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Slaughtneil GAC
Robert Emmet's Gaelic Athletic Club Slaughtneil ( ga, CLG Roibeard Éiméid Sleacht Néill) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based on the townland of Slaughtneil, near Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and competes in Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club is named after Irish patriot and revolutionary Robert Emmet and the club plays its home games at Emmet Park. Slaughtneil have won the Derry Senior Football Championship six times and the Derry Senior Hurling Championship 16 times. Slaughtneil also won their first Derry senior camogie championship in 2012, and has since won three All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship titles. Slaughtneil won "Club of the Year" at the 2000 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards. Codes The club fields teams in several GAA codes, including hurling, Gaelic football and camogie, with teams in each code winning multiple county and provincial titles between 2013 and 2021. Hurling Slau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, as well as the Irish language. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members worldwide, and declared total revenues of €65.6 million in 2017. The Games Administration Committee (GAC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the second most popular participation sport in Northern Ireland. The women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played between the top clubs in Ulster GAA. The trophy awarded to the winners is the Seamus McFerran Cup ( ga, Corn Shéamuis Mhic Fearáin). The winners and the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and London champions compete in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Glen are the current champions, having beaten Kilcoo in the 2022 final. Crossmaglen Rangers from Armagh have won the most titles with eleven wins. Competition format Each of the nine counties of Ulster organise a county championship annually for their top clubs. The nine county champions compete in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in a knock-out format. Finals listed by year Wins listed by club Wins listed by county No club from Fermanagh or Cavan has ever won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. See also * Ulster Senior Club Football League * Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Ulster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormac O'Doherty
Cormac O'Doherty (born 1996) is a dual player of Gaelic games, i.e. hurling and Gaelic football, who plays for Derry Championship club Slaughtneil and at inter-county level for the Derry senior hurling team. He usually lines out at midfield and is captain of the team for the 2021 season. Career O'Doherty first came to Gaelic games prominence as a student at St Patrick's College in Maghera, winning consecutive MacRory Cup titles and a Hogan Cup title in 2013. He joined the Slaughtneil senior hurling and football teams. Since his debut as a dual player, he won six Ulster Club Championship titles and 13 County Championship titles across both codes. O'Doherty first appeared on the inter-county scene during a three-year tenure with the Derry minor team, before later winning an Ulster Championship title with the under-21 team. He was drafted onto the Derry senior hurling team in 2017 and won a Nicky Rackard Cup in his debut season. Career statistics Honours ;St Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrissy McKaigue
Christopher "Chrissy" McKaigue (born 13 July 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team. McKaigue plays club football and hurling for Slaughtneil Robert Emmet's. He is a defender in football and a half forward in hurling. He has represented Ireland in the International Rules Series. Personal life McKaigue is from Slaughtneil. He went to secondary school at St Patrick's College, Maghera. McKaigue also works at Gaelcholáiste Dhoire as a Physical Education teacher and is a Gaeilge learner. Football career Club McKaigue has won numerous senior titles in both codes with Slaughtneil. In hurling he has won the Derry Senior Hurling Championship nine times and the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship four times. In football he is the holder of five Derry Senior Football Championships and three Ulster Senior Club Football Championships. Inter-county Minor McKaigue was vice-captain of the Derry Minor team that were runners-up in both the Ulste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis McEldowney
Francis McEldowney (born 24 April 1981) is a dual player of Gaelic games who plays Gaelic football for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. McEldowney plays his club football and hurling for Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil, with whom he won three Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. His twin brother Fergal also played for Derry in the past. Playing career Inter-county 2004 was McEldowney's debut year and was ever-present for Derry in that year's Championship. He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final. Club McEldowney's underage honours include two Derry Minor Football Championship's and two Derry Minor Hurling Championship's. In 2000 he won a Derry Senior Hurling Championship with the club. They were also beaten in that year's Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship final. In 2004 McEldowney was part of the first ever Slaughtneil side to win the Derry Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Bradley
