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Pádraig O'Neill
Pádraig O'Neill (1966 – 20 July 2024) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Cooley Kickhams and at inter-county level with the Armagh and Louth senior football teams. Playing career Born in Newry, County Armagh, O'Neill's family moved to Carlingford, County Louth at a young age. He first played Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at the Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School in Newry, losing consecutive MacRory Cup finals in 1982 and 1983. O'Neill later attended Ulster University and won three Sigerson Cup titles. O'Neill's club career began at juvenile level with Cumann Peile Cuchulainn before progressing to the Cooley Kickhams underage sides. Louth MFC and Louth U21FC titles followed. O'Neill made his senior team debut in 1982. He won several Cardinal O'Donnell Cup and ACC Cup titles in a lengthy career that ended in 2005. O'Neill first appeared on the inter-county scene with Armagh as captain of the minor team beaten by Derry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooley Kickhams G
Cooley may refer to: *Cooley (surname), a surname (and a list of people with the surname) *Cooley Distillery, an Irish whiskey distillery *Cooley LLP, a Silicon Valley–based law firm *Cooley Peninsula, Ireland * Cooley High School, Detroit, Michigan, United States *Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, United States *McNary, Arizona, formerly known as Cooley * Cooley, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland See also *''Cooley High'', a 1975 film produced by American International Pictures *'' Cooley v. Board of Wardens'' (53 U.S. 299) (1853), a United States Supreme Court case regarding shipping *Táin Bó Cúailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley), a central tale in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology * Birch Cooley Township, Minnesota, in Renville County, Minnesota, United States * Cowley (other) * Coley (other) * Colley (other) * Coolie, an Asian slave or a racial slur * Cooley Mountains The Cooley Mountains () are on the Cooley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louth Under-21 Football Championship
The Louth Under-21 Football Championship was an annual competition organised by Louth GAA for Gaelic football teams in County Louth. History First contested in 1972, the inaugural winners were Cooley Kickhams. As is the case nationally, amalgamated parish teams were a regular feature of the competition due to lack of numbers. The county board removed the competition from the calendar in the mid-1980s but it returned in 1991. The competition has on occasion been run as an under-20 tournament, in line with changes introduced by the GAA in 2018. It reverted to the U-21 format in 2022. The county board scrapped the competition in 2023, when a new under-19 football championship was introduced in its place. The McGeough Cup was presented to the captain of the winning side. Finals ''Mellifont Rovers'' - Mattock Rangers/ Hunterstown/ Glen Emmets combination ''St Fursey's'' - Geraldines and St Bride's combination ''Naomh Buithe'' - combination team from Monasterboice, Collon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louth Intermediate Football Championship
The Louth Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA, among the intermediate grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. History The competition, introduced as a bridge between the senior and junior grades, was first staged in 1907 and annually until 1912, when the county board discontinued it. It was revived 32 years later in 1944. However, the competition was only staged twice before it lapsed again. It re-emerged permanently on the county scene in 1978 with Kilkerley Emmets becoming the first winners of the Seamus Flood Cup. Trophy The winning team is presented with the Séamus Flood Cup, named after the Dundalk GAA official (d. April 1970) and Clan na Gael club member who was chairman of Leinster GAA The Leinster Council is a Province (Gaelic games)#Provincial councils, provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and Gaelic handb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomh Malachi GFC
Naomh Malachi GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields Gaelic football teams in competitions organized by Louth GAA. As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Junior Championship and Division 3B of the county football Leagues. Kevin Carragher is the manager of the senior team. History Founded in 1966, Naomh Malachi is located in the townland of Courtbane, part of Hackballscross, in an area of north Louth just a short distance from the border with County Armagh. In 2002, the club reached the Senior grade of Louth football for the first time when they won the county Intermediate Championship, defeating Geraldines in the final by 3–08 to 2–08. The club also had a successful Ladies' Gaelic football team, which from its inception in the 1990s went on to win several Senior Championship titles. Honours * Louth Intermediate Football Championship (3): 2002, 2006, 2009 * Louth Junior Football Championship (1): 1979 * Grogan Cup (3): 2000, 2002, 2005 * Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter county, inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 6 May 1990 and ended on 16 September 1990. Was the final year of common Cork–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry, Cork vs Kerry Munster finals stretch back to 1947 expect 4. Cork GAA, Cork entered the championship as the 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, defending champions. On 16 September 1990, Cork won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Meath GAA, Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their second in succession. Meath's Brian Stafford (Gaelic footballer), Brian Stafford was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Cork's Shea Fahy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Championship draw As a result of the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board () or Donegal GAA is one of 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Donegal. The County Board is responsible for preparing the Donegal county teams in the various Gaelic sporting codes; football, hurling, camogie and handball. The county football team was the third from the province of Ulster to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), following Cavan and Down. It last won the All-Ireland SFC in 2012 and the Ulster Senior Football Championship in 2024. Donegal players comprised most of the 2012 All Stars Team of the Year, and the three nominations for the All Stars Footballer of the Year, ultimately won by Karl Lacey. In addition, having been invited to assist the Celtic soccer team in Scotland, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness became the first Gaelic football inter-county manager to have been offered a role at a professional sports team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in Ireland. The championship was contested as the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2017 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018. The final, usually held in August, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which team receives the Clarke Cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland Championship, with the most successful teams coming from the province of Munster. Teams representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1984 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter county, inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18. Derry GAA, Derry entered the championship as 1983 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, defending champions; however, they were defeated by Dublin GAA, Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 23 September 1984, Dublin won the championship with a 1-9 to 0-4 victory of Tipperary GAA, Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons. After this game, Jim Stynes, who was a part of the winning Dublin team, would go on to make his name in the Australian Football League playing for the Melbourne Football Club, whereby he would enter the Australian Football Hall of Fame as well as a slew of other impressive achievements within the code as a result of his involvement i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
