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Mikey Sheehy
Michael "Mikey" Sheehy (born 28 July 1954) is an Irish Gaelic football selector and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1973 to 1988. Born in Tralee, County Kerry, Sheehy's father, Jim Sheehy, had played with the Laune Rangers club in his youth. Sheehy first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at Tralee CBS. He first appeared for the Austin Stacks club at underage levels, before winning an All-Ireland medal with the senior team in 1977. Sheehy also won one Munster medal and five county club championship medals. Sheehy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was picked on the Kerry minor team. He played two championship seasons with the minors, and was a Munster Minor Football Championship runner-up on both occasions. Sheehy subsequently joined the Kerry under-21 team, winning two All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship medals in 1973 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Stacks GAA
Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Ireland. History Origins Founded in 1917, the club is named after Austin Stack, Irish revolutionary and captain of the All-Ireland winning Kerry Gaelic football team of 1904. They are the only club in Kerry to have won Senior County Championships in both hurling and football, including doubles in 1928 and 1931. Gaelic football The club won the 1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Notable players with the club have included Joe Barrett, Mikey Sheehy, Ger Power, John O'Keeffe, Cork's Dinny Long, William Kirby, Kieran Donaghy (who won player of the year after leading Kerry to success in 2006) and Daniel Bohane. The club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munster GAA
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster. County boards *Cork * Clare *Kerry *Limerick *Tipperary *Waterford Hurling Provincial team The Munster provincial hurling team represents the province of Munster in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup. Honours *Railway Cups: 46 **1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2016 Current panel Players Players from the following county teams represent Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. =Notable players= Competitions Inter-county ;Record *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 72 **Cork: 1890, 1892, 1893, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both football and hurling. However, despite both teams competing at the top level of the game for most of the county's history, the county hurling team has experienced more success, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on thirty occasions. By comparison, the county football team has won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on seven occasions, most recently in 2010. Cork was the third county from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick and Tipperary. Traditionally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Kerry GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry, and for the Kerry county teams. The Kerry branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the year 1888. Football is the dominant sport in the county, with both the men's and women's teams among the strongest in the country at senior level. The county football team was the fourth from the province of Munster to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. Kerry is the most successful in the history of the All-Ireland SFC, topping the list of counties for All-Irelands won. It has won the competition on 38 occasions, including two four-in-a-rows ( 1929– 1932, 1978– 1981) and two three-in-a-rows ( 1939–1941, 1984– 1986). It has also lost more finals than any other county (23). The county hurl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Dhoire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ... (the GAA refers to the Counties of Ireland, county as Derry). The county board is also responsible for the Derry county teams. Gaelic football, Football is the most popular of the county board's Gaelic games. The Derry county football team, county football team won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1993; it was the fourth from the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster to do so, following Cavan county football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballerin GAC
Ballerin Sarfields GAC ( ga, Baile Iarainn Na Sairsealaigh CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballerin, Northern Ireland. They are a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football, Ladies' Gaelic football and Camogie. The club have also had hurling teams in various stages in their history. Ballerin fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions. In addition to drawing players from Ballerin, the club's catchment area includes Ringsend, Garvagh, Aghadowey, Macosquin and parts of Limavady. The club's biggest success came in 1976 when they won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. They have also won the Derry Senior Football Championship twice. In recent decades the football team has been less successful and currently compete in the Derry Intermediate Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croke Park
Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Since 1891 the site has been used by the GAA to host Gaelic sports, including the annual All-Ireland in Gaelic football and hurling. A major expansion and redevelopment of the stadium ran from 1991 to 2005, raising capacity to its current 82,300 spectators. This makes Croke Park the third-largest stadium in Europe, and the largest not usually used for association football in Europe. Other events held at the stadium include the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2003 Special Olympics, and numerous musical concerts. In 2012, Irish pop group Westlife sold out the stadium in record-breaking time: less than 5 minutes. From 2007 to 2010, Croke Park hosted home matches of the Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club
