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Adrian Hanlon
Adrian Hanlon (born 1980s) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for West London GAA club St Clarets and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. He was a panel member when Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Biography John Joe Doherty first invited Hanlon, a forward, to join the Donegal senior squad in 2009. That year he replaced Colm McFadden on McFadden's 100th championship appearance, which led to some controversy. Later that year he made a substitute appearance in the championship defeat to Cork at Croke Park, scoring a point. Hanlon broke into the senior Donegal team during the 2011 National Football League and started the division 2 final against Laois. Donegal recorded victory, despite Adrian being sent off in the second half. He also played for Donegal in that year's championship opener against Antrim. Later dropped over a breach of discipline, Hanlon has since been included in senior Donegal squads again and was an unused substitu ... [...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] |
Antrim County Football Team
The Antrim county football team represents Antrim GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in the Gaelic sport of football. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Antrim's home ground is Casement Park, Belfast, however it has been closed for redevelopment since 2013 and most home games are played at Corrigan Park. The team's manager is Andy McEntee. The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 1951, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League. History The county team has won the Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) on ten occasions: 1900, 1901, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1946 and 1951. The county team was the first in the province of Ulster to appear in an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) final, doing so in 1911 and repeating the feat a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football Forwards
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, including: ** Primitive Gaelic or Archaic Gaelic, the oldest known form of the Gaelic languages ** Old Gaelic or Old Irish, used c. AD 600–900 ** Middle Gaelic or Middle Irish, used c. AD 900–1200 ** Irish Gaelic (), including Classical Gaelic and Early Modern Gaelic, c. 1200-1600) *** Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland ** Scottish Gaelic (), historically sometimes called in Scots English *** Canadian Gaelic ( or ), a dialect of Scots Gaelic spoken in the Canadian Maritime region ** Manx Gaelic ( or ), Gaelic language with Norse elements Culture and history *Gaelic Ireland, the history of the Gaels of Ireland * Gaelic literature *Gaelic revival, a movement in the late 20th century to encourage both the use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal Inter-county Gaelic Footballers
Donegal may refer to: County Donegal, Ireland * County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster * Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland * Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland bordering counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo * Donegal County Council, the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal * Donegal Castle, a castle in Donegal Town in County Donegal * Donegal Airport, an airport in north-west County Donegal * Donegal GAA, County Board responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal ** Donegal county football team * Donegal (Dáil constituency), a parliamentary constituency in the lower house of the Irish parliament since 2016 Canada * Donegal, Perth County, Ontario * Donegal, Renfew County, Ontario, in Bonnechere Valley UK Parliament constituencies * Donegal (UK Parliament constituency) * Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency), a constituency represented in the Irish House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1980s Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Post
''The Irish Post'' is a national newspaper for the Irish community in Great Britain. It is published every Wednesday and is sold in shops in Great Britain and Ireland. History The first print edition of ''The Irish Post'' was published on Friday, February 13, 1970. It was founded in February 1970 by journalist Breandán Mac Lua and Tony Beatty, a businessman from County Waterford in Ireland."Irish Post's Breandán Mac Lua dies" , 15 January 2009. Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) acquired the paper in 2003. It wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Senior Football Championship
The London Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association cup competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in London, England. The London GAA, London Football championship began in 1897 with Ireland United winning the first title. Tir Chonaill Gaels have won the competition the most times (18). The 2024 Champions are North London Shamrocks who beat St Kiernan's GFC, St Kiernan's 1-11 to 1-08 in the final. Wins listed by club Finals listed by year * The 2020 Championship was not completed until 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games References {{Gaelic games in Great Britain London Senior Football Championship, Senior Gaelic football county championships 1897 establishments in England Recurring sporting events established in 1897 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League (Ireland)
The National Football League (NFL; ) is an annual Gaelic football competition between the senior county teams of Ireland plus London. Sponsored by Allianz, it is officially known as the Allianz National Football League. The Gaelic Athletic Association organises the league. The winning team receives the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company. The National Football League is the second most prestigious inter-county Gaelic Football competition after the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Unlike many league competitions in sport, each team plays the other teams in their division only once. Teams that meet in the same division over the course of a number of years often play on a home and away basis in alternative years, though this is not strictly adhered to. Once the divisional matches have been played, the latter stages of the league become a knockout competition for the top teams in each division. This is seen as good preparation for the upcoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship
The 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 124th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. It was won by Donegal who defeated Down in the final to retain the title they won the previous year. The winning Donegal team received the Anglo-Celt Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. They progressed from there to the semi-final then on to the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final where they claimed the Sam Maguire Cup. Bracket Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References External linksUlster GAA website {{GAA 2012 2U Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ... Ulster Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship
The 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 123rd installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. It was won by Donegal who defeated Derry in the final. It was their first Ulster title since 1992. The winning Donegal team received the Anglo-Celt Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Donegal's semi-final defeat of Tyrone and Derry's semi-final defeat of Armagh brought about the end of a long period of dominance by these two counties. Armagh and Tyrone had shared the previous eleven Ulster senior titles between them in a run stretching back to 1999. It also brought a first major trophy for Jim McGuinness's famed Donegal team, who would go on to consign the decade-long dominance of those two counties to history. Bracket Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References External linksUlster GAA website {{GAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
