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2023 Galway Senior Hurling Championship
The 2023 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. Killimor GAA, Killimor participated in the senior championship after having beaten Meelick Eyrecourt in the 2022 Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship. The competition was sponsored by Brooks for their fourth year of a partnership that started in 2020. On 29 October, St Thomas's GAA, St. Thomas' retained the title after a 2-12 to 1-13 win against Turloughmore Hurling Club, Turloughmore in the final. It was the 6th title in a row for St Thomas's. Competition format Twenty four teams will compete; 16 in Senior A and 8 in Senior B. The teams in Senior A play for the championship. The teams in Senior B play for promotion to Senior A in 2024 at the expense of the relegated Senior A team. A team will also be relegated from Senior B to play in the 2024 Intermediate Championship. Senior A Group stage Senior A consists of 16 teams divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway county teams. Galway is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both hurling and football codes. Prior to amalgamation of the hurling and football county boards into one county board, each of the two codes were previously run by their separate boards in Galway, which was unusual for a dual county. The county football team was the first from the province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), but the second to appear in the final, following Mayo. It contests the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship via the Connacht Senior Football Championship. It is currently in Division 1 of the National Football League. The county hurling team contests the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship via the Leinster Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughrea GAA
Loughrea Hurling is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Pat O Connor and Mike Kelly were in charge of the 2006 Galway Senior Hurling Championship were the team reached The All Ireland Club Final where they were defeated by Kilkenny’s Ballyhale Shamrocks ending a great campaign. Achievements * Galway Senior Hurling Championship The Galway Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the ... (3): 1941, 2006, 2024 * Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (1) 2006-07 * Galway Minor Hurling Championship (6) 1942, 1950, 1953, 1971, 1979, 2009 Notable players * Johnny Coen * Paul Hoban * Tiernan Killeen * Greg Kennedy *Johnny Maher References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilnadeema–Leitrim GAA
Kilnadeema–Leitrim GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Kilnadeema and Leitrim areas of County Galway, Ireland which competes in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship. History The club is an amalgamation of the Kilnadeema and Leitrim clubs -Founded by Daniel Casey they joined in 1975. Achievements Kilnadeema-Leitrim won their first U21A County Final on Sunday 8 February 2016, defeating their neighbours Loughrea by 0-12 to 0-6 at Duggan Park, Ballinasloe. Kilnadeema–Leitrim reached the 2014 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship final, losing out to Rower–Inistioge after extra time. * Galway Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1) 2015 * Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: (1) 2014 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athenry GAA
St. Mary's, Athenry is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Athenry in County Galway, Ireland. In men's competitions, the club is a dual club competing in both Gaelic football and hurling at various age levels. The club also competes in camogie competitions, and has won several county, province and national titles in the sport. History Athenry GAA club was founded in 1885. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the club fielded both Gaelic football and hurling teams. The club also participated in Gaelic handball, handball competitions. While camogie was played locally from at least the 1920s, Athenry's camogie club was formally established in 1973. Hurling The club contested its first county final in 1977. Victory on that occasion went to Kiltormer. Athenry's next county final appearance came in 1987, when they were victorious. They defeated Castlegar 1-12 to 2-6. They went all the way to the All-Ireland final but they were defeated by Midleton GAA, Midleton from C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Mellows GAA
Liam Mellows GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Renmore, a suburb of Galway City, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling and camogie. The club is named after IRB member Liam Mellows. On 12 November 2017, Liam Mellows reached their first Galway Senior Hurling Championship final since 1970 after defeating Cappataggle by 0-13 to 1-9 in Athenry. On 3 December 2017 they beat Gort to win the championship. They were defeated by the All Ireland Champions Cuala in the semi-final in Thurles. On 21 October 2023, Liam Mellows GAA club won their first Galway Junior A Camogie Championship. Niamh McPeake was named the "player of the game". Hurling Titles * Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships: ** 1970, * Galway Senior Hurling Championships: ** 1935, 1945, 1946, 1968, 1970, 2017 * Galway Minor Hurling Championship ** 1947, 2003 Notable players * David Collins * Tadhg Haran * Jimmy Hegarty *John Lee John Lee may refer to: Academia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullagh GAA
