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2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The 2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the third staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 9 December 2007. The championship began on 6 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008. Mallow left the championship after securing promotion to senior level. Grenagh, St. Finbarr's and St. Vincent's joined the championship through a combination of relegation and promotion. The final, a city derby, was played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Vincent's. After a replay, St. Finbarr's won the final by 2-13 to 0-14 to claim their first championship title in the grade and a first title in any football grade since 1985. It remains their only championship title in the grade. John Paul Murphy of the St. Vincent's club was the championship's top scorer with 0-29. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Echo
''The Echo'', formerly known as the ''Evening Echo'', is an Irish morning newspaper based in Cork. It is distributed throughout the province of Munster, although it is primarily read in its base city of Cork. The newspaper was founded as a broadsheet in 1892, and has been published in tabloid format since 1991. The newspaper was part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings group, and 'sister paper' to the group's ''Irish Examiner'' (formerly the ''Cork Examiner''). Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013. The newspaper was acquired by Landmark Media Investments, which in turn was sold to ''The Irish Times'' in 2018. Unlike the ''Irish Examiner'', which is now a national daily, ''The Echo''s focus is on local news. ''The Echo'' is published daily except Sunday. History The ''Evening Echo'' was first published in 1892. It was launched as an evening paper by Thomas Crosbie, then proprietor of the ''Cork Examiner''. Crosbie had himself joined the ''Examiner'' in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork (city)
Cork ( ; from , meaning 'marsh') is the second-largest city in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population, third largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004. The city centre is an island between two channels of the River Lee (Ireland), River Lee which meet downstream at its eastern end, where the quays and Dock (maritime), docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Cork was founded in the 6th century as a monastic settlement, and was expanded by Vikings, Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by John, King of England, Prince John in 1185 in Ireland, 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfield GAA
Mayfied GAA Club (CLG Baile na mBocht) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Mayfield area of Cork City, Ireland. Teams are fielded in Gaelic football, hurling, and Ladies' Football. The club participates in Cork GAA competitions and in Seandún board competitions. The club competes at Intermediate level in football and in hurling. In 2016/17, Mayfield were crowned Cork City (Seandún), Cork County, Munster and All-Ireland Junior Hurling Champions. History Club foundation Mayfield GAA Club was formed in 1893 and competed, at both Minor and Junior level, with victories during its early years in several feiseanna and tournaments. The club entered a trial period of merging with local clubs, Brian Dillon's and Sarsfields in 1903 to form a senior team. However, following several quarrels between members of each club, the trial period ended and each club went back to representing its respective area. The club's progress mostly stopped following World War I, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killavullen GAA
Killavullen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Killavullen, Cork, Ireland. The club fields teams in competitions organized by the Cork GAA county board and the Avondhu GAA divisional board. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. History Killavullen GAA club is one of the oldest official clubs in North Cork, having been founded on 15 February 1888 under the auspices of the then newly formed Gaelic Athletic Association. With the exception of a North Cork Junior hurling championship that they annexed in 1929, the club toiled away without much success. Persistence paid off in 1962 when the club contested the final of the Avondhu Novice hurling Championship and won this competition in 1968. The club made a breakthrough in football in 1963, which was the club's first football title. They went out to further glory in 1979 when they were crowned North Cork Junior (B) Hurling League Champions. Achievements * Munster Junior B Club Hurlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinora GAA
Ballinora GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the townland of Ballinora, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Honours * Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1932 * Cork Junior A Football Championship (1): 1997 * Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship (3): 1990, 1996, 1997 * Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (9): 1928, 1929, 1982, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2021, 2022, 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 ... * Cork Minor B Hurling Championship (1): 1992 * Cork Minor A Football Championship (2): 1987, 1998 References External linksBallinora GAA site Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenville GAA
Glenville GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Glenville, County Cork, Glenville, County Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. This is a Gaelic football only club. The club participates in Cork GAA, Cork county board and in Imokilly GAA divisional competitions. Achievements * Cork Junior Football Championship Winners (1) 1995 * Cork Minor A Football Championship Runners-Up 1993 * Cork Minor Championship (country section) Winners (1) 1994 * East Cork Junior A Football Championship Winners (7) 1948, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1995 Runners-Up 1945, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994 * East Cork Junior B Football Championship Winners (1) 1997 * East Cork Junior C Football Championship Winners (2) 2013, 2017 * Intermediate Football League Winners (2) 2005, 2007 * Tom Creedon Cup Winners 2007 * East Cork Under-21 A Football Championship Winners (2) 1998, 2006 * East Cork Under-21 B Football Championship Winners (4) 1982, 1989, 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Michael's GAA (Cork)
