The Galway county hurling team ( ) represents

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and is governed by

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, the

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of the

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. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the

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, the

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and the

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. It formerly competed in the abolished

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, winning the last title in 1999. Galway's home ground is

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. The team's manager is

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. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in

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, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in

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and the National League in

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History

1887–1979: First All-Ireland SHC title and 'curse'

Galway finished as runner-up in the first edition of the

(SHC), losing to Tipperary in the 1887 final. The team did not reach another final in the competition until the 1923 championship. In the 1923 final, Galway defeated

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, to become All-Ireland SHC champions for the first time. Galway advanced to the final on four more occasions during that decade (

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and

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) but lost each game. Galway finished as All-Ireland SHC runner-up on three occasions in the 1950s (

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and

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), and by then it had been 35 years since the team's only title win. Like other counties with a history of success that preceded a lengthy period without title wins ( Mayo in football and Clare in hurling), Galway's hurling team became the subject of rumours of a curse. In 1969

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reached the final of the interprovincial

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for the first time in ten years with a team consisting mainly of Galway players; Connacht held

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to a draw before losing the replay, and this boosted the game in the county. However, Galway's following All-Ireland SHC campaign ended with a loss to

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in the 1969 championship. The following year Connacht lost at home to

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in the preliminary round of the 1970 Railway Cup, running up a total of 20 wides. By the time Galway's hurlers were heavily defeated in the

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and

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All-Ireland SHC finals, "the curse" had become part of folklore.

1980–1988: Second, third and fourth All-Ireland SHC titles

club Castlegar won the

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, while Connacht defeated Munster in that year's Railway Cup final.

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was Galway's senior county hurling team

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for the 1980 championship. Due to the lack of competition for Galway in Connacht, the team's first match of the season came against

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in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, a game which Galway won comfortably by a scoreline of 5–15 to 1–11. From there the team progressed to an All-Ireland SHC semi-final against

(SHC) winner

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. Galway secured a two-point win over Offaly, by a scoreline of 4–9 to 3–10. Thus Galway qualified for the 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, where the opponent was Limerick. A close game, in which five goals were scored, finished in Galway's favour by a scoreline of 2–15 to 3–9. Joe Connolly, the team captain, became the first Galway man to lift the

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since Mick Kenny in 1923. As the defending champion, the Galway team played its first game in the 1981 All-Ireland SHC, a quarter-final against Antrim, on 19 July, winning by a scoreline of 6–23 to 3–11. The team progressed to an All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Limerick, opponent from the previous year's final. That game finished level at 1–08 to 0–11, with Galway the goal-scoring team. Galway emerged from the replay as five-point winners, qualifying for the deciding match of the competition on a final scoreline of 4–16 to 2–17. Galway played Leinster SHC winner Offaly, whom it had defeated in the 1980 All-Ireland SHC semi-final, in the 1981 final. Galway did not retain the title, losing by a scoreline of 2–12 to 0–15 (a three-point defeat). Galway defeated

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in the 1985 All-Ireland SHC to qualify for the final. Again the opponent was Offaly, again Galway lost the game, by a scoreline of 2–11 to 1–12 on this occasion. Galway finished as runner-up again in the 1986 final, losing to Cork in that game. Still managed by Farrell, Galway defeated Tipperary by a scoreline of 3–20 to 2–17 in the 1987 All-Ireland SHC semi-final to advance to a third consecutive final. Captained by

Conor Hayes Conor Hayes (born 11 May 1958) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-back at senior level for the Galway county team. Born in Kiltormer, County Galway, Hayes first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his first impressio ...

and inspired by a young

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(who scored five points), Galway defeated

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by a scoreline of 1–12 to 0–09. Cooney, aged 22, was named Hurler of the Year. Galway opened the defence of its title against London on 16 July, winning the 1988 All-Ireland SHC quarter-final by a scoreline of 4–30 to 2–08. Offaly was the opponent in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final, a team that had given Galway repeated difficulty; Galway, though, emerged as the winner on this occasion, by a scoreline of 3–18 to 3–11. Galway defeated Tipperary by a scoreline of 1–15 to 0–14 in the 1988 final, winning a fourth All-Ireland SHC title. This was also the first time Galway had retained the title it had won the previous year.

