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Ballygunner GAA
Ballygunner GAA (nicknamed "The Gunners") is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in the parish of St Mary's Ballygunner in Waterford City, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club concerns itself primarily with hurling. It passes both the camogie and Gaelic football duties to its sister club Gáll Tír. History Ballygunner GAA is a hurling club based in Ballygunner village, on the outskirts of Waterford city. The club was founded in 1954 by local schoolteacher Jimmy McGinn. Prior to 1954, there was no adult hurling team in the parish. All hurlers who came out of the small national school travelled into Waterford city to play for either the Erin's Own GAA (Waterford), Erin's Own club or now archrivals Mount Sion GAA, Mount Sion. McGinn believed that there was enough talent in the parish to compete with the powerhouses of Waterford hurling. Having enjoyed multiple success at under age level through the local national school, McGinn set up the club to nurture the ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and GAA rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and Irish dance, dance, as well as the Irish language and it also promotes environmental stewardship through its Green Clubs initiative. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members, and declared total revenues of €96.1 million in 2022. The Competitions Control Committee (CCC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendance. Gaelic football is also the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lismore GAA
Lismore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. The club enters teams in both GAA codes each year, which includes two adult hurling teams and one adult Gaelic football team in the Waterford County Championships. The club has won county titles in both hurling and football, but in recent history the club has been mainly concerned with the game of hurling. The club's camogie teams have also had several successes. History The club has won the County Senior Hurling Championship 3 times. In the first, in 1925, the club beating Erin's Own by 4-2 to 2-3. The club had to wait 66 years before their next success in 1991, in which they beat Mount Sion by 5-7 to 1-5. The third win was in 1993, when Lismore beat Passage by 0-8 to 0-7. While, in the late 20th and early 21st century, Lismore did not win another county title, they came close on a number of occasions, including in the 1996, 2001 and 2009 county finals. 2016 saw Lismore finally wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1897 for the top hurling teams in the county of Waterford in Ireland. The series of games are played during the spring, summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Walsh Park in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage. The Waterford County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Waterford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. Twelve teams currently participate in the Waterford County Championship. The title has been won at least once by 23 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallow GAA
Tallow GAA () is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Tallow, in west County Waterford, Ireland. The club has won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship four times, first in 1936 and again in 1980, 1984 and 1985. As of 2010, Tallow had four players on the Waterford county panel: James Murray, Aidan Kearney, Mark O' Brien and Thomas Ryan. Tallow GAA's ground, Páirc Eamonn de Paor, is named after the former Waterford hurler and coach Ned Power who taught in the local school through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Power played for and coached a number of Tallow teams in both hurling and football. He died in November 2007. Underage Tallow is amalgamated with Knockanore Shamrocks and play under the name of Cois Bhride for the County and Western division Minor and Juvenile Championship. Both clubs run separate teams for each other underage competition. Honours * Waterford Senior Hurling Championships (4): 1936, 1980, 1984, 1985 * Waterford Intermediate Hurling Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtownshandrum
Newtownshandrum () is a small village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland located west of Charleville, County Cork, Charleville on the R515 road (Ireland), R515 road. The name translates from Irish to mean 'new town of the old ridge'. Historic maps from 1829 to 1841 and 1897–1913 identify the village as Newtown. Newtownshandrum is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West (Dáil constituency), Cork North-West. Education Shandrum National School is a co-educational primary school located in the village. As of 2019, the school had approximately 140 pupils with five mainstream teachers, and two special education teachers. Sports The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Newtownshandrum GAA Club. See also * List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, List of towns and villages in Ireland References Towns and villages in County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few Dual county, dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both Gaelic football, football and hurling. However, despite both teams competing at the top level of the game for most of the county's history, the Cork county hurling team, county hurling team has experienced more success, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on thirty occasions. By comparison, the Cork county football team, county football team has won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) on seven occasions, most recently in 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 2010. Cork was the third county from the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster both to win an Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtownshandrum GAA
