Fergal O’Brien At Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-04 12
   HOME





Fergal O’Brien At Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-04 12
Fergal or Feargal are Irish male given names. They are anglicised forms of the name Fearghal.Mairéad Byrne, Irish Baby Names – 25 Apr 2005 The arts *Fergal Keane, OBE (born 1961), Irish writer and broadcaster *Feargal Sharkey (born 1958), former lead singer of The Undertones * Fergal Stapleton (born 1961), Irish contemporary artist *Fergal Lawler (born 1971), Irish drummer, member and co-founder of The Cranberries Royalty * Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile (died 696), King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne branch of the Connachta *Fergal mac Anmchada (died 802), King of Osraige in modern County Kilkenny *Fergal mac Máele Dúin (died 722), High King of Ireland * Fergal Ua Ruairc (died 956), King of Connacht Sports * Fergal Byron (born 1974), former Gaelic football player for Laois * Fergal Devitt (born 1981), Irish professional wrestler * Fergal Doherty (born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer * Fergal Hartley (born 1973), Irish hurler *Fergal Healy (born 1977), Irish hurler *Fear ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fearghal
Fearghal is an Irish language, Irish male given name. The name is from the Irish words ''fear'' 'man' and ''gal'' 'valour', thus the name translates to 'man of valour'.Mairéad Byrne, Irish Baby Names – 25 Apr 2005. The anglicised form is Fergal, Fergal or Feargal. Historic figures *Fearghal Ó Taidg an Teaghlaigh (died 1226), bodyguard to Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair *Fearghal Ó Gadhra (1597–1660), lord of Coolavin *Fearghal Mág Samhradháin (died 1393), chief of the McGovern clan *Fearghal mac Catharnach (died 821/823), ruler of Loch Riah *Virgil of Salzburg, (c. 700 — 27 November 784) Irish bishop churchman and astronomer Politics *Fearghal McKinney (born 1962), former deputy leader of the SDLP Arts *Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird (1550-1616), Gaelic-Irish poet *Fearghal mac Domhnuill Ruaidh Mac an Bhaird (died 1550), Gaelic-Irish bardic poet *Fearghal McGarry (born 1971), Irish historian Sport *Fearghal Purcell (born 1980), Irish Footballer *Fearghal Flannery (bor ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fergal Healy
Fergal Healy (born 21 September 1977) is an Irish former hurler and manager. At club level he played with Craughwell, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams. Playing career Born in Craughwell, County Galway, Healy first played hurling as a student at Loughrea Vocational School. He was part of the school's team that won the All-Ireland Vocational Schools JHC title after a defeat of Killenaule VS in 1994. As a member of the Galway vocational team, Healy won three consecutive All-Ireland titles. Healy first played for the Craughwell club at juvenile and underage levels. He lined out in under-14 and under-16 finals before helping the club to an under-21 title in 1997. Healy was part of the Craughwell intermediate team that lost Galway IHC finals in 1996 and 1998. Healy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Galway during a three-year tenure with the minor team. After losing the All-Ireland minor final to Kilkenny in 1993, he claimed a w ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Irish Masculine Given Names
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state *** Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pse ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Feargal Quinn
Feargal Quinn (27 November 1936 – 24 April 2019) was an Irish businessman, politician and television personality. He founded the Superquinn supermarket chain and served as a Senator for the National University constituency from 1993 to 2016. Early and personal life Quinn was born in Dublin in 1936. His father, Eamonn, founded a grocery brand, and later the Red Island resort in Skerries. He was a first cousin of Labour Party politician Ruairi Quinn and of Lochlann Quinn, former chairman of Allied Irish Banks (AIB). Quinn was educated at Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf, then with a mixed junior school, and Newbridge College, and was a commerce graduate of University College Dublin. He was married to Denise, daughter of Ned and Grace Prendergast, and they had five children. He lived in the Baily area of Howth near Dublin, near the former head office of the Superquinn chain at Sutton. Business and public sector career Quinn built a career in business and later took ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fergal O'Hanlon
Fergal O'Hanlon ( Irish: Feargal Ó hAnnluain (2 February 1936 – 1 January 1957) was a volunteer in the Pearse Column of the Irish Republican Army. Background Born in Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland, into a staunchly republican family, Feargal O'Hanlon was a draughtsman employed by Monaghan County Council. He was a Gaelic footballer and a keen Irish language activist. A devout Catholic, O'Hanlon considered becoming a priest and spent one year at the seminary in St. Macartan's. In his diary in he stated his feelings on the use of force: "I know of no way by which freedom can be obtained, maintained except by armed men." He joined the IRA in 1956. Brookeborough raid Aged 20, O'Hanlon was killed along with Seán South while taking part in an attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, during the Border Campaign. Several other IRA members were wounded in the botched attack. The IRA fled the scene in a dumper truck. They aban ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fergal Caraher
Fergal Caraher (12 April 1970 – 30 December 1990) was a Provisional IRA volunteer and Sinn Féin member who was killed by a group of Royal Marines at a checkpoint in Cullyhanna, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.''Tírghrá'', National Commemoration Centre, 2002. PB. p.321 Background Fergal Caraher was born in Cullyhanna, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to a republican family. He was a member of both the Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin. On 30 December 1990, he was killed by Royal Marines near a checkpoint in Cullyhanna. His brother, Michael Caraher, who was severely wounded in the shooting, later became the shooter of one of the South Armagh sniper squads, which killed seven British soldiers and two Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) members. Michael Caraher was imprisoned in 1997, but released in 2000 under the prisoner release terms of the Good Friday Agreement. In 1996, Fergal Caraher's sister, Maria, was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in Newry and Armagh, but sh ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fergal Browne
