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St Loman's GAA
St Loman's Mullingar GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Mullingar, Ireland. History The club was founded with the name Mental Hospital and represented the staff of St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, a psychiatric hospital which operated from 1855–2015. They played under the name Springfield Stars in 1910, becoming Mental Hospital in the 1920s and St. Loman's Mullingar in the late 1950s. The club plays at St Loman's Mullingar Sports Ground on the Delvin Road. Gaelic football St Loman's Mullingar G.A.A. have won nine county senior titles Hurling Mental Hospital won the 1924 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship. Ladies' football St Loman's Ground hosted the final of the 2000 All-Ireland Ladies Club Football Championship. Notable players * Mick Carley *Jason Daly * Paddy Flanagan *John Heslin * Sam McCartan *Billy O'Loughlin * Ronan O'Toole * Paul Sharry *Phil Smyth Honours *Westmeath Senior Football Championship winner: 1948, 1961, 1963, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeath a county, separating it from Meath. Mullingar became the administrative centre for County Westmeath. The town was originally named ''Maelblatha'', and takes its modern name from a mill noted in the legend of Colman of Mullingar. Traditionally a market town serving the large agricultural hinterland, Mullingar remains a significant commercial location. It had a tradition of cattle trading until 2003 when its cattle market was closed for the development of a mixed commercial and residential scheme called Market Point. However, in 2014 the local County Council allowed an annual Christmas Market to take place on Mount Street. Mullingar has a number of neighbouring lakes, including Lough Owel, Lough Ennell and Lough Derravaragh. Lough Derrav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Flanagan (Westmeath Gaelic Footballer)
Patrick Flanagan (29 November 1930 – 19 April 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played for club sides Mullingar Shamrocks, The Downs, and St Loman's and at inter-county level as a dual player with the Westmeath senior teams. He usually lined out as a defender. Paddy married Judy Harte in August 1957. They had four children, Fergal, Brian, Kevin and Claire. They have six grandchildren, Paul, Aoife, Ailish, Niamh, Sean and Tara. Paddy was very proud of his children and grandchildren. Early life Born in Reynella, Turin he moved to Mullingar at a young age where he was initially introduced to Gaelic football. He won his first medal with St Mary's CBS playing with the college in the Columb Cup Final in Athy in 1946. He played his minor football with Mullingar, winning championship medals in 1946 and 1947. In 1948 he played Junior football with the Downs. Paddy remarkably represented Westmeath at minor, senior and junior level all while juggling his job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmeath Senior Football Championship
The Westmeath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath. The winner of the Westmeath Championship qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current champions are St Loman's, winning their 8th title in 2020. Current senior teams The 12 teams that competed in the 2018 Westmeath Senior Football Championship were: Group 1: St Loman's, Killucan, Athlone, The Downs, Coralstown Kinnegad, Tyrellspass Group 2: Garrycastle, Mullingar Shamrocks, Castledaly, Maryland GAA, St Mary's Rochfortbridge , Rosemount St Mary's Rochfortbridge gained promotion to the senior championship as a reward for their 2017 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Sharry
Paul Sharry (born 14 January 1989) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Westmeath county team. Sharry played in his youth team active football and was contracted with Cherry Orchard. He joined Shamrock Rovers in 2007 and played with the club in the League of Ireland. Playing career The St Loman's GAA clubman represented Westmeath GAA at senior level and played in the NFL division 3 final in 2011. Sharry represented the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup The 2011 Australian Football International Cup (or IC21) is the fourth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League. It was contested between 1 ... and kicked three goals in the tournament. He was selected on the International Cup All Star Team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharry, Paul 1989 births Living people Gaelic footballers who switched code ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronan O'Toole
Ronan O'Toole is a Gaelic footballer for St Loman's and Westmeath. He was a member of the team that defeated Dublin at Parnell Park in the 2019 O'Byrne Cup final, his county's first time to win that trophy since 1988. He won his second piece of silverware of 2019 when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park, O'Toole scored 0–2. He was man of the match in the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final. He scored five points from play and was nominated for Footballer of the Week on GAA.ie. O'Toole was also involved in the game's turning point when Cavan's Tomás Galligan charged at him with his shoulder and hit him straight into the face. The referee had no option but to wipe out his cards and show Galligan the red one for this offence. As of 2022, O'Toole was an analyst with JP Morgan. Honours ;Westmeath * Tailteann Cup (1): 2022 * National Football League Division 3 (1): 2019 * O'Byrne Cup (1): 2019 File:2019 collage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy O'Loughlin
