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Odhrán Mac Niallais
Odhrán Mac Niallais (born 17 August 1992) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for CLG Ghaoth Dobhair, Gaoth Dobhair and, formerly, for the Donegal county football team, Donegal county team. With two Ulster Senior Football Championships to his name, Mac Niallais was a prominent feature of the Donegal midfield between 2014 and 2018. He is regarded nationally as "one of the most naturally gifted footballers in Ireland". He won an Ulster Senior Club Football Championship with Gaoth Dobhair in 2018. Playing career Club Mac Niallais won the 2018 Donegal Senior Football Championship, scoring eight points (including six frees) in the final to help Gaoth Dobhair to their first Donegal senior championship since 2006, and being awarded man of the match. Mac Niallais then starred in Gaoth Dobhair's first ever Ulster Senior Club Football Championship-winning campaign later in 2018 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, 2018. In the Ulster semi-final defeat of Crossmaglen Rangers GA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letterkenny
Letterkenny ( , meaning "hillside of the O'Cannons"), nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is a regional economic gateway for the north-west of Ireland. Letterkenny began as a market town at the start of the 17th century, during the Plantation of Ulster. A castle once stood near where the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba, County Donegal's only Catholic Church, Catholic cathedral, stands today. Letterkenny Castle, built in 1625, was located south of Mt Southwell on Castle Street. County Donegal's largest third-level institution, Atlantic Technological University, Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Letterkenny, is located in the town, as are St Eunan's College, Highland Radio, and a Hinduism, Hindu temple. Letterkenny was also the original home of Oatfield (confectioner), Oatfield Sweet Factory, a confectionery manufacturer; the factory c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalkeeper (Gaelic Games)
The following are the positions in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. Each team consists of one goalkeeper (who wears a different colour jersey), six backs, two midfielders, and six forwards: 15 players in all. Some under-age games are played 13-a-side (in which case the full-back and full-forward positions are removed) or 11-a-side (in which case the full-back, centre back, centre forward and full-forward positions are removed). The positions are listed below, with the jersey number usually worn by players in that position given. Goalkeeper The role of a goalkeeper, who wears the number 1 jersey in Gaelic games, is similar to other codes: to prevent the ball from entering the goal. The goalkeeper in Gaelic football and hurling also usually has the role of kicking or pucking the ball out to the outfield players. A good goalkeeper most often has great agility and bravery as well as strength and height. In Gaelic football a keeper's shot stopping abili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavan County Football Team
The Cavan county football team represents County Cavan in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Cavan GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), 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 Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League (Ireland), National Football League. Cavan's home ground is Breffni Park, Cavan. The team's manager is Raymond Galligan. The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship, 2020, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1952 and the National League in 1947–48 National Football League (Ireland), 1948. History Early years Cavan is the most successful football county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster, having won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) five times, the Ulster Senior Football Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal Democrat
The ''Donegal Democrat'' is a twice-weekly local newspaper, covering County Donegal, Ireland. The paper was traditionally based in the town of Ballyshannon in the south of the county, but now has offices in Donegal Town (southern edition) and Letterkenny (northern edition). The ''Donegal Democrat'' is the largest paper focused solely on County Donegal, and its current managing editor is Chris Ashmore. The paper was the only one published in south Donegal from the mid-twentieth century on, and so has gained a reputation of being the local paper of record for that part of the county. Since its launch, the ''Donegal Democrat'' has been published weekly on a Thursday in broadsheet format, and in recent years has become part of a chain of titles that are published three times per week in the county. The paper is now almost entirely integrated with the '' Donegal People's Press'', a paper published on Tuesdays in a compact format. The ''People's Press'' was traditionally a north Doneg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballybofey
Ballybofey ( , ; ) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn, the towns form the twin towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar, Ballybofey-Stranorlar. The twin towns, a Census town#Ireland, census town, had a population of 5,406 in 2022. History A few miles west of Ballybofey, on the main road to Fintown (the R252 road (Ireland), R252), is the Glenmore Estate, located at Welchtown. The country estate, estate formerly included Glenmore Lodge, a English country houses, country house that stood on the opposite, southern bank of the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn, near Glenmore Bridge. The house was originally built in the Georgian architecture, Georgian-style in the mid-to-late-18th-century. It was reworked for Sir William Styles in the neo-Tudor-style in the early 20th century. The house was demolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin County Football Team