Patsy Bradley is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil club and the Derry county team. He has won a National League title with his county and the Derry Senior Football Championship with his club. For both club and county Bradley usually plays in midfield. Playing career Inter-county Bradley was part of the Derry Minor side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor and All-Ireland Minor Championships. He was a member of the Derry Under 21 team that finished runners-up in the 2004 Ulster Under 21 Championship. He was part of the Derry Senior panel that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final. Club In 2004 Bradley was part of the first Slaughtneil side to win the Derry Senior Football Championship, defeating Bellaghy in the final. Slaughtneil reached the final again in 2008, but were beaten by Ballinderry Shamrocks. In 2014 Bradley was part of the Slaughtneil side who won both the Derry Senior Football Championship and the Ulster Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Derry Senior Hurling Championship
The 2017 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 72nd edition of the Derry GAA's premier hurling tournament for senior clubs in Derry. The winners receive the Fr Collins Cup. Slaughtneil Robert Emmet's were the defending champions, having beaten Banagher in the 2016 final 2–19 to 1–12. Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship {{Derry Senior Hurling Championship Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ... Derry Senior Hurling Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Derry Senior Hurling Championship
The 2016 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st edition of the Derry GAA's premier hurling tournament for senior clubs in Derry club hurling competitions. The winners receive the Fr Collins Cup. Slaughtneil Robert Emmet's were the defending champions, having beaten Swatragh Swatragh () is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Swatragh is on the main A29 road north of Maghera, and is situated within Mid-Ulster District. The population was 438 in the 2011 Census. The village has three ... 5–26 to 1–5 in the 2015 final. They won their fourth championship in a row by beating Bangher 2–19 to 1–12 in the final on 11 September 2016. Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship References {{reflist 2016 senior hurling county championships Derry Senior Hurling Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster GAA, Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion hurling teams in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Ulster hurling. Introduced in 1970-71 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship, 1970, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open to the nine county club champion teams in Ulster. The competition currently retains the knockout format but features just four teams who represent the strongest hurling counties in Ulster. In its current format, the Ulster Club Championship begins in October with the semi-finals. Entrants are not seeded. The two semi-final winners proceed to the final which is currently played in late October or early November. The winner of the Ulster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry Junior Football Championship
The Derry Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Premier Electrics Derry Junior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Derry clubs. The competition receives coverage in the national media. Craigbane are the title holders (2022) defeating Ballerin in the Final. History It was once (around 2011) The Derry Credit Union Derry Junior Football Championship for sponsorship reasons but no more. It had, by 2015 at the latest, become the Premier Electrics Derry Junior Football Championship. 2018 champions Limavady faced losing Callum Brown to the Australian Football League (AFL), the professional Australian rules football competition. In 2022, Craigbane bridged an eleven-year gap to win. The final has been played at Celtic Park and at Owenbeg. Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the ? The winners of the Derry Junior Football Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry Intermediate Football Championship
The Derry Intermediate Football Championship (currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the ''M&L Contracts Derry Intermediate Football Championship'') is an annual competition between the mid-tier Gaelic football clubs affiliated to Derry GAA. Format The competition traditionally took the structure of an open-draw knock-out. In 2007 and 2008, the championship was altered to include a round robin, group structure with the 16 teams divided into four groups. Each club in a group played each other once with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the competition took the format of a knock-out. The format was changed once again for the 2009 Championship. The Derry Competitions Control Committee accepted a proposal to scrap the group stage and introduce a "backdoor" system. The 16 clubs play in the first round. In the second round the eight first round winners are drawn against each other, with the four winners going into bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Derry Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 97th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for the top clubs. The sixteen teams who qualified for the 2020 senior championship are explained in the 'Competition Format' section below. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Gaelic Game activity was suspended in March. As a result the 2020 Derry senior championship was changed to an initial group structure where each team played three games before playing at least one game in the final knockout stage. Slaughtneil beat the defending champions Magherafelt 0-11 to 1-04 at Bellaghy to win their 6th title. The winners received the John McLaughlin Cup. Competition format Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships Team performances in 2019 in the football league and championships were used to determine which of the three 2020 championships the thirty seven clubs competed in – * 2020 Senior Championship (16 teams)All twelve 2019 Division 1A teams plus four 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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