St Michael's Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic football club in Cork (city), Cork City, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Championship titles won by the club include Cork Intermediate A Football Championship, Cork Intermediate Football Championship titles (in 1969 and 1998) and a Cork Senior A Football Championship title (in 2022 Cork Senior A Football Championship, 2022). History The club was formed in 1951 after a discussion in the Leaping Salmon public house in Blackrock, Cork, Blackrock. At that time, some of the hurling, hurlers from Blackrock GAA, Blackrock GAA club were playing Gaelic football with different city teams. It was decided to keep the players together by forming a football team to represent the Blackrock area. A formal meeting was held and St Michael's Gaelic Football Club was established. St Michael's first match was against Crosshaven, with Jimmy Furlong as captain. The club's first success was in 1956 when St Michael's took their first Cork Junior Football Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloughduv
Cloghduv or Cloghduff ( ; ) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 440 people. The main industry is agriculture, although it is also a commuter village for Cork City. Cloughduv is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West. The village is 1.4 km from the River Bride. Amenities The village of Cloughduv consists of a pub, a shop, a church and a number of housing estates. The former Cloughduv Creamery closed in 2018 after 126 years in business. Cloughduv is served by St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Cloughduv GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ... club. See also * List of towns and villages in Ireland References External linksCloughduv Hurling Club Towns and villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páirc Uí Rinn
Páirc Uí Rinn (), also known as Páirc Chríostóir Uí Rinn, is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium located between Ballinlough and Ballintemple in Cork. It was previously known as Flower Lodge and was used as an association football stadium. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Flower Lodge served as the home ground of three League of Ireland clubs – Cork Hibernians, Albert Rovers and Cork City. It also hosted friendly matches featuring Manchester United, Liverpool and the Republic of Ireland national football team. In 1989 it was purchased by Cork GAA and subsequently renamed after Christy Ring, a former Cork and Glen Rovers hurler. During the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, Páirc Uí Rinn has served as Cork GAA's second home after Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It regularly hosts National Hurling League, National Football League, National Camogie League and All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship fixtures. History Early years In 1947 members of AOH F.C., the association footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh GAA
Ballingeary GAA is a Gaelic football club based in the village of Ballingeary, in County Cork, Ireland. The club, which was founded in 1957, is a member of Cork GAA and Muskerry divisional board. Honours * Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Sinsear (1): 2022 * Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Sóisear (5): 1984, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2002 * Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2006 * Cork Junior B Inter-Divisional Football Championship (1): 2015 * Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship The Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Ross Oil Junior A Football Championship) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Mid Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and con ... (4): 1965, 1992, 1994, 2005 * Cork Minor C Football County League (1): 2014 * Cork Minor C Football County Championship (2): 2001, 2015, (runners-up in 2024) * Cork Minor B Football Championship (0): (runners-up in 2003) Famous players * John O'Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanturk
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork and Limerick, and lies just north of the main N72 road, from Mallow and about from Killarney. Kanturk is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency. History Located at a crossing point at the confluence of the River Allow and River Dalua, evidence of ancient settlement near Kanturk includes a number of ringfort, holy well and fulacht fiadh sites in the surrounding townlands of Coolacoosane, Curragh, Greenane and Gurteenard. The town's English name, Kanturk, derives from the Irish or , meaning head (or headland) of the boar. To the south of the town, in Paal East townland, is Kanturk Castle. Known locally as the Old Court, this fortified house was built for MacDonogh McCarthy as a defence against English settlers during the Plantation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiskeam GAA
Kiskeam GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Kiskeam in the northwest of County Cork, Ireland which is in the parish of Boherbue. The club plays Gaelic football in the Duhallow division of Cork GAA The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Cork GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It ... and their first team competes in the Cork Senior A Football Championship. Honours * Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2016 * Cork Junior Football Championship (2): 1964, 2002 (Runners-Up 1994, 1997, 2000) * Munster Junior Club Football Championship (0): Runners-up 2002 * Duhallow Junior A Football Championship (7): 1964, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 * Senior Football league Division 2 (1): 2011 * Cork Minor A Football Championship (1): 2010 * Duhallow Under-21 B Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
