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Séamus Prendergast
Séamus Prendergast (born 1 January 1980) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team. Born in Ardmore, County Waterford, Prendergast first played competitive hurling in his youth. He first arrived on the inter-county scene as a member of various Waterford teams at underage levels. Prendergast joined the senior panel during the 2001 championship and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen. He went on to win four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. Prendergast was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Prendergast won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist in the intermediate grade with Ardmore. His brother, Declan Prendergast, also had a lengthy career with Waterford. Throughout his career Prendergast made 58 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardmore, County Waterford
Ardmore () is a seaside resort and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland, not far from Youghal on the south coast of Ireland. It has a permanent population of around 430, that increases in the tourist season. It is believed to be the oldest Christian settlement in Ireland. According to tradition, Saint Declan lived in the region in the early 5th century, and Christianised the area before the coming of Saint Patrick. In September 2014, Ardmore was included on a shortlist of Ireland's top tourist towns composed by Fáilte Ireland. It is home to the Michelin-starred restaurant, The House (restaurant), The House, at the Cliff House Hotel. History Ecclesiastical history At the Synod of Ráth Breasail, Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 in Ireland, 1111, recognition was given to the Diocese of Ardmore, reputedly founded by Saint Declan, one of the Munster saints said to have preceded Saint Patrick in bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Déis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Dhoire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ... (the GAA refers to the Counties of Ireland, county as Derry). The county board is also responsible for the Derry county teams. Gaelic football, Football is the most popular of the county board's Gaelic games. The Derry county football team, county football team won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1993; it was the fourth from the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster to do so, following Cavan county football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship 2002) was the 116th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Clare 2-20 to 0-19 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. The championship Format Leinster Championship ''First round:'' (3 matches) These are three games between six of the 'weaker' teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Three teams are eliminated at this stage while the three winning teams advance to the second round. ''Second round:'' (2 matches) The three winners of the first-round games join a fourth Leinster team to make up the second round pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the quarter-final. ''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated from the provincial championship at this stage while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018
Events January * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start 2018 Juba raid, a raid against Juba, capital of South Sudan. * January 12–January 13, 13 – The first round of voting of the 2018 Czech presidential election is held. * January 20 – Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announces the beginning of a Turkish military intervention in Afrin, military offensive to capture a portion of Rojava, northern Syria from People's Protection Units, Kurdish forces, amidst the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present), Kurdish–Turkish conflict. * January 20–January 22, 22 – The Federal government of the United States, US government enters a United States federal government shutdown of January 2018, federal government shutdown as a result of a dispute over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. * January 24 – Science in China, Scientists in China report in the journal ''Cell (journal), Cell'' the creation of the first monkey Clon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