Billy O'Loughlin is a Gaelic football manager and player from County Laois. He led Laois to the 2019 Leinster Under-20 Football Championship final. He was appointed manager of the Longford county team in 2021. Career O'Loughlin was a selector and coach on DIT's 2013 Sigerson Cup team, which won the competition, while he had previously managed the college's freshers team to All-Irelands in 2008 and 2009. He led Laois to the 2019 Leinster Under-20 Football Championship final. He managed Sarsfields to a Kildare Senior Football Championship semi-final. In November 2021, O'Loughlin was appointed to the Longford senior management role. The appointment was unexpected and he included handballer Paul Brady in his backroom team as a performance coach. He successfully kept Longford in Division 3 of the National Football league. He stepped down from the Longford managerial role in July 2022 because of other commitments. O'Loughlin played his club football for Arles–Killeen and St L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam McCartan
Sam McCartan (born 1999/2000) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the St Loman's club and at senior level for Westmeath county team. He scored a goal against Laois in the 2022 Tailteann Cup. He passed the ball to Lorcan O'Toole for a second goal in the semi-final that got them past Offaly and into the competition's inaugural final. McCartan is a grandson of Seán Purcell and is related to Ciarán Kilkenny. Honours ;Westmeath * Tailteann Cup (1): 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ... ;Individual * Tailteann Cup Team of the Year (1): 2022 References {{DEFAULTSORT:McCartan, Sam Year of birth missing (living people) category:Living people St Loman's Gaelic footballers Westmeath inter-county Gaelic footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Heslin
John Heslin (born 27 June 1992) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Westmeath county team and Australian rules footballer for the Irish Warriors. Heslin was drafted by Australian Football League club Richmond in 2011, with Pick #90 of the Rookie Draft, but left after just three months, without playing a single game. Playing career Gaelic football The St Loman's clubman represented University College Dublin in the Sigerson Cup and Westmeath at all levels and starred as Westmeath reached the Leinster Under-21 Football Championship final. He also played in two games of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and went on to become a permanent fixture in the Westmeath team. He was a playing member of the team when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park. In the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final he overtook Dessie Dolan as Westmeath's all-time championship top scorer. Australian football Heslin represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Daly
Jason Daly is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Loman's and at the senior level for the Westmeath county team. He plays as a goalkeeper for both. Daly made his full championship debut against Dublin in 2020. He is the goalkeeper who won the 2022 Tailteann Cup. Jason got the nickname "Magpie" due to his magpie-ish tendencies. Honours ;Westmeath * Tailteann Cup (1): 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, James Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Gaelic football goalkeepers St Loman's Gaelic footballers Westmeath inter-county Gaelic footballers ... [...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] |
Westmeath Examiner
The ''Westmeath Examiner'' is a weekly newspaper in Westmeath, Ireland. It was founded in 1882. The ''Westmeath Examiner'' is a sister paper of the ''Westmeath Independent'' which circulates in the Athlone area of the county. The ''Westmeath Examiner'' circulates in the north of the county and is based in Mullingar, the capital town of Westmeath. In May 2004, both papers were sold by their owners Martin Nally and Ronald Carroll to Celtic Media Group - a subsidiary of the Scottish owned Dunfermline Press - along with the third sister paper ''Offaly Independent''. On 16 May 2015, ''The Westmeath Examiner'' saw a change from broadsheet to compact format. In June 2012, the Irish management team of Celtic Media Group acquired the business and assets of the group for €5.5 million. Other Irish newspaper titles that are part of the same stable include ''The Anglo Celt'', in Cavan; The ''Meath Chronicle'' in Navan; and, since May 2014, ''The Connaught Telegraph''. According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Carley
Michael Carley (1940 – 17 March 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for several clubs ( St Mary's Rochfortbridge, St Loman's, The Downs and Tyrrellspass) and for the Westmeath county team. He usually lined out at Midfield. Carley is regarded as one of Westmeath's all-time greatest players. Honours ;St Mary's CBS *Leinster Colleges Senior B Football Championship (1): 1955 ;St Mary's Rochfortbridge *Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1958 ;St Loman's *Westmeath Senior Football Championship (2): 1961, 1963 ;The Downs *Westmeath Senior Football Championship (5): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974 ;Westmeath *O'Byrne Cup (2): 1959, 1964 ;Leinster *Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ... (2): 1961, 1962 References 1940 births 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
