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Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship
Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath. The winner of the competition qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The top club is promoted to the Westmeath Senior Football Championship, while the bottom club is relegated to the Westmeath Junior Football Championship. History In its early years, the competition was more transitional, with Caulry winning against Tyrrellspass in the 1946 IFC final and qualifying for the senior championship in the same year. The 1973 final was held at Páirc Chiaráin in Athlone, the first major championship final held there in more than two decades. Garrycastle won the 1997 final (after a replay), four years before they went on to win the senior championship. The 1999 final re ... [...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] |
Midlands 103
Midlands 103 (previously known as Midlands Radio 3) is an Irish local independent radio station broadcasting to counties Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath. The station's offices and main broadcast studios are in Tullamore, County Offaly. It also has studios in Athlone Towncentre Shopping Centre, Athlone and the Bridge Shopping Centre, Tullamore, and a studio and office in Harbour Place Shopping Centre, Mullingar, with programmes being broadcast regularly from all of these. Midlands 103 also has two outside broadcast units. As of the end of 2021, Midlands 103 had a weekly reach of 122,000 listeners with 73,000 tuning in daily, according to Joint National Listenership Research survey figures. History The station was established as "Radio 3" in 1990 having operated as an unlicenced broadcaster "Radio West" between 1982 and 1988. Station output The prime-time weekday schedule includes breakfast programming, a daily current affairs magazine show, music-driven programmes in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Downs GAA
The Downs Gaelic Athletic Association (''Na Dúnta Cumann Lúthchleas Gael'') is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club located in County Westmeath, Ireland. The club is located in The Downs, a community east of Mullingar. History The club was founded in 1893 and has used a variety of names: ''Woodown Rackers, The Downs Pigeons, The Downs Clan Lár'' and ''The Downs St Ciarán's''. The Downs have won ten county titles and in 1972 reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to St Vincents. Honours Gaelic football * Westmeath Senior Football Championship (10): 1918, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2003, 2005, 2022 * Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1950 * Westmeath Junior Football Championship (5): 1907, 1927, 1934, 1949, 1964 * Westmeath Senior Football League (11): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Notable players * Paddy Flanagan * Luke Loughlin * Jonathan Lynam Jonatha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrrellspass GAA
Tyrrellspass GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Tyrrellspass in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. History The team was founded in 1961 and participates in both men's and women's leagues. The team won the Westmeath Senior Football Championship in 1999, 2006 and defended their title in 2007. In the 2007 Leinster Club Football Championship they progressed as far as the final, where they were beaten by the eventual All Ireland Club champions St Vincents GAA, St. Vincents of Dublin. In 2016 & 2017, Tyrrellspass lost the county final to St. Loman's Mullingar GAA, St. Loman's. Senior Honours in Westmeath *Westmeath Senior Football Championship (3) 1999, 2006, 2007 Notable players * Ger Egan, 2022 Tailteann Cup winner * David Glennon, 2004 Leinster SFC winner * Denis Glennon, 2004 Leinster SFC winner * Jamie Gonoud, 2022 Tailteann Cup winner * Nigel Harte References External links * https://sites.google.com/a/gaa.ie/tyrrellspass-gaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullingar Shamrocks
Mullingar Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Mullingar in County Westmeath, Ireland. History The team was founded in 1953 and participates in both men's and women's leagues. Honours * Westmeath Senior Football Championships: (12) ** 1964, 1966, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2012, 2018 * Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath. The winner of the competition qualifies to represent the county in th ...s: (1) ** 1988 Notable players and club members * Paddy Flanagan * Barry Kelly References External links * * Gaelic games clubs in County Westmeath 1953 establishments in Ireland {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrycastle GAA
Garrycastle is a Gaelic football club from the town of Athlone in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1981 after GAA fans in the area saw the need for a second club in Athlone to cater for the growing population of the town. They won their first Westmeath senior football championship in 2001, and their first Leinster club football title in 2011 after a last-minute free from second-half substitute Conor Cosgrove. They are the first and only Westmeath club to win the title. In 2004, Dessie Dolan was the first player from the club to be awarded an All Star. Dessie received an award for Westmeath footballer of the year for 2015 after his Man of the Match performance against Meath in the Leinster Championship. On 17 March 2012, they played in their first All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final against Crossmaglen Rangers at Croke Park. The match finished in a draw on a 1-12 to 0-15 scoreline. Crossmaglen went on to win the replay to claim their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinagore GAA
