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West Kerry GAA
West Kerry is a Divisional Gaelic football team in Kerry. In 1924 the county convention of Kerry County Board agreed to setting up divisional boards to promote Gaelic football and hurling in Kerry. The Premier competition in West Kerry is the West Kerry Championship and the West Kerry League. Member clubs * An Ghaeltacht * Annascaul * Castlegregory * Dingle * Lios Póil Football Achievements * Kerry Senior Football Championship (3) 1984, 1985, 1990 * Kerry Under-21 Football Championship (5) 1977, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2009 * Kerry Minor Football Championship 1959, 1990, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2011 Notable players * Páidí Ó Sé * Dara Ó Cinnéide * Tomás Ó Flatharta * Rónán Ó Flatharta * Mícheál Ó Sé * Marc Ó Sé * Darragh Ó Sé * Tomás Ó Sé * Páidí Ó Sé * Aodán Mac Gearailt * Brian Ó Beaglaoich * Tommy Doyle * Paddy Kennedy * Bingo O'Driscoll * Sean Murphy * Fintan Ashe * Paddy Bawn Brosnan * Bill Dillon * David Geaney * Michael Geaney * Paul Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aodán Mac Gearailt
Aodán Mac Gearailt is a footballer from County Kerry. He played with An Ghaeltacht and the Kerry teams in the 1990s and 2000s, winning County Championships in 2001 and 2003 he also won a Munster Club Championship in 2003 and played in the 2004 All Ireland Club Final but ended up on the losing side. He joined Cork side Ballygarvan in 2009 but returned to An Ghaeltacht after only one year with the Cork side. He won an All Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2000 with Kerry. He also won an All Ireland Under 21 medal in 1998. In 2009, he was made trainer of the Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ... senior hurling team by Gerald McCarthy during the players strike. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people An Ghaeltacht Gaelic f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diarmuid Murphy
Diarmuid Murphy (born 22 August 1975 in Dingle, County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for his local club Dingle and was the goalkeeper at senior level on the Kerry county football team from 2004 until 2009. In August 2010 it was announced that Murphy would join the Kerry management as a selector under coach Jack O'Connor. Playing career Under 21 Murphy was part of the Kerry Under 21 team in 1994 but lost out to Cork in the Munster championship. He was still underage in 1995. He played no part in the Munster championship winning campaign, but returned to the team for the All-Ireland semi-final with Donegal that Kerry won. Murphy was the team's captain for the All-Ireland final with Mayo. The game ended in a 2-12 to 3-09 draw, Kerry won the re-play 3-10 to 1-12 to give Murphy an All-Ireland title as captain. In his final year at the Under 21 grade Murphy picked up a Munster title after a win over Clare in the final. Kerry later qualified for another All-Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Griffin
Tommy Griffin is a former Irish Gaelic football player for Kerry GAA, Kerry and Dingle GAA, An Daingean. Playing career Club At club level Griffin lined out with Dingle GAA. He won Kerry Intermediate Football Championship titles in 1996 and 2004. He also won a number of West Kerry Senior football league and championship titles during his playing days. Schools Griffin won Munster and All Ireland Colleges Medals 'B' with Dingle CBS in 1996. Minor He first came on the intercounty scene in 1996 as part of the Kerry GAA, Kerry minor team. He was midfield as Kerry GAA, Kerry overcame Cork GAA, Cork in the Munster Minor Football Championship final. He was again midfield as Kerry GAA, Kerry overcame Mayo GAA, Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-final. He missed out on the All-Ireland final loss to Laois GAA, Laois. Under 21 Griffin joined the Kerry GAA, Kerry Under 21 team straight out of minor level in 1997. He appeared in the Munster championship win over Clare GAA, Clare before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Geaney
Seán Geaney is a Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ... coach and selector. In the 2008 season, he was a selector with the Kerry senior football team and managed the Kerry team which won the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship. He played senior football for Kerry in the 1990s and was a star player with Dingle GAA and West Kerry. Geaney was manager of the Kerry Minor Football team in 2004 and 2005. Under new manager Pat O'Shea, Geaney became a Kerry selector for 2007 and 2008. In 2008, Geaney was also appointed as the Kerry U21 manager. The team won the Munster championship and subsequently reached the All-Ireland final, in which they overcame Kildare.Kerry 2-12 Kildare 0-11. RTÉ Sports TV story, found at . Accessed 24 May 2008. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Geaney
