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Munster Senior Football Championship
The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year, bar one, since the 1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Munster Senior Football Championship, 1888 championship. The final, currently held on the fourth Saturday in June, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Munster Cup. The championship has always been played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. The Munster SFC is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners and runners-up of the Munst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Munster Senior Football Championship
The 2025 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2025 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by Munster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Munster Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 12 October 2024. The 2024 Munster Senior Football Championship, defending champion was Kerry county football team, Kerry. Draw Teams General information Six counties competed in the Munster Senior Football Championship: Personnel and kits Bracket Quarter-finals Matches Semi-finals Matches Final Munster Final * Clare county football team, Clare and Kerry county football team, Kerry qualified for the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Group stage, 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship group stage. Statistics Scoring events ''Does not include scores after extra-time.'' * Widest winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship, 1888 championship. The final serves as the culmination of a series of games played during April and May, and the results determine which team receives the Delaney Cup. The championship has always been played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis, whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. The Leinster SFC is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners of the Leinster SFC final, like their counterparts in Connacht Senior Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford County Football Team
The Waterford county football team represents Waterford in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Waterford GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Waterford's home ground is Fraher Field, Dungarvan and Walsh Park, Waterford. The team's manager is Ephie Fitzgerald. The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 1898, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League. History The team's greatest achievement is reaching the 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, a game which was lost to Dublin by a scoreline of 2–08 to 0–04. Erin's Hope of Dungarvan represented the county in that game. In recent times, the team have twice won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (JFC). In 2003, Waterford unexpectedly won a Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary County Football Team
The Tipperary county football team represents Tipperary in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Tipperary GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Tipperary's home ground is Semple Stadium, Thurles. The team's manager is Philly Ryan. Tipperary was the second Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick. The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 2020, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1920 and has never won the National League. History left, Team of Tipperary that won the 1889 All-Ireland championship Tipperary has won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) on four occasions — in 1889, 1895, 1900, and 1920. Munster Senior Football Championships also followe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick County Football Team
The Limerick county football team represents County Limerick, Limerick in men's Gaelic football 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 Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League (Ireland), National Football League. Limerick's home ground is Gaelic Grounds, Páirc na nGael, Limerick. The team's manager is Mark Fitzgerald. Limerick was the first Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). It has won two All-Ireland Senior Championships. The county last won the Munster Senior Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1896. Limerick have never won the National League. History Limerick won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1887 All-Ireland Senior F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork County Football Team
The Cork county football team represents Cork in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. The current manager is John Cleary. Cork was the third Munster county both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick and Tipperary. The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 2012, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2010 and the National League in 2012. History Football has always been seen as the weaker of the two sports in Cork. The game is strongest in the west of the county and in Cork city. Success, especially at senior level, has been much more sporadic that with hurling. The biggest hindrance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare County Football Team
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The Football Association
The Football Association (the FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. The FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the county football associations. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the FA Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the England national football team, men's, England women's national football team, women's, and England national under-17 football team, youth national football teams. The FA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which is responsible for the Laws of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during the 1871–72 FA Cup, 1871–72 season, it is the list of oldest football competitions, oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after the Football Association (the FA). A concurrent Women's FA Cup has been held since 1970. The competition is open to all eligible football club (association football), clubs down to level 9 of the English football league system, with level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. A record 763 clubs competed in 2011–12 FA Cup, 2011–12. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by FA Cup semi-finals, the semi-finals and the FA Cup Final, final. Entrants are not seed (sports), seeded, although a system of Bye (sports), by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first edition of GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 12 counties of Ireland. The tournament featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their county championship. The 21 a-side final was between Commercials of Limerick and Young Irelands of Louth Louth may refer to: Australia *Hundred of Louth, a cadastral unit in South Australia * Louth, New South Wales, a town * Louth Bay, a bay in South Australia ** Louth Bay, South Australia, a town and locality Canada * Louth, Ontario Ireland * Cou .... The final was played in Beech Hill, Donnybrook on April 29, 1888, with Commercials winning by 1-4 to 0-3. Unlike later All-Irelands, there were no provincial championships and it was an open draw. Format The 1887 championship was the only to be held as an open-draw knockout tournament, without provincial championships. Representative clubs From 1887 until 1891 the club ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Irishman (1848 Newspaper)
The ''United Irishman'' was a nationalist weekly newspaper published by John Mitchel in Dublin in 1848. It was suppressed by the British Government the same year. History From 1845, John Mitchel had been invited by Charles Gavan Duffy, co-founder and first editor of ''The Nation'' (a paper supporting Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association) to write for that paper. He became part of the Young Ireland movement and after the schism in the Repeal Association, he formed the Irish Confederation, with Thomas Reilly, William O'Brien and led by Thomas Meagher. Dissatisfied with his lot at ''The Nation'', he favoured a more "vigorous policy against the English government" and resigned in 1847. From his office at 12 Trinity Street, Dublin, he printed and published the first issue of the ''United Irishman'' on 12 February 1848. Other Young Ireland contributors included John Martin, Thomas Devin Reilly and the nationalist Roman Catholic priest, John Kenyon. The contents included article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
