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William Maher (hurler)
William Maher (born 1979) is an Irish retired hurler, and current manager and coach. Maher is a former manager of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team from November 2015 until July 2017. Born in Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Maher first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He played a number of games at senior level during the National Hurling League, until an eye injury ended his career in 2002. At club level Maher played with Ballingarry. In retirement from playing Maher became involved in team management and coaching. He began his coaching career with club side Ballingarry before later serving as a selector with the Dublin minor team in 2008. Maher was a selector with the victorious Tipperary under-21 team in 2010 before later guiding the Tipperary minor team to All-Ireland succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballingarry, South Tipperary
Ballingarry () is a village and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. Ballingarry is one of 19 civil parishes in the barony of Slievardagh, and also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Ballingarry village is situated near the Kilkenny border on route R691 in the Slieveardagh range. Historically, the area was associated with the coal mining industry. History Ballingarry is best known for the rebellion that broke out there on 29 July 1848 against British rule. The site of this uprising, the McCormack House, known also as the Warhouse (officially Famine Warhouse 1848) has since been designated as a national memorial and historical building by the State. It was here during the ill-fated rebellion that the national tricolour of green, white and orange was unfurled for the first time by the rebels, led by William Smith O'Brien, thus emulating the French rebels who also took to the streets with their tricolour for the first time ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Reddan
John Reddan (born 16 January 1979 in Sixmilebridge, County Clare) is an Irish people, Irish sportsperson. He currently plays hurling in Warwickshire with John Mitchels and was a member of the Clare GAA, Clare senior inter-county team from 1998 until 2004. He played midfield for the Clare team that made it to the All Ireland final in 2002 but lost out to Kilkenny. He was captain of the Clare team that won the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship in 1997. He has had much success at club level with the Sixmilebridge GAA, Sixmilebridge winning 2 County Championships and a Munster Championship. He also played with Kilburn Gaels in London and also won a County Championship. He also played football with the Clare minor team. References 1979 births Living people Sixmilebridge hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers Clare inter-county Gaelic footballers {{Clare-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary Inter-county Hurlers
Tipperary is the name of: Places * County Tipperary, a county in Ireland ** North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh ** South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel * Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's namesake town * New Tipperary, an area built in the late 19th century for people who had been evicted from Tipperary town * Tipperary Hill, an Irish district in Syracuse, New York, noted for its inverted traffic signal * Tipperary Park, a park in New Westminster, Canada * Tipperary Station, an cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia * The Tipperary, a historic pub in London, England Parliamentary constituencies * Tipperary (Parliament of Ireland constituency) (before 1801) * Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency) (1801–85) * Tipperary Mid, North and South (Dáil constituency) (1921–23) * Tipperary (Dáil constituency) (1923–48, 2016 - present) Songs *" It's a Long Way to Tipperary" * "Tipperary" (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballingarry Hurlers
Ballingarry may refer to: Places *Ballingarry, County Limerick, a village in County Limerick, Ireland *Ballingarry, North Tipperary, a townland and civil parish in the north of County Tipperary, Ireland *Ballingarry, South Tipperary, a village in the south of County Tipperary, Ireland *Ballingarry Coal Mines in Ballingarry, South Tipperary *Ballymagarry, a townland in Belfast, formerly named Ballingarry Other uses *Ballingarry (horse), Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse *Ballingarry GAA Ballingarry GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballingarry, south County Tipperary, Ireland. The club plays hurling in Tipperary GAA competitions. History Honours *Junior B All Ireland Club Hurling Championship (1) ** ..., a gaelic sports club in south Tipperary, Ireland * Ballingarry A.F.C., a soccer club in County Limerick, Ireland {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1979 Births
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Séamus Plunkett
Séamus "Cheddar" Plunkett (born 1961) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the senior Laois county team. Plunkett made his first appearance for the team during the 1980-81 National League and was a semi-regular member of the starting fifteen until he left the panel after the 1988 championship. During that time he had little success. At club level Plunkett is a seven-time county club championship medalist with Portlaoise. In retirement from playing Plunkett became involved in team management. He served as a selector and manager with Portlaoise and various Laois underage teams, before first taking over as manager of the Laois senior hurling team in 2012. Playing career Club Plunkett played his club hurling with Portlaoise and had a lengthy career. Having lost the 1980 championship decider to Camross, both sides met again the following year's final. In a thrilling game Portlaoise denied Camross a sixth successive county title. It was the first of fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board is also responsible for the Laois county teams. The county football team contested the second ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) final in 1889. In 1926, the county won the final of the first National Football League competition, defeating Dublin. 1936 brought the team's only other appearance in an All-Ireland SFC decider. The county hurling team won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) in 1915. History Laois are a dual county, enjoying comparative success at both football and hurling. Laois are one of a select group of counties to have contested All Ireland finals in both football and hurling, and are six times Leinster Senior Football Champions, and three times Leinster Senior Hurling Champions. In recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymie Ryan
Raymond "Raymie" Ryan (born 1971) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team. Ryan joined the team during the 1992 championship and was a regular member of the team until his retirement after the 1998 championship. During that time he won one Munster winners' medal and one National Hurling League winners' medal. At club level Ryan is a one-time Munster medalist with Cashel King Cormacs GAA. In addition to this he has also won one county club championship winners' medal. Ryan is the current manager of the Tipperary minor hurling team, having previously managed club sides Drom-Inch GAA, Clough-Ballacolla and Newtownshandrum GAA Newtownshandrum GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the small village of Newtownshandrum in County Cork, Ireland. The club, situated in half a parish of about 800 people, was founded in 1896 and is almost exclusively concerned w .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Ray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Cahill
Liam Cahill (born 13 October 1977) is an Irish hurling manager, former selector and player. He has been manager of the Tipperary county team since 18 July 2022. Playing career College Cahill first came to prominence as a hurler with Scoil Ruáin in Killenaule. In 1992 he was a member of the school's junior hurling team that won the All-Ireland Vocational Championship after a 3-04 to 2-04 defeat of St Colman’s Vocational School from Gort. Club Cahill joined the Ballingarry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed championship success in the minor grade, winning back-to-back championship medals in 1994 and 1995. As a member of the Ballingarry senior hurling team, Cahill won South Tipperary Championship medals in 1996, 1998 and 2001. Cahill transferred to the Thurles Sarsfields club in 2007. On 18 October 2009, Cahill was at right wing-back when Thurles Sarsfields defeated Drom-Inch by 0-14 to 0-05 to win the Tipperary Senio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnacha Fahy
Donnacha Fahy (born 1979 in Clonmel, County Tipperary) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club St. Mary's (Tipperary) and was a member of the Tipperary GAA senior inter-county team in the 1990s and 2000s, winning All-Ireland and National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ... honours with his native-county. References 1976 births Living people Loughmore-Castleiney hurlers People from Clonmel St Mary's (Tipperary) hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Power (hurling Manager)
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name '' Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan ( Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered '' John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see '' Jean'') is another version. For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Gaelic has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the normal Gaelic practice for adapting Biblical names that contain in other languages (''Sine''/''Siobhàn'' for ''Joan/Jane/Anne/Anna''; ''Seonaid''/''Sinéad'' for ''Janet''; ''Seumas''/''Séamus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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