Mullagh GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Mullagh, County Galway, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. History Gaelic games had been played in the Mullagh area for more than 100 years before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. A game called "hurling over the ditch" was said to have been played and is part of the old folklore of the area. A history of 'The GAA in Mullagh' was published in 1987 by historian Paul O'Donnell. Honours *Galway Senior Club Hurling Championships (3): 1906, 1929, 1932 * Galway Senior B Hurling Championship (1): 2023 *All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championships (1): 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 ... * Galway Senior Camogie Championships (5): 1989, 1990, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craughwell GAA
Craughwell GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Craughwell, County Galway, Ireland. The club was founded in 1885 and is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Honours * Galway Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1909, 1915, 1918, 1930, 1931, Runners-Up 2015 * Galway Minor Hurling Championship: (3) 1968, 2001, 2002 Notable players * Gerard O'Halloran * Niall Healy * Fergal Healy Fergal Healy (born 21 September 1977) is an Irish former hurler and manager. At club level he played with Craughwell, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams. Playing career Born in Craughwell, County Galway, H ... References External linksCraughwell GAA site {{DEFAULTSORT:Craughwell Gaa Gaelic games clubs in County Galway Hurling clubs in County Galway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardrahan GAA
Ardrahan GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club that is located in Ardrahan, County Galway, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Honours * Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 1974, 1975, 1978 * Galway Senior Hurling Championship The Galway Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the ... (11): 1894, 1895, 1896, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1910, 1949, 1974, 1975, 1978 * Galway Junior Hurling Championship (2): 1934, 1979 * Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (3): 1947, 1949, 1965. * Galway Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1977 * Galway Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1): 2001 * Galway Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1975, 1978 * Galway Senior Camogie Championship (2): 2013, 2018 Notable players * Bernie Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarsfields GAA (Galway)
Sarsfields Galway is a GAA club consisting of the parish of Bullaun, New Inn and Woodlawn in east County Galway, Ireland. Winners of two All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship's. The club was founded in 1966 and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Sarsfields Galway were the first club to defend their All-Ireland Club Hurling title. In 1993 Sarsfields defeated opponents Kilmallock, County Limerick in their first All-Ireland club final. In 1994, Sarsfields retained their club title with a victory over Toomevara, County Tipperary. History Prior to 1966, two clubs St. Killians (of New Inn), and Bullaun existed in the parish. During 1966 a ruling known as "The Parish Rule" allowed only one club per parish, which forced the decision to amalgamate the two clubs together, thus Sarsfields Galway was affiliated in 1966. The reason for choosing the name Sarsfields is not precisely known, however, the name is linked to Patrick Sarsfield where verbal history t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlegar GAA
Castlegar GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Castlegar in County Galway, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Overview It is believed that hurling has been played in Castlegar since the 1880s. No records exist regarding hurling in the area prior to that decade, however, local folklore has it that the parish had a hurling team prior to 1880. Most of the matches played by Castlegar in those days were played in Claregalway, Turloughmore and Oranmore. Castlegar is one of the most successful clubs in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship, winning 17 titles between 1936 and 1984. The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1980. Honours *All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships (1): 1980 * Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships (4): 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984 *Galway Senior Club Hurling Championship The Galway Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearse Stadium
Pearse Stadium () is the principal GAA stadium in Galway, Ireland. The Galway GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams use the stadium for their home games. The stadium, amongst others in the province of Connacht, is also used for games in the Connacht Senior Football Championship History Early years The stadium opened on 16 June 1957, as 16,000 people came to watch Galway beat Tipperary in hurling, and Kerry in football, and to watch Bishop Michael Browne bless the facility. The stadium was opened by GAA President, Séamus McFerran. Among those invited were the 12 surviving members of the 1923 all-Ireland winning hurling team. The site on which the stadium was built was known locally as The Boggers. The site was offered to the Gaelic Athletic Association by the town secretary Sean Gillan, and terms of purchase were negotiated. Much of the land was very wet and boggy. Work was being carried out to deepen the River Corrib at the time, so the infill from the river was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
