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Paul Murphy (hurler)
Paul Murphy (born 27 January 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Intermediate Championship club Danesfort. He is a former player with the Kilkenny senior hurling team, with whom he made 94 league and championship appearances in a decade-long inter-county career. Widely considered to be one of the best defenders of his generation, Murphy was the recipient of four All-Stars. Murphy first played for Kilkenny when he joined the minor team at the age of 17. A three-year stint with the under-21 team yielded an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title, while he enjoyed similar success with the intermediate team before being drafted onto the senior team as right corner-back in 2011. It was a position he retained for the rest of the decade. Murphy won his four All-Ireland Championship titles during his first five years on the team, with his performances during his second season earning him a Hurler of the Year nomination. His other major honours include five Leinster Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team
The Kilkenny county hurling team represents Kilkenny in hurling and is governed by Kilkenny GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League. Kilkenny's home ground is Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. The team's manager is Derek Lyng. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2022, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2015 and the National League in 2021. History Kilkenny is the most successful county team at senior level in the history of the game of hurling. Kilkenny has won the All-Ireland Championship 36 times and has won the provincial Leinster Championship on 73 occasions as of 2021. Beginning of the modern era In 1922, Kilkenny won its sixteenth Leinster title before later lining out in the All-Ireland final against Tipperary. In an exciting game, Tipperary were win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster GAA
The Leinster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the European County Board to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe. Leinster Council's main contribution to this goal is the provision of referees. As of 2008, there were 834 clubs affiliated to the county boards of the Leinster Council. County boards *Carlow *Dublin *Kildare *Kilkenny *Laois *Longford *Louth * Meath *Offaly *Westmeath *Wexford *Wicklow Football Provincial team The Leinster provincial football team represents the province of Leinster in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup. Players Players from the following county teams represent Leinster: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. Competitions Inter-county *Leinster Senior Football Championship *O'Byrne Cup *Lei ... [...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] |
2007 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2007 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 21 April 2007 and ended on 2 September 2007. Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions. On 2 September 2007, Tipperary won the championship following a 3-14 to 2-11 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row. Cork's Ryan Clifford was the championship's top scorer with 5-30. Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Play-off Semi-finals Final Ulster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final Final All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlow GAA
The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Ceatharlach) or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and the Carlow county teams. The Carlow county football team play in the Leinster Senior Football Championship and in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League for 2019. The Carlow county hurling team compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup, the second tier of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, and in Division 1B of the National Hurling League in 2019. Football Clubs Clubs contest the Carlow Senior Football Championship. That competition's most successful club is Éire Óg, with 29 titles. Carlow clubs have a decent record in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Éire Óg has five Leinster titles, while O'Hanrahans has one. Éire Óg was deprived of the All-Ireland club title in 1993 by Cork's O'Donovan Rossa of Skibbereen. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players under the age of 17 in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year – except for a three-year absence during the Emergency – since the 1928 championship. The final, usually held on the last Sunday in June, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during April, May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Hanrahan Cup. The championship was previously played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship, however, the championship has since incorporated a round-robin system. The Leinster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling All-Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 1 April 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006 Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title. On 3 September 2006 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 2-07 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 17th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1996. Kilkenny's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 5-38. Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Group A Group B Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Minor Hurling Championship First round Play-off Semi-finals Final Ulster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final Final All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
The 2006–07 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The All-Ireland final was played on 11 March 2007 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Danesfort from Kilkenny and Clooney Gaels from Antrim, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Danesfort won the match by 2-16 to 2-08 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title. Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship Munster quarter-final Munster semi-finals Munster final All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship All-Ireland quarter-final All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Skehana Skehana or Skehanagh () is a small village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. The name Skehana derives from the Irish ''Sceith eánach'' meaning "place of the whitethorn". Together with nearby Menlough, Skehana is a half-parish wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clooney Gaels GAA
Clooney may refer to: People *Clooney (surname) Places *Clooney, Bunratty Upper, a civil parish and townland in the Barony of Bunratty Upper, County Clare, Ireland *Clooney, Corcomroe, a civil parish and townland in the Barony of Corcomroe, County Clare, Ireland *Clooney, Kilcronaghan civil parish Clooney ( and , ) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in north-east of the parish and is bounded in the north by the Moyola River as well as the parish of Termoneeny. It is b ..., a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland See also * Cluny (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockbridge GAA
Knockbridge GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knockbridge, County Louth, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1999, the club is solely concerned with the game of hurling. The club has won 12 Louth Senior Hurling Championship titles. History After hurling was first introduced to the Knockbridge area in 1984, Knockbridge Juvenile Hurling Club was established the following year. A number of under-12 and under-14 titles were secured over the next few years. An adult section of the juvenile club was founded on 12 November 1998. Knockbridge Hurling Club was eventually affiliated at the first County Committee meeting on 4 January 1999. A year later, the club won its first Louth Senior Hurling Championship title after a defeat of Wolfe Tones GAA (Louth), Wolfe Tones in the final. The club went on to win 12 Louth SHC titles, including "5 in a row" between 2005 and 2009. Knockbridge reached the 2006–07 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship#Leinster Junior C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the various champion clubs from the province of Leinster in Europe. It is the most prestigious competition for junior clubs in Leinster hurling. The Leinster Junior Club Championship was introduced in 2000. In its current format, the championship begins in late October and is usually played over a six-week period. The participating club teams compete in a straight knockout competition that culminates with the Leinster final for the two remaining teams. The winner of the Leinster Junior Championship qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship. Kilkenny clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 16 wins. Wexford sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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