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Rory Kavanagh
Rory Kavanagh ( ga, Ruairí Ó Caomhánach; born 23 August 1982) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player with St Eunan's and the Donegal county team. He currently manages the St Eunan's club. Alongside Colm McFadden and Christy Toye, he would have been considered one of the experienced members of the Donegal senior football panel in his final days. Kavanagh's haul of Ulster Senior Football Championships was a joint county team record (alongside such past players as Anthony Molloy, Martin McHugh, Joyce McMullan and Donal Reid) for four years until Patrick McBrearty, Neil McGee, Paddy McGrath, Leo McLoone, Frank McGlynn (Gaelic footballer), Frank McGlynn, Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer), Michael Murphy and Anthony Thompson (Gaelic footballer), Anthony Thompson surpassed it in 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship, 2018. Early life Kavanagh is from Letterkenny. His father Charlie also played Gaelic football. Kavanagh attended Scoil Colmcille, Letterkenny, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letterkenny
Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the River Swilly in East Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, and has a population of 19,274. It is the 36th largest settlement in all of Ireland by population (placing it ahead of Sligo, Larne, Banbridge, Armagh and Killarney), and is the 15th largest settlement by population in the province of Ulster (most of which comprises the separate jurisdiction of modern-day Northern Ireland). Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is considered a regional economic gateway for the north-west of Ireland. Letterkenny acts as an urban gateway to the Ulster ''Gaeltacht'', similar to Galway's relationship to the Connemara ''Gaeltacht''. Letterkenny began as a market town at the start of the 17th century, during the Plantation of Ulster. A castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo McLoone
Leo McLoone (born 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Conaill and also, formerly, the Donegal county team. A versatile player, often employed as a forward, he has been an important source of goals for club and county. McLoone made 109 appearances for his county, winning five Ulster Senior Football Championships and one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He was "the last of that famous Naomh Conaill four that also included Anthony Thompson, Dermot Molloy and Marty Boyle" to retire from inter-county football, doing so, as has been his custom, without making a public announcement. McLoone's father was captain of the team that reached the Senior County Championship Final in 1965. Playing career Club As a 16-year-old, McLoone was introduced as a substitute in the final of the 2005 Donegal Senior Football Championship, which the club won for the very first time. He inspired his club to the Donegal Senior Football Championship title for a second time in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLarnon Cup
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Michael Boyle (footballer)
Michael Boyle (born 1986/7) is an Irish sportsperson and Gaelic football coach. He plays with his local club Termon and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. Educated at St Eunan's College in Letterkenny, he was his county's number one goalkeeper in the past, though Paul Durcan had something to say about that. Boyle has also played soccer for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland. Playing career College Boyle studied Sports Science and Health at Dublin City University (DCU). Boyle won the Sigerson Cup twice in 2010 and 2012 with the DCU GAA team. He was goalkeeper on both occasions, on the team that beat UCC in the 2010 final and the team that beat Maynooth in the 2012 final. The Higher Education GAA later barred him for playing for his college due to a new rule it introduced, prompting the team manager to consider a boycott. Club Despite being a goalkeeper, Boyle was Termon's top scorer with four points in an away fixture against Aodh Ruadh at Fr Tierney Park in 2012. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary McFadden
Gary 'Copper' McFadden (born 1980s) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Glenswilly and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. He was a panel member when Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He normally plays as a midfielder or half forward. Early life McFadden was educated at St Eunan's College in Letterkenny. Manus McFadden, so crucial in the foundation of Glenswilly's GAA club, is his uncle, as he is also the uncle of Glenswilly player Kealan McFadden. Playing career Club McFadden captained Glenswilly to their first Donegal Senior Football Championship in 2011, with a 1–8 to 0–9 victory over St Michael's. He was also captain when the team reached the 2007 County Final and lost. McFadden won his second Donegal Senior Football Championship with Glenswilly in 2013 (he was not captain then). His team progressed to the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, which they lost to Ballinderry. He won a third Donegal SFC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Rafferty (Gaelic Footballer)
Kevin Rafferty (born 1981) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Eunan's and, also formerly, for the Donegal county team (between 2001 and 2012). He played in midfield for his county team. He has also played Saturday League association football for Glencar Celtic since around about 2017. He plays golf too and is a member of Letterkenny Golf Club. Early life Rafferty was educated at Scoil Colmcille and St Eunan's College in Letterkenny. Rafferty is one of five sons of Martin and Marie. His four brothers are Patrick ("Pajo"), Dwyer, Fergal and Declan. Kevin and Pajo Rafferty have played together for Glencar Celtic, Pajo though did not have the same abilities in Gaelic football as his brother. The Rafferty brothers also have a sister. Playing career Rafferty featured under five different Donegal managers—Mickey Moran, Brian McEniff, Brian McIver, John Joe Doherty and Jim McGuinness. He was often paired with Rory Kavanagh in midfield, though was often injured too. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermot Molloy