Newtownshandrum GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Avondhu GAA, North Cork Board and is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. History Located in the village of Newtownshandrum, on the County Cork, Cork-County Limerick, Limerick border, Newtownshandrum GAA Club was established in 1896. The club spent much of its early existence in the junior grade before making its breakthrough in 1939 by winning the North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship, North Cork JHC title. Newtown won four divisional titles before claiming the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship, Cork JHC title and promotion in 1946, after beating Clonakilty GAA, Clonakilty in a replay. After seven seasons in the upper grade, a period which also included two final defeats, Newtownshandrum won the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship, Cork IHC title and secured senior status in 1953, after a defeat of Glen Rovers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarecastle GAA
Clarecastle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the village of Clarecastle in County Clare, Ireland. It has been in existence since 1887. Major honours Hurling * Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1997 * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (12): 1928 ''(with Ennis Dalcassians)'', 1943, 1945, 1949, 1970, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2005 * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1931 * Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 1985, 2012 * Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (4): 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 Gaelic Football * Clare Senior Football Championship (1): 1908 * Clare Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1984, 1993, 1998 * Clare Junior A Football Championship (3): 1936, 1982, 2012 History The name Clarecastle has its origins in the local medieval castle, first built around 1250 and reconstructed in the late 15th century. The castle was built on an island formed by a divide in the river Fergus. In the medieval Irish Annals, the place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garryspillane GAA
Garryspillane GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Knocklong/Glenbrohane, County Limerick, Ireland. The club was founded in 1952 and is almost exclusively concerned with hurling with footballers catered for by neighbouring Galbally. Location The club is located in the parish of Knocklong/Glenbrohane in south east County Limerick on the border with County Tipperary. The parish is situated 35 km south of Limerick City between the Galtee and Ballyhoura Mountains. The neighbouring clubs are Galbally, with whom Garryspillane members play Gaelic Football, Ballylanders, Glenroe, Blackrock, Staker Wallace, Knockainey, Hospital Herbertstown and Emly in Tipperary. The club is a member of the south division of Limerick GAA. Notable hurlers * T.J Ryan-played intercounty hurling for Limerick and captained the side on 2 different occasions in 2004 and 2006, * Frankie Carroll-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Mossie Carroll-Played interco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De La Salle GAA
De La Salle Gaelic football and hurling club is based in Waterford City, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club competes in Gaelic games competitions organised by Waterford GAA board. The club has won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship twice and the Waterford Senior Football Championship on 6 occasions. While having a notable record in gaelic football, today the club mainly focuses on hurling. History The club takes its name from St. Stephens De La Salle National School in Patrick Street and previous to the current club being established, fielded a hurling team under the name of St. Stephens. St. Stephens won 2 Senior County Hurling Championships, 1913 and 1914. In recent years the club has concentrated on developing juvenile players and now has one of the biggest under age setups in the South East of Ireland. The club has produced many Senior Inter County hurlers in the last few years such as John Mullane, Johnny and Stephen Brenner, Kevin Moran, Bryan Phelan and Derek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane O'Sullivan (hurler)
Shane O'Sullivan (born 5 November 1985) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Waterford senior team. O'Sullivan joined the team during the 2004 National League and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. Since then he has won two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. O'Sullivan has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. AT club level O'Sullivan is a three-time county championship medalist with Ballygunner. Playing career Club O'Sullivan plays his club hurling with the Ballygunner club in Waterford and has enjoyed much success. He made his senior debut as a sixteen-year-old in 2002 as Ballygunner started a remarkable losing streak of being defeated in three successive club championship finals. They broke this unenviable record at the fourth attempt with O'Sullivan winning his first championship medal following a 2-10 to 1-12 defeat of De La Salle. Ballygunner lost two further finals in succession before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackrock GAA
Blackrock National Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located on the southside of Cork (city), Cork City, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club was founded in 1883 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. No other Cork-based GAA club has won more Senior County Hurling titles or All-Ireland Club Championships. The club is sometimes known as 'The Rockies'. History Blackrock Hurling Club was officially founded in 1883, one year before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association itself. It is therefore the oldest hurling club in Cork. Until 1888 the club was known as Cork Nationals, at which time it changed its name to National Hurling Club of Blackrock, and – later in the same year – to Blackrock National Hurling Club. Blackrock won eight of the first nine Cork Senior Hurling Championship titles and, in the early years of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) – when the winning club represented the county – subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
