The 2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 48th staging of the
All-Ireland Under-21 Championship since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
.
Dublin were the
defending champions, but were beaten by
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General
* County Meath, Republic of Ireland
**Kingdom of Meath, medieval precursor of the county
** List of kings of Meath
** Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams
** Diocese of Meath, in the Roman Cath ...
in the Leinster quarter-final.
Galway defeated
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...
by 2–16 to 1–9 in the final at
Croke Park
Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...
, for their fourth title and their first since 2005.
Galway midfielder
Tom Flynn Thomas, Tom or Tommy Flynn may refer to:
Sportspeople
* Thomas Flynn (English footballer) (born 1990), English football goalkeeper
* Tom Flynn (Gaelic footballer) (born 1992), inter-county Gaelic footballer for Galway
* Tom Flynn (American footb ...
was named
Cadbury Hero of the Future.
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
References
External links
Official Website
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All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships
All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship