork's Shea Fahy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Championship draw As a result of the Republic of Ireland football team qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway county teams. Galway is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both hurling and football codes. Prior to amalgamation of the hurling and football county boards into one county board, each of the two codes were previously run by their separate boards in Galway, which was unusual for a dual county. The county football team was the first from the province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), but the second to appear in the final, following Mayo. It contests the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship via the Connacht Senior Football Championship. It is currently in Division 1 of the National Football League. The county hurling team contests the All-Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Joyce (Gaelic Footballer)
John Joyce or Johnny Joyce may refer to: * John Joyce (New Zealand politician) (1839–1899), New Zealand Member of Parliament (MP) * John Joyce (American politician) (born 1957), United States Representative * John Joye or Joyce, MP * Jack Joyce (John Edward Joyce, 1876–1934), American horseman & performer * John Joyce (footballer) (1877–1956), English footballer * John Joe Joyce (born 1987), Irish boxer * John Joyce (musician) (1933–2004), British folk musician * Johnny Joyce (Gaelic footballer) (1937–2019), Irish Gaelic footballer * John Stanislaus Joyce (1849–1931), father of James Joyce * John Joyce (cricketer) (1868–1938), English cricketer * Johnny Joyce (athlete) (1878–1957), American track and field athlete * John A. Joyce (1842–1915), American military officer, poet and writer * John T. Joyce (1894–1930), American businessman and politician * John Joyce (actor) (1939–2009) See also * John Joyce Russell (1897–1993), American prelate * John Joy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin GAA
The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Átha Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the Dublin Region and the Dublin county teams. The teams and their fans are known as "The Dubs" or "Boys in Blue". The fans have a special affiliation with the Hill 16 end of Croke Park. The county football team is second only to Kerry when it comes to the total number of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship As of 2009, there were 215 clubs affiliated to Dublin GAA — the second highest, ahead of Antrim and Limerick, which each had 108. Governance Dublin GAA has jurisdiction over the area that is associated with the traditional county of Dublin. There are 9 officers on the Board, including the Cathaoirleach (Chairperson), Mick Seavers, Vice-Chairman, Ken O'Sullivan and Treasurer, Finbarr O'Mahony. The Board is subject to the Leinster GAA P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Clarke (Irish Footballer)
Paul Clarke (born 1966 in County Dublin, Ireland) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Whitehall Colmcille club and was a senior member of the Dublin county team for a number of years, starting in 1985. He won his only All-Ireland medal in 1995, the same year in which he won his only All Star award. Married in 2015 to Emer Mullaney and first child born Ben Stephen Clarke in June 2016. Biography Having played soccer as a child up to Under-14 level, Clarke began playing Gaelic football while at school at St. Aidan's CBS, in Dublin. He went on to join Whitehall Colmcille's, his local club, and was quickly noticed and selected for the inter-county Under 14 side, with whom he went on to win an under-14 leinster title. Clarke joined the Dublin minor football team in 1983, and in 1984, led them to an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship as captain. In 1983, he went on a tour of Australia with a colleges team, where try-outs for Australian Rules Football were held, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sport)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 105th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1991 and ended on 15 September 1991. In the Munster semi-final Kerry county football team, Kerry ended Cork's 2 years as All Ireland champions. Down GAA, Down defeated Meath GAA, Meath in the final by a scoreline of 1–16 to 1–14. The Ulster county's victory was to be the start of four consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland titles for the province. For Meath GAA, Meath, it was their second consecutive defeat in a final, having lost to Cork GAA, Cork in the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1990 final. The Championship was noted for the tie between Dublin and Meath that took three replays to decide. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Leins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 14 May 1989 and ended on 17 September 1989. Meath were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final. On 17 September 1989, Cork won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-11 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their 5th All-Ireland title, their first in sixteen championship seasons. Mayo's Michael Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0-32. Cork's Teddy McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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