Paul Geaney (born 27 November 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dingle and at senior level for the Kerry county team. He usually lines out as a forward. Career Geaney first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Dingle club. He joined the club's senior team in 2007 and won a Kerry Club Championship title in 2015. Geaney first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Kerry minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2008. After an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the Kerry under-21 team, he was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team during the 2011 league. After a number of years as a panel member, Geaney eventually broke onto the starting fifteen and was at right corner-forward when Kerry beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland SFC final. His other honours include National League and Munster Championship titles. Personal life Geaney works in the family business in Paul Geaney's Bar and Restaurant in Dingle. He ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Geaney
Michael Geaney (born 2 October 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dingle Dingle ( Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Kill ... and has played at senior level for the Kerry county team since 2012. He is a cousin of Kerry footballer Paul Geaney and younger brother of former Kerry player David Geaney. References 1989 births Living people Dingle Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Geaney (Kerry Gaelic Footballer, Born 1985)
David Geaney (born 1985 in County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer, formerly playing for Kerry and An Daingean and playing for St Peters Dunboyne since 2013. Playing career Schools Geaney first became known while playing with Dingle CBS. Club At club level, he helped Dingle win the Intermediate county title with a win over West Kerry rivals Annascaul. He played in the Kerry Senior Football Championship, where Dingle lost to Dr Crokes in the final in 2012. He later joined Meath, playing for St Peters, Dunboyne. Underage In 2003, he was part of the Kerry minor team. That seasons Munster Minor Football Championship had a round-robin phase and Geaney played in the first three games against Tipperary scoring 0-03, Limerick scoring 1-01 and Waterford scoring 0-02. He returned for the semi-final with Clare where he scored 0-04. Kerry faced Cork in the final where he scored 0-02 to pick up a Munster medal. He failed to score as Kerry overcame Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Dillon (footballer)
Bill Dillon (1 June 1905 – 23 May 1979) was an Irish people, Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle GAA, Dingle and was a member of the Kerry GAA, Kerry senior inter-county team from 1937 until 1941. Dillon captained Kerry to a third consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland title in 1941. References External links * 1905 births 1979 deaths Dingle Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Bawn Brosnan
Patrick "Paddy Bawn" Brosnan (16 November 1917 – 23 July 1995) was an Irish Gaelic footballer whose league and championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ... career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen years from 1937 to 1952. References 1917 births 1995 deaths Dingle Gaelic footballers Drinking establishment owners Fishers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fintan Ashe
Fintan Ashe (born 1970 in Dingle, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was the Kerry inter-county team at all levels during the late 1980s and 1990s. He won an All-Ireland minor medal in 1988. In 1990, he was part of the All-Ireland Under 21 winning panel and the following year he won an All-Ireland Junior title. Club Ashe played his club football with Dingle. He won four Kerry Intermediate Football Championship in1988, 1989, 1997 and 2004. He also won a number of West Kerry Senior Football Championship titles. Underage Ashe played with the Kerry minor team in 1988. He came on as a sub in the Munster final win over Cork, but was midfield for the All-Ireland final win over Dublin where he scored a point. He then moved to the Under 21 team. He won a Munster medal in 1990 as Kerry overcame Cork in the final. He played no part as Kerry went on to win the All-Ireland title. He was still underage in 1991. His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Murphy (footballer)
Sean Murphy may refer to: Sports * Seán Óg Murphy (1897–1956), Irish hurler * Seán Murphy (hurler) (born 1947), Irish hurler * Seán Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (born 1932), Irish Gaelic football player * Sean Murphy (footballer, born 1995), Scottish footballer * Sean Murphy (boxer) (born 1964), English Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer * Sean Murphy (swimmer) (born 1964), Canadian swimmer * Sean Murphy (golfer) (born 1965), American golfer * Sean Murphy (racing driver) (born 1984), in Auckland, New Zealand * Sean Murphy (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player * Sean Murphy (rower) (born 1996), Australian rower Other * Sean Murphy (artist), American comic book creator * Sean Murphy (cryptographer), professor at Royal Holloway, University of London * Sean Murphy (journalist) (born 1958), Australian journalist * Sean Murphy (photographer), American photographer * Sean D. Murphy, professor at George Washington University * Sean Murphy (''Oz''), a fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