Ballinagore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Westmeath, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Westmeath county board. History Ballinagore GAA was formed in the early 1920s, having previously formed part of the Castletown Geoghegan club. They won the Westmeath Junior Football Championship in 1940, defeating Mental Hospital by 1-7 to 0-3 in the final, which was played in Cusack Park. It was a successful year for Ballinagore, as they also won the Junior League, beating The Downs in the final. In 1986, the club won the county Junior B Championship Final beating Delvin 0-11 to 1-4. That year also saw them win the Junior Championship, the final being played in Cusack Park on October 1. Ballinagore emerged convincing winners, overcoming Shandonagh 1-9 to 1-0 to bridge a 46-year gap. They then completed a treble by overcoming Delvin in the Junior Cup final, 4-9 to 1-7. As a result of their Junior Championship win, they were promoted to the Westmeath Intermedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland GAA
Maryland GAA is a Gaelic football club based in Drumraney, County Westmeath, Ireland. It was founded in 1957. Maryland play in the Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship and have been winners on 2 occasions, 1980 and 2008. Maryland GAA were winners of the Celebrity Bainisteoir (season 1) in 2008 under the guidance of radio and television presenter Marty Whelan who replaced Fianna Fáil TD Mary O'Rourke as bainisteoir during the series. Whelan's team beat solicitor Gerald Kean's Cork team, Mayfield, in the final at Parnell Park on 16 May 2008. County representatives Maryland were represented on both Westmeath's All Ireland Football victories. David Martin became the club's first All-Ireland medalist in 1995, lining out at corner-forward in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship victory over Derry GAA, Derry. In 1999, Richie Browne played at wing-forward on Westmeath's first All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship success as Westmeath beat the reigning champions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athlone GAA
Athlone GAA is the Gaelic football club in the town of Athlone in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. The local hurling club is calleSouthern Gaels Athlone is Westmeath GAA's most successful football club. Club history The club was founded in 1885 by Irish National League members, bringing GAA to Athlone. Athlone GAA are Westmeath's most successful club with 20 senior titles, the last of which was 1998. They achieved an unprecedented six-in-a-row between 1955 and 1960. 2018 represents their 7th time to qualify for Feile Peil na nOg, winning Div 2. The club is home to Westmeath's first footballing All-Star, Rory O'Connell. In 2017, the club bridged a 24-year gap by winning the County Minor Championship. Irish rugby international Robbie Henshaw played senior and underage football for Athlone. Athlone won the inaugural U20 Football championship in 2018, beating Castleday/Rosemount in the final. John Deacy, a defender on the 1965 Westmeath Senior Championship winning t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francie Grehan
Francie Grehan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Roscommon county team between 1998 and 2005. He helped Roscommon win the 2001 Connacht Senior Football Championship, and later won an All Star at centre-back. Grehan managed Caulry to the 2014 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath. The winner of the competition qualifies to represent the county in th ... title. References * http://hoganstand.com/roscommon/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=25255 * http://hoganstand.com/roscommon/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=25920 * http://hoganstand.com/roscommon/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=25418 Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Gaelic football backs Gaelic football managers Irish international rules football players Roscommon inter-county Gaelic footballers St Aidan's Gaelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cooney
Jack Cooney (born 1971) is a Gaelic football Manager (Gaelic games), manager and former player for the Westmeath county football team, Westmeath county team. He was manager of the Westmeath county team between 2018 and 2022. Playing career Cooney began playing for Westmeath when he was 17 years of age, which was in 1988, and after playing became involved as a selector, including with the Páidí Ó Sé-led 2004 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final-winning team. He stopped playing for Westmeath in 2000, when he was 29 years of age. He played for Westmeath for twelve years, coaching the team for six years under the management of Páidí Ó Sé, Tomás Ó Flatharta and Luke Dempsey before the County board (Gaelic games), county board gave him the senior managerial job. Managerial career Cooney managed Coralstown/Kinnegad to the 2011 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship title. He first applied for the Westmeath senior managerial position in 2014. A selector under P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe (website)
JOE (JOE.ie and JOE.co.uk) is a distributed social media publisher aimed at young people in Ireland and the UK, with over 2 million unique visitors per month. It is owned by Maximum Media. They are politically left-leaning. Background The publisher's original website Joe.ie was founded by Irish entrepreneur Niall McGarry. Her.ie is a related website aimed at young women in Ireland. HerFamily.ie also forms part of the publishing group. JOE.ie The website was founded in 2010 and nominated in October of that year for a Golden Spider Award in the ''One to Watch'' category. It was nominated again for a Golden Spider Award in the ''News and Entertainment'' category in 2013. Irish showbiz website Goss.ie described it as "more influential" than traditional media in August 2016. It was edited by Paddy McKenna. Audience & reach The site's Android app has had over 50,000 installs with a ratio of 2:1 for 5 star reviews vs 1 star reviews. In November 2016, The Advertising Standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
