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Des O'Grady
James Desmond O'Grady (1952 – 8 January 2025) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Cork county football team, Cork county team. Career Born in Togher, Cork, Togher, Cork (city), Cork, O'Grady first played competitive football during his youth. He made his senior debut during the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1977 championship. O'Grady was a regular member of the team for just one season. He was a Munster Senior Football Championship, Munster runner-up on one occasion. At club level O'Grady is a one-time All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, All-Ireland medallist with St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club, St Finbarr's. In addition to this he also won two Munster Senior Club Football Championship, Munster medals and three Cork Senior Club Football Championship, championship medals. His brother, Dónal O'Grady, Dónal, was an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland medallist as a pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club
St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic games club based in the Togher, Cork, Togher area of Cork (city), Cork city, County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Playing in royal blue and gold jerseys, St Finbarr's fields teams in the sports of Gaelic football and hurling. Foundation Located in the suburb of Togher, Cork, Togher, on the southside of Cork (city), Cork, St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club was active in the years before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Reports of a series of victories point to the fact that the club was established in 1876. St Finbarr's, along with a number of other clubs, broke away from the Cork GAA, Cork County Board in 1889 and played in the O'Connor Board. The club returned to the official county board in 1891, however, another split resulted in a number of players defecting to the Redmonds GAA, Redmonds club. Hurling Hurling history St Finbarr's won their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork University Hospital
Cork University Hospital () is a large university teaching hospital in Wilton, Cork in Ireland. Its academic partner is University College Cork and serves as one of two major trauma centers for Ireland: the other is Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. It is a public hospital managed by the South/Southwest Hospital Group, a part of the Health Service Executive. History Construction of the new hospital, then called the Regional Hospital, began in the early 1970s, with then Taoiseach Jack Lynch laying the foundation stone on 27 January 1973. The hospital officially opened in November 1978. The 144-bed Cork University Maternity Hospital opened in 2007. Work began on constructing the hospital, located in the south of the CUH site by the main entrance, in 2001. This facility brought together maternity services previously located at the Bon Secours, Erinville and St. Finbarr's Hospitals. A new Regional Cancer Centre opened in December 2009. The hospital's Cardiac Renal Centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dual Players
Dual player or dual star is a term used in Hiberno-English to describe someone who competes in multiple sports — for example, in Victorian Ireland, cricket and hurling. The term today in Gaelic games typically describes a male player who plays both Gaelic football and hurling or, if a female player, a player of ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. The player does not necessarily have to play at the same standard in both sports. The number of dual stars at county level has decreased recently due to the increasing demands placed upon the best players of both sports. List of dual players with All-Ireland titles In 1990, Teddy McCarthy of Cork became the first player to win both a football ''and'' a hurling All-Ireland in the same year. This unique achievement remains intact as of . Ex-Taoiseach Jack Lynch John Mary Lynch (15 August 1917 – 20 October 1999) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was Leader of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference. June 17 16 * Nikolay Krasnikov, 40, Russian ice speedway rider, traffic collision. *, 89, Chilean actress and actors' rights activist. * Nellai S. Muthu, 74, Indian novelist. * John Reid, 61, Scottish record producer, singer ( Nightcrawlers) and songwriter. (death announced on this date) * Julio Retamal Favereau, 91, Chilean historian, philosopher and academic, member of the Academia Chilena de la Historia. * Ron Taylor, 87, Canadian baseball player ( St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets) and team physician (Toronto Blue Jays), four-time World Series champion. (death announced on this date) * Jan Tesař, 92, Czech historian, writer and dissident. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Births
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1980 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 5 April 1980 and ended on 14 September 1980. St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions. On 14 September 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-09 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their sixth championship title overall and their second title in succession. Jamesie O'Callaghan of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 7-28. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship * Adrigole Results Division 1 Table : Group stage results Division 2 Table : Group stage results Division 3 Table : Group stage results Division 4 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1979 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 21 October 1979. Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Castlehaven at the semi-final stage. On 21 October 1979, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-14 to 2-07 defeat of Castlehaven in the final. This was their fifth championship title overall and their first title since 1976. Castlehaven's T. J. O'Regan was the championship's top scorer with 2-23. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship * Castlehaven Results Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall Miscellaneous * Castlehaven make their first appearance a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 24 January 1976. Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the semi-finals. The final was played on 14 November 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Michael's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1-10 tp 1-07 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 17 years. Billy Field was the championship's top scorer with 1-30. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship * Bantry Blues Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ;In a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Senior Football Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs and amalgamated teams in the county of Cork in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Cork Gaelic football. Introduced in 1887 as the Cork Senior Football Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Cork county champion. The competition took on its current name in 2020, adding a round-robin group stage for clubs and limiting the number divisional entrants to the championship proper. In its present format, the Cork Premier Senior Championship begins with a preliminary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980-81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 Harty Cup
The 1969–70 Harty Cup was the 50th staging of the Harty Cup since the establishment of the hurling competition by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918. In a change to recent years, teams were reduced from 15 to 13-a-side. The competition contested from 19 October 1969 to 22 March 1970 at Dr Mannix Sportsfield in Charleville. St Finbarr's College unsuccessfully defended its title in the first round losing to Limerick CBS. North Monastery won the Harty Cup final on 22 March 1970, 6–05 to 4–07, against Limerick CBS, in what was their fourth overall meeting in the competition and second meeting in the final after a hiatus since 1955; and North Monastery's 14th successive Harty Cup title overall after their first title since 1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