1989–2011: Decline

Galway narrowly lost to Tipperary in a controversial 1989 All-Ireland SHC semi-final. Cork defeated Galway in the 1990 All-Ireland SHC Final, while Kilkenny defeated the team in the 1993 All-Ireland SHC Final. For the 2009 All-Ireland SHC, Galway began a trial period of three years participation in the Leinster SHC. Galway won the

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(NHL), its ninth title, with a 2–22 to 1–17 win against Cork at

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in May that year. Galway opened its 2010 Leinster SHC campaign with a quarter-final against

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, winning the game by 11 points. Galway advanced to the Leinster SHC semi-final to play Offaly. On 20 June, Offaly and Galway drew, 3–16 and 2–19 apiece. Six days later, Galway defeated Offaly in the replay, thus progressing to a first Leinster SHC Final. Kilkenny won its 20th consecutive championship game, defeating Galway by a scoreline of 1–19 to 1–12 in the Leinster SHC final. Despite the loss, Galway received an automatic 2010 All-Ireland SHC quarter-final berth. In that game Galway met Tipperary, losing by a scoreline of 3–17 to 3–16. In the 2010 All-Ireland SHC Final, Tipperary defeated a Kilkenny team that was seeking its fifth consecutive championship title. Galway won four of its first five matches in the

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, including a victory over Kilkenny, but lost the last two games. A Leinster SHC quarter-final win against

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was followed by a Leinster SHC semi-final against

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; though

Joe Canning Joseph Canning (born 11 October 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Portumna and previously at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. Regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the sport, Canning en ...

scored an early goal for Galway, his team lost. In two qualifying matches, Galway easily knocked out

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and Cork, sending the team through to a 2011 All-Ireland SHC quarter-final and a game against the

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(SHC) runner-up,

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. Waterford had two weeks earlier lost to Tipperary by seven goals. Waterford, however, defeated Galway by a scoreline of 2–23 to 2–13, a ten-point difference.

2011–2015: Cunningham era, revival

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, who had recently led the Galway under-21 team to an All-Ireland title, was appointed manager of the senior team. Mattie Coleman and Tom Helebert were picked to help Cunningham. Galway barely saved its Division 1 status in the

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, requiring a replay in a

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play-off match against Dublin. Galway defeated Westmeath and Offaly in the 2012 Leinster SHC, advancing to the competition's final. In an unexpected result, Galway defeated Kilkenny to win the Bob O'Keefe Cup for the first time. A 2012 Leinster SHC winners' medal was later sold on

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for €570. Galway met Cork in an All-Ireland SHC semi-final, eventually winning that game after a slow first half. The 2012 All-Ireland SHC Final paired Galway with Kilkenny again.

scored a goal for Galway in the tenth minute and his team led by five points at half-time: 1–9 to 0–7. Kilkenny recovered, however, and, late in the game, a

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point taken from the penalty spot separated the sides. Then, with 30 seconds left,

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was fouled and Joe Canning scored for Galway from the free, sending the All-Ireland SHC Final to a replay for the first time in 53 years. Kilkenny easily won the replay, by a final scoreline of 3–22 to 3–11.

2015–2019: First Donoghue era and fifth All-Ireland SHC title

2019–2024: Outside managers, O'Neill and Shefflin

2024–: Return of Donoghue

Panel

^INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
^RET Player has since retired from the county team.
^WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.

Management team

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: Eamon O'Shea * Selectors: Francis Forde, Noel Larkin

Managerial history

Babs Keating Michael "Babs" Keating (born 17 April 1944) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for the Tipperary senior teams. Born in Ardfinnan, County Tipperary, Keating first played competitive Gaelic games during his ...

1976–1977 Joe McGrath 1977–1978

(2) 1978–1979

1979–1982

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1982–1984

(2) 1984–1991

Jarlath Cloonan Jarlath Cloonan (born 1953 in Athenry, County Galway) was the County Galway Senior Hurling Manager, 1994-96. A former selector, Cloonan played a key role as Athenry won three All-Ireland club titles. He has held all the main officerships withi ...

1991–1994 Mattie Murphy 1994–1996

(3) 1996–1998 Mattie Murphy (2) 1998–2000 Noel Lane 2000–2002

2002–2006

Ger Loughnane Gerard "Ger" Loughnane (born 27 January 1953) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Clare senior team. Born in Feakle, County Clare, Loughnane first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Flannan's ...

2006–2008 John McIntyre 2008–2011

2011–2015

2015–2019 Shane O'Neill 2019–2021

2021–2024

(2) 2024–

Players

Notable players

Records

*At 32 years of age, David Burke became his county's appearance record holder (63) against

in the

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quarter-final on 18 June 2022.

Most appearances

Top scorers

All Stars

Galway has 98 All Stars, as of 2023.

and

Pete Finnerty Peter "Pete" Finnerty (born 4 March 1964 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland) is an Irish former hurling coach and former player. Regarded as one of his county's all-time greats, Finnerty had a distinguished playing career at club level with ...

each won five All Stars. 1965: Jimmy Duggan
1966: Mattie Fox
1971: John Connolly
1975: Niall McInerney, Sean Silke,

Iggy Clarke Iggy Clarke (born 1952 in Mullagh, County Galway) is an Irish former hurler who played for his local club Mullagh and at senior level for the Galway county team from 1972 until 1984. Clarke is regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever play ...

1976:

Joe McDonagh Joseph McDonagh () (November 1953 – 20 May 2016) was an Irish hurler and, later, Gaelic games administrator, who served as the president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1997 until 2000. He played hurling with his club Ballinderree ...

, Frank Burke
1977: P. J. Molloy
1978: Iggy Clarke^2nd
1979: Iggy Clarke^3rd, John Connolly^2nd, Frank Burke^2nd
1980: Niall McInerney^2nd, Jimmy Cooney, Sean Silke^2nd, Iggy Clarke^4th, Joe Connolly^3rd,

Bernie Forde Bernie Forde (born 5 November 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Galway senior team. Born in Ardrahan, County Galway, Forde first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his first impressio ...

1981: Jimmy Cooney^2nd, Steve Mahon
1983: Noel Lane
1984: Noel Lane^2nd
1985: Seamus Coen,

Sylvie Linnane Sylvester Linnane (born 29 December 1956) is an Irish retired 3 time All-Star winning hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team. Born in Gort, County Galway, Linnane first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age ...

, Brendan Lynskey,

1986:

, Sylvie Linnane^2nd, Pete Finnerty^2nd,

Tony Keady Tony Keady (5 December 1963 – 9 August 2017) was an Irish hurler. His league and championship career at senior level with the Galway county team lasted nine seasons from 1985 until 1993. Born in Attymon, County Galway, Keady first played ...

, Joe Cooney^2nd
1987: Conor Hayes^2nd,

Ollie Kilkenny Ollie Kilkenny (born 7 February 1962) is a former Irish people, Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kiltormer GAA, Kiltormer and with the Galway GAA, Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Kilkenny won b ...

, Pete Finnerty^3rd, Steve Mahon^2nd, Michael McGrath, Joe Cooney^3rd
1988: John Commins, Sylvie Linnane^3rd, Conor Hayes^3rd, Pete Finnerty^4th, Tony Keady^2nd, Martin Naughton, Michael McGrath^2nd
1989: John Commins^2nd, Sean Treacy, Michael Coleman, Joe Cooney^4th,

Éanna Ryan Éanna Ryan (born 16 May 1963) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Killimordaly and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Ryan won back-to-back All-Ireland All-Ireland (sometime ...

1990: Pete Finnerty^5th, Michael Coleman^2nd, Joe Cooney^5th
1991: Sean Treacy^2nd
1993: Pádraig Kelly, Pat Malone, Joe Rabbitte
1995: Michael Coleman^3rd
1996: Tom Helebert
1997: Kevin Broderick
2000: Joe Rabbitte^2nd
2001:

Ollie Canning Oliver Canning (born 9 July 1976) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Galway senior team. Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Canning first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fourteen when he first ...

, Liam Hodgins, Kevin Broderick,

Eugene Cloonan Eugene Cloonan (born 22 December 1978) is an Irish retired Hurling, hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway GAA, Galway senior team. Born in Athenry, County Galway, Cloonan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Athenr ...

2003: Ollie Canning^2nd
2005: Ollie Canning^3rd,

Derek Hardiman Derek Hardiman (born 1981) is an Irish sportsman. He plays in the right wing-back position on the Galway senior hurling team. Derek Hardiman hails from the Mullagh GAA, Mullagh Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. He has been ...

, Ger Farragher, Damien Hayes
2008:

2009: Ollie Canning^4th, Joe Canning^2nd
2010: Damien Hayes^2nd
2012: Fergal Moore,

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Iarla Tannian Iarla Tannian (born 12 April 1984) is an Irish hurler who plays as centre back at senior level for the Galway county team. Tannian made his first appearance for the senior team during the 2007 National Hurling League and immediately became ...

, Damien Hayes^3rd, Joe Canning^3rd, David Burke
2015: Colm Callanan,

Daithí Burke Daithí Burke (born 16 November 1992) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Galway county hurling team and for his clubs Turloughmore and Corofin. Burke made his debut for Galway against Laois, and was p ...

, David Burke^2nd, Cathal Mannion
2016: Daithí Burke^2nd, David Burke^3rd
2017:

Pádraic Mannion Pádraic Mannion (born 6 March 1993) is an Irish Hurling, hurler, he also plays as a right wing-back for club side Ahascragh-Fohenagh GAA, Ahascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. His brother, Cathal Mann ...

, Daithí Burke^2nd, Gearóid McInerney, David Burke^4th, Joe Canning^4th,

Conor Whelan Conor Whelan (born 31 October 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner forward for club side Kinvara and at senior level for the Galway county team. Playing career University of Galway As a student at the University of Galway, Wh ...

Conor Cooney Conor Cooney (born 22 October 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club St Thomas' and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-forward. Playing career Gort Comm ...

2018: Daithí Burke^3rd, Pádraic Mannion^2nd, Joe Canning^5th
2020: Daithí Burke^4th
2022: Pádraic Mannion^3rd *

Colours and crest

Galway's traditional colours are maroon and white. In the early years of GAA competition, Galway teams wore the colours of the

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winner. In 1936, however, the county adopted maroon as its primary colour. A crest was added to the jersey in the 1950s, with a different crest for hurling than for football. Although the team most often wears white shorts and maroon socks, it has also worn an all maroon kit in the past. The hurling team began using the same jerseys and crest as the football team ahead of the

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. The new crest was mostly similar to the previous hurling crest, with the most notable differences being the angle of the boat, and the replacement of the letters ''CLG'' with ''GAA''. Galway's final hurling crest was based on the coat of arms of

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, shown on the right, with the county's Irish name, ''Gaillimh'', and the initials ''CLG'' written underneath (''CLG'' being short for ''Cumann Lúthchleas Gael'', the GAA's Irish name.)

Team sponsorship

The

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fast food chain began sponsoring the team for the first time in 1989, with its name first featuring on team jerseys in 1991. The company announced its latest five-year sponsorship deal in November 2022, expected to last until 2027.

Honours

National

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1923 In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ' ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

** Runners-up (20):

1887 Events January * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the United States Navy to lease Pearl Har ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

** Winners (11): 1930–31, 1950–51, 1974–75, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

(shared) ** Runners-up (6): 1978–79, 1985–86, 1993–94,

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Intermediate All-Ireland Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Effectively contested by the second ...

** Winners (3): 1999, 2002, 2015 ** Runners-up (5): 1972, 1973, 1997, 2000, 2005 *

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker ...

** Winners (2): 1939, 1996 ** Runners-up (7): 1924, 1926, 1940, 1941, 1983, 1984, 1989 *

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). ...

** Winners (10): 1972, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2011 ** Runners-up (11): 1979, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2016 *

All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). ...

** Runners-up (1): 2021 *

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

** Winners (14): 1983, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

** Runners-up (20): 1931, 1933, 1941, 1947, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship The All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship was a Gaelic Athletic Association football and hurling competition. There are two levels of competition. Individual schools compete for county, provincial and All-Ireland competitions. County teams s ...

** Winners (15): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011

Provincial

** Winners (25): 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 ** Runners-up (1): 1909 *

** Winners (3):

** Runners-up (6): 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022 *

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship The Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship was an inter county competition between the Intermediate Hurling county teams in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council organizes the series of games. The winners of the championship each ...

** Winners (1): 2015 *

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship), is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

** Winners (2): 2018, 2021 *

Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship), is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

** Runners-up (1): 2020 * Walsh Cup ** Winners (4):

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

** Runners-up (4):

Other

* Players Champions Cup ** Winners (1): 2015 *

Wild Geese Trophy The Wild Geese Trophy is a hurling competition which was first played in 2018 at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Spotless Stadium in Sydney. The 2018 contest was between 2018 National Hurling League, 2018 Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Champio ...

** Winners (1): 2018

References

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