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Anton O'Toole
Anthony Thomas O'Toole (18 February 1951 – 17 May 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1972 to 1984, including six All-Ireland finals in a row. O'Toole won four All-Ireland championship titles. Background Born in Dublin, O'Toole first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at Synge Street CBS. He joined Synge Street PPGFC and won a county junior championship medal in 1970. Inter-county career O'Toole made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was picked on the Dublin minor team. He subsequently joined the Dublin under-21 team, under Eugene McGee. O'Toole joined the Dublin senior team during the 1972 championship. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he won four All-Ireland medals, beginning with a lone triumph in 1974, back-to-back championships in 1976 and 1977 and a final title in 1983. O'Toole also won eight Leinster medals, playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
''See also Dublin Senior Football Championship'' The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Qualification for subsequent competitions Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship The Dublin IFC winner qualifies for the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from Dublin to qualify for this competition. The Dublin IFC winner may enter the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. For example, Ballyboughal played in the 2017 Leinster IFC final but lost to the club of Wexford All Star Mattie Forde. This was the first appearance of the Dublin IFC representative at that stage of the competition since 2013, when St Olaf's played in the Leinster IFC final. 2007's winning club, Fingal Ravens, went on to win the Leinster IFC final. All-I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1979 and ended on 16 September 1979. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions. On 16 September 1979, Kerry won the championship following a 3-13 to 1-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 25th All-Ireland title and their second in succession. Kerry's Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 6-18. He was also named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year. Leinster Championship format change The second round of the Leinster football championship is dropped this year after 1 year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1978 and ended on 24 September 1978. Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions. On 24 September 1978, Kerry won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons. Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2-31. Leinster Championship format change In 1978 Round 2 returns to the Leinster football championship. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 89th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 25 May 1975 and ended on 28 September 1975. Dublin were the defending champions. London fielded a team in the senior championship for the first time. On 28 September 1975, Kerry won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-11 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 23rd All-Ireland title, their first in five championship seasons. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 1-38. Kerry's John O'Keeffe was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Format The usual knock-out four-province setup was used. played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship for the first time. Leinster Championship format change saw, Second round dropped this year first round winners go straight to the Quarter-finals. Kilkenny return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 97th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1983 and ended on 18 September 1983. Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final. On 18 September 1983, Dublin won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 21st All-Ireland title and their first in six championship seasons. Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 6-27. Dublin's Tommy Drumm was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 91st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 8 May 1977 and ended on 25 September 1977. Kilkenny returned to the Leinster Senior Football Championship. Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions. On 25 September 1977, Dublin won the championship following a 5-12 to 3-6 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title and their second championship in succession. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2-27. Keaveney was also the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1976 and ended on 26 September 1976. Kerry were the defending champions. On 26 September 1976, Dublin won the championship following a 3-8 to 0-10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their 19th All-Ireland title, their first in two championship seasons. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals All-Ireland Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1974 and ended on 22 September 1974. Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 22 September 1974, Dublin won the championship following a 0–14 to 1–6 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 1–36. Dublin manager Kevin Heffernan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, the first time that the award went to a manager instead of a player. Team summaries Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Second round Quarter- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Howard (Gaelic Footballer)
Brian Howard (born 1997) 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 ...er who plays for the Raheny club and for the Dublin county team. Playing career 2018 was the breakthrough year for Brian Howard as a senior footballer with Dublin. The Raheny clubman won an All-Star at midfield with fellow Raheny player Brian Fenton for his performances with Dublin throughout the year. He won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin against Laois at Croke Park and scored one point in Dublin's comfortable victory. References 1997 births Living people Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Raheny GAA Gaelic footballers Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Winners of five All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football) People educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán Kilkenny
Ciarán Kilkenny (born 7 July 1993) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Dublin county team and as a dual player for his club Castleknock. He was previously on the playing list of Australian rules football club Hawthorn, as a rookie. He has featured on an advertising billboard campaign in India. Early life Kilkenny attended Scoil Oilibhéir in Clonsilla. Hurling Kilkenny represented Dublin at underage at several levels. Despite being previously offered a place on the Dublin senior hurling panel, he chose to dedicate his time solely to football. Kilkenny does, however, still play hurling for his club, Castleknock. Football Club Kilkenny won the Dublin Minor Football Championship with Castleknock in 2011. He won the Dublin Junior Football Championship with Castleknock, his last medal before switching codes to Aussie rules. Inter-county Minor/U21 Kilkenny won the 2011 Leinster Minor Football Championship and the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship with D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall Scully
Niall Scully (born 19 April 1994) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Templeogue Synge Street Templeogue Synge Street (Irish: ''Teach Mealóg Sráid Singe'') is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dublin, Ireland. Synge Street Past Pupils G.F.C was founded in 1945 and Templeogue G.F.C formed in 1978. The two clubs were merged i ... club and for the Dublin county team. References 1994 births Living people Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Templeogue Synge Street Gaelic footballers {{Dublin-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