Dermot Brick Molloy (born 199?) is a Gaelic footballer who plays forward for Naomh Conaill and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. With a half-century of appearances for his county, he played for Donegal in two All-Ireland senior finals. A fixture in the Donegal teams of the Jim McGuinness era, Molloy won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2012 and three Ulster Senior Football Championships, in 2011, 2012 and 2014. Early life He was educated at St Eunan's College in Letterkenny. As a ten-year-old he wrote in a scrapbook of his wish to play for Donegal and win an All-Ireland medal. Playing career Club Molloy has had great success with his club Naomh Conaill, winning Championships at under-age level and then the Donegal Senior Football Championship. He first encountered McGuinness while with his club and first played under him in 2009, a year in which reached the final of the Donegal Senior Football Championship but lost. He captained the Naomh Conaill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoin McFadden
Antoin McFadden (born 1989/1990) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and player who has played for St Michael's and the Donegal county team. Pronounced , his forename is derived from the name of Roman great antiquity origin. Playing career McFadden made substitute appearances in the semi-final and final of the Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 2010. He then played in the final of the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, which Donegal (managed by Jim McGuinness) narrowly lost to Dublin (managed by Jim Gavin). After being appointed senior manager in late-2010, McGuinness called McFadden into his squad ahead of the 2011 Dr McKenna Cup. Himself, Eamonn Doherty, James Carroll and Declan Walsh transferred to Boston for the summer in 2011. McFadden reached, and played in, the final of the 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship — the first senior final in his club's history — but lost. Coaching career McFadden coached Newcastle West to the 2015 Limeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Gallagher (Donegal Footballer)
Neil Gallagher (born 1982/3) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Glenswilly GAA, Glenswilly and the Donegal county football team, Donegal county team. He tended to play for his county at midfield, from 2004 until his injury-enforced retirement in 2017. He won two List of All Stars Awards winners (football), All Stars, one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, three Ulster Senior Football Championships and one National Football League (Ireland), National Football League. He was team Captain (Gaelic games), captain when Donegal won the National Football League title in 2007 National Football League (Ireland), 2007. Gallagher's haul of Ulster Senior Football Championships was a joint county team record (alongside such past players as Anthony Molloy (Gaelic footballer), Anthony Molloy, Martin McHugh (Gaelic footballer), Martin McHugh, Joyce McMullan and Donal Reid) for four years until Patrick McBrearty, Neil McGee, Paddy McGrath, Leo McLoone, Frank McGlynn (Gae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Eunan's College
St Eunan's College ( ; ga, Coláiste Adhamhnáin), known locally as The College to distinguish it from the cathedral and GAA club, is a voluntary Roman Catholic all-male secondary day school (and former boarding school) in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located upon Sentry Hill in Letterkenny. Named after Adomnán or Eunan (the Abbot of Iona who was native to Tír Chonaill, mainly modern County Donegal, and is patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe), the school's foundation stone was laid on the patron saint's feast day of 23 September. Its buildings and grounds include the College Chapel, a medial courtyard and playing fields. Architectural features include four turreted round towers and flying buttresses which are modelled on the nearby Cathedral. Sporadic extensions have occurred, including during the early 1930s and the late 1970s – science laboratories and a demonstration room were added in between these two periods of major building work. A monkey puzzle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoil Colmcille, Letterkenny
Scoil Colmcille is a Roman Catholic boys' primary school in County Donegal, Ireland, located on Letterkenny's Convent Road, across from the Loreto Convent. History The school stands on the site of the town's first Gaelic football playing field. It was built in 1974. At the time of the new Scoil Colmcille's opening over 600 boys attended the school. By 1985 school numbers grew to over 700 and 23 teachers were employed. Boys are housed at the rear end of the school and play in the back yard while girls are taught at the front entrance and play in the adjoining yard. The school choir, led by Mr Frank Breslin, sang to a prime time national audience on ''The Late Late Toy Show'' in 1995. An event, held at the school in January 2020, was attended by past pupils and locals. Among those in attendance were Leas-Cheann Comhairle Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (not a past pupil), Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh and former school principal Tom Redden. Those based abroad, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 130th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 19 October 2017. Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final. Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final. DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended the final. Teams The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster. Championship draw Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-Finals ---- Final 2018 Irish News Ulster Allstars # Rory Beggan (Monaghan) # Pádraig Hampsey (Tyrone) # Drew Wylie (Monaghan) # Ryan Wylie (Monaghan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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