The Dublin county football team represents County Dublin, Dublin in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Dublin GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), 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 (Ireland), 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 2024 Leinster Senior Football Championship, 2024, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 2023 and the National League in 2021 National Football League (Ireland), 2021. Dublin claimed eleven consecutive Leinster Senior Football Championships following a three-point victory over Wexford county foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down County Football Team
The Down county football team represents Down GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in the Gaelic games, Gaelic sport of Gaelic football, football. The team competes in three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League (Ireland), National Football League. Down's home ground is Páirc Esler, Newry. The team's manager is Conor Laverty. The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 1994, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1994 and the National League in 1982–83 National Football League (Ireland), 1983. With just one loss in six appearances in All-Ireland SFC finals, Down has a reputation for rising to the big occasion. Kitted out in distinctive red and black, the team's massive fan base has been responsible for some of the largest match attendances in GAA histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 National Football League (Ireland)
The 2013 National Football League (Ireland), National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 82nd staging of the National Football League (Ireland), National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The League began on Saturday 1 February 2014. Thirty-one Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London GAA, London, participated. Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny, who participated in previous years, withdrew from the competition. The reigning League Champions were Cork GAA, Cork. 2012 All-Ireland Champions Donegal GAA, Donegal competed in the top division, as did Mayo GAA, Mayo whom they beat in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. The losing All-Ireland finalists in 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 2010 and 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 2011, respectively Down GAA, Down and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacCumhaill Park
MacCumhaill Park () is a GAA stadium in Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland. It is the home ground of the Seán MacCumhaills club and Donegal's Gaelic football and hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ... teams. The ground is named after Seán MacCumhaill and had a capacity of 13,000, but that was reduced to 12,250 after a safety audit report was released in February 2012. Donegal GAA announced in November 2012 plans to restore the capacity to 18,000, Work got underway in February 2013. and the related works were completed by late March 2013. See also * List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums * List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity References Ballybofey Donegal GAA venues {{Ireland-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal News
The ''Donegal News'' (also known as ''Derry People/Donegal News'' and formerly ''Derry People'') is a twice-weekly local newspaper in the northwest of the island of Ireland, first published in 1902. Originally covering Derry, Northern Ireland, it moved across the border to Letterkenny, County Donegal, at the beginning of the World War II, Second World War and took on more of a Donegal focus. It is owned by the North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company, which was established in 1901 by the Lynch family, who also own several other papers in the region including the ''Ulster Herald'', ''Fermanagh Herald'', ''Strabane Chronicle'', ''Tyrone Herald'', and ''Gaelic Life''. Its main competitors are the ''Donegal Democrat'' and ''Derry Journal''. The paper, despite a "rebranding" several years ago, continues to be known, for short, locally across the northern half of County Donegal as the ''Derry People''. Its two editions had a circulation of 15,467 for the first half of 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Dr McKenna Cup
The 2013 Dr McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA. The tournament features the 2012 All-Ireland Champions, Donegal, whose first game (away against Fermanagh) was put back for several days due to Donegal's team holiday in Dubai. Ahead of the tournament Queen's announced they were quitting in a controversy over their players being poached by other teams, though Ulster Council President Aogan Farrell had appealed for this practice to stop. Format The teams are drawn into two groups of four teams and one of three. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The three group winners, and the best runner-up (from the four-team groups) progress to the semi-finals. Results Section A * Fermanagh v Donegal *Hogan Stand* Donegal v Monaghan *Donegal Now*Hogan Stand* Donegal v St Mary's *Donegal Now*Hogan Stand* Section B Section C Later rounds The semi-finals were contested by Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