St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Togher area of Cork city, County Cork, Ireland. St Finbarr's, who play in royal blue and gold jerseys, are the only club in Ireland to win All-Ireland club championships in both hurling and football. The club has won Cork County Senior Championships in every decade except the first decade of the 21st century. This record was almost upheld in 2009 when the club reached the final in the Cork County Senior Football Championship, only to lose out by a point to Clonakilty. Between 1980 and 1982, the club won three Cork County Hurling Championships in a row. This feat had not been repeated until Imokilly did so between 2017 and 2019. Hurling Honours *All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2 ** 1975, 1978 *Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 4 ** 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980 *Cork Senior Hurling Championships: 26 ** 1899, 1904, 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Kerry GAA
Mid Kerry is one of the divisions of Kerry Gaelic Athletic Association. It organizes Gaelic football and hurling competitions for the clubs within the division and fields teams in county competitions. The division is based around the town of Killorglin and neighbouring parishes. The division was created in 1947 when Laune Rangers, Castlemaine, Milltown, Tuogh, Glenbeigh and Beaufort broke away from the East Kerry division to create their own competitions. Honours * Kerry Senior Football Championship ** Winners (4) 1967, 1971, 1992, 2008 ** Runners-Up (9) 1965, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1990, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2022 * Kerry Under-21 Football Championship ** Winners (3) 1981, 2000, 2013 ** Runners-Up (2) 2002, 2004 * Kerry Minor Football Championship ** Winners (5) 1960, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 ** Runners-Up (6) 1962, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021 Member clubs * Beaufort * Cromane * Glenbeigh-Glencar * Keel * Laune Rangers * Milltown/Castlemaine Competitions The main competition run by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Kerry GAA
West Kerry is a Divisional Gaelic football team in Kerry. In 1924 the county convention of Kerry County Board agreed to setting up divisional boards to promote Gaelic football and hurling in Kerry. The Premier competition in West Kerry is the West Kerry Championship and the West Kerry League. Member clubs * An Ghaeltacht * Annascaul * Castlegregory * Dingle * Lios Póil Football Achievements * Kerry Senior Football Championship (3) 1984, 1985, 1990 * Kerry Under-21 Football Championship (5) 1977, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2009 * Kerry Minor Football Championship 1959, 1990, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2011 Notable players * Páidí Ó Sé * Dara Ó Cinnéide * Tomás Ó Flatharta * Rónán Ó Flatharta * Mícheál Ó Sé * Marc Ó Sé * Darragh Ó Sé * Tomás Ó Sé * Páidí Ó Sé * Aodán Mac Gearailt * Brian Ó Beaglaoich * Tommy Doyle * Paddy Kennedy * Bingo O'Driscoll * Sean Murphy * Fintan Ashe * Paddy Bawn Brosnan * Bill Dillon * David Geaney * Michael Geaney * Paul Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Moran (Gaelic Footballer)
Denis "Ogie" Moran (born 16 January 1956 in Ballybunion, County Kerry) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and manager. He played football with his local club Beale, his divisional side Shannon Rangers and also at senior level for the Kerry county team between 1975 and 1987. Early life Denis 'Ogie' Moran was born in Ballybunion, County Kerry in 1956. Born into a family that had a keen interest in Gaelic games, Moran's father instilled a love of the games in his son by bringing him to matches every weekend. In 1962 he was only six years-old when he travelled to Croke Park as the mascot to the Kerry team that captured the All-Ireland title. Moran was educated at the local national school and later boarded at the famous Franciscan College in Gormanston, County Meath. Here his football skills came to the fore and he became a key member of the college senior team that captured three Leinster colleges' titles in-a-row between 1972 and 1974. In 1973, Moran's side reached the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Spillane
Patrick Gerard Spillane (born 1 December 1955), better known as Pat Spillane, is an Irish former Gaelic football pundit and player. His National Football League (Ireland), league and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, championship career at senior level with the Kerry county football team, Kerry county team spanned seventeen years from 1974 to 1991. Spillane is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Born in Templenoe, County Kerry, Spillane was born into a strong Gaelic football family. His father, Tom, and his uncle, Jerome, both played with Kerry and won All-Ireland Junior Football Championship, All-Ireland medals in the junior grade. His maternal uncles, Jackie, Dinny, Mickey, and Teddy Lyne, all won All-Ireland medals at various grades with Kerry throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Spillane played competitive Gaelic football as a boarder at St Brendan's College, Killarney, St Brendan's College. Here he won back-to-back Corn Uí Mhuirí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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