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Galway County Hurling Team
The Galway county hurling team ( ) represents County Galway, Galway in hurling and is governed by Galway GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League. It formerly competed in the abolished Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, winning the last title in 1999. Galway's home ground is Pearse Stadium, Salthill. The team's manager is Micheál Donoghue. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2018 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, 2018, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 and the National League in 2021 National Hurling League, 2021. History 1887–1979: First All-Ireland SHC title and 'curse' Galway finished as runner-up in the first edition of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hurling
Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much glossary of Gaelic games terms, terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie ('), which shares a common Gaelic root. The objective of the game is for players to use an Fraxinus excelsior, ash wood stick called a hurl or Hurley (stick), hurley (in Irish a ', pronounced or in English) to hit a small ball called a ' (pronounced in English) between the opponent's goalposts either over the crossbar for one point or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a gaelic football and Hurling positions#Goalkeeper, goalkeeper for three points. The ' can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air or struck on the ground with the hurley. It can be kicked, or slapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for inter-county hurling in Ireland and has been contested in every year except one since 1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 1887. The final, formerly held in September, then August and now moved to July, is the culmination of a series of games played during July and August, with the winning team receiving the Liam MacCarthy Cup. The All-Ireland Championship has been played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis for the majority of its existence, whereby a team's first loss eliminated them from the championship. In more recent years, the qualification procedures for the championship have changed several times. Currently, qualification is limited to teams competing in 3 feeder competitions; three teams from the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Limerick County Hurling Team
The Limerick county hurling team represents County Limerick, Limerick in hurling and is governed by Limerick GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Football League (Ireland), National Hurling League. Limerick's home ground is Gaelic Grounds, Páirc na nGael, Limerick. The team's manager is John Kiely (Limerick hurler), John Kiely. The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final, 2024, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2023 and the National League in 2023 National Hurling League, 2023. History Limerick's first outright success in hurling was achieved when the Kilfinane club defeated Kilkenny GAA club Tullaroan GAA, Tullaroan in 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 20 May 1923 and ended on 14 September 1924. The championship was won by Galway who secured the title following a 7-3 to 4-5 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title. Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship Ulster Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Donegal win the Ulster championship for the first time since 1906. * The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Donegal marked the first time that players wore numbers on the backs of their jerseys. It is also the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tipperary County Hurling Team
The Tipperary county hurling team represents County Tipperary, Tipperary in hurling and is governed by Tipperary GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Football League (Ireland), National Hurling League. Tipperary's home ground is Semple Stadium, Thurles. The team's manager is Liam Cahill. The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 2016, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2019 and the National League in 2008 National Hurling League, 2008. History The teams of the Tipperary County Board, together with those of Kilkenny GAA and Cork GAA, lead the roll of honour in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC). The Board's teams have won 28 All-Ireland SHC titles as of 2019 — the third most succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2018 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
The 2018 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship is the 2018 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Leinster GAA. This was the first year of a new format. Galway won a second consecutive title and third ever by defeating Kilkenny in the final. Format A new provincial hurling championship featuring five-team round-robin groups in both Leinster and Munster and the new Joe McDonagh Cup was introduced in 2018 for an initial three-year period. The proposal was carried by a narrow margin with 62% voting in favour (a majority of at least 60% was required) at the GAA's Special Congress on 30 September 2017. The top two teams in each provincial group would contest the provincial final, with the provincial winners advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the losing provincial finalists advancing to the two quarter-finals. An amendment to the motion from Laois, Offaly and Meath was carried by 87%. The third-placed teams in Leinster and Munster wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