Fergal Browne (born 11 September 1973) is an Irish Fine Gael politician from County Carlow in Ireland. He was a member of Seanad Éireann, elected by the Labour Panel from 2002 to 2007. A member of Carlow Town Council from the 1999 local elections until the abolition in 2003 of the dual mandate, Browne was elected as Mayor of Carlow town in July 2002. At the 2007 general election he stood in the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency, but did not win a seat. After his defeat, he stood for the 23rd Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel, but was unsuccessful. He was elected to Carlow County Council in 2009 for the Carlow East local electoral area A local electoral area (LEA; ) is an electoral area for elections to Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authorities in Ireland. All elections in the Republic of Ireland, elections use the single transferable vote. Republic of Ir .... He was re-elected to Carlow County Council in May 2014 and was elected as Cathao ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Fergal Ryan
Fergal Ryan (born 17 February 1972) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Blackrock, Cork, Ryan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor hurling team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1992–93 National Hurling League. Ryan went on to win one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Ryan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he has a three-time championship medallist with Blackrock. His uncle, Terry Kelly, had a lengthy career with Cork and Dublin. Throughout his career Ryan made 17 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 2002 championship. Playing career Club ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien (born 8 March 1972) is an Irish retired professional snooker player who competed on the World Snooker Tour from 1991 to 2024. He won one ranking title during his career, defeating Anthony Hamilton 9–7 in the final of the 1999 British Open. He was runner-up at the 2001 Masters, where he lost the final 9–10 to Paul Hunter. His best performance at the World Snooker Championship was reaching the quarter-finals of the 2000 event, where he lost 5–13 to eventual champion Mark Williams. He reached his highest world ranking of ninth in the 2000–01 season, but spent only three seasons of his 33-year career ranked inside the top 16. He retired from professional competition at the end of the 2023–24 season, intending to remain active in the sport as a coach and a commentator for Eurosport. Career O'Brien is the only player to score a century in their first frame at the World Championships in the Crucible, which he achieved against Alan McManus in 1994 (thou ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fergal McCusker
Fergal P. McCusker is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played club football with Watty Graham's GAC Glen until retiring in 2007. McCusker was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, as well as the 1993 and 1998 Ulster Championship winning teams. He earned a reputation for his ability to play in either defence or attack. Personal life McCusker was born in Maghera and attended St Patrick's College there. His brother Damien was also in the 1993 Derry team that won the All-Ireland. He works as a bank official and also writes a column for the County Derry Post newspaper. In 2007, he lodged a motion at the Derry GAA convention to rename Derry's training complex Owenbeg, to the Eamonn Coleman Centre of Excellence in honour of legendary Derry GAA figure Eamonn Coleman. Although a founding member of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) even coining the organisation's name, McCusker has renounced h ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fergal McCormack
Fergal McCormack (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish hurling coach and former hurler. He played for North Cork club Mallow and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually carried the team from centre-forward. McCormack began his hurling career at club level with Mallow. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 17-year-old in 1992 before later winning a Cork Under-21 Championship with the Mallow under-21 football team. McCormack made 57 championship appearances in three different grades of hurling for the club, while his early prowess also saw him selected for the Avondhu divisional team, with whom he won the Cork Senior Championship title in 1996. At inter-county level, Landers enjoyed an unsuccessful tenure with the Cork minor and under-21 teams before later winning an All-Ireland Championship with the junior team in 1994. He joined the Cork senior team in 1995. From his debut, McCormack was ever-present as a midfield ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Feargal Logan
Feargal Logan is a Gaelic football manager and former player, who was a starting member of the Tyrone county team that reached the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. Legal career Since retiring from play, Logan's name has become more known in GAA circles for his work as a lawyer, representing players in disciplinary hearings, most famously reducing Ryan McMenamin's suspension in 2005 to allow him to play the crunch quarter final game against Dublin, by pointing out that the Central Disciplinary Committee had no authority to use television footage when considering a player's punishment. This appeal set a precedent that allowed several other players to successfully revoke their suspensions, such as Armagh players, Kieran McKeever and Paul McGrane. The Gaelic Players Association used Logan's legal abilities during its early years, as he drafted its articles of association. Managerial career Logan was Tyrone under-21 manager and led the team to an All-Ireland ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]