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Nicky Quaid
Nicholas Quaid (born 12 June 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Effin and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. Early life Quaid was born in Effin, County Limerick, the middle child of three sons born to Tommy Quaid and Breda Grace. His father was an All-Ireland runner-up with Limerick as a goalkeeper in 1980. His grandfather, Jack Quaid, won a Munster Championship medal in 1955, while his cousin, Joe Quaid, was the All-Ireland runner-up goalkeeper in 1994 and 1996. Playing career University During his studies at the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Quaid became involved with the institute's senior hurling team. On 26 February 2011, he was at midfield when Tralee IT defeated Institute of Technology, Carlow by 1-17 to 1-15 in the final of the Ryan Cup. Club Quaid joined the Effin club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's junior team. On 31 October 2010, Quaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effin GAA
Effin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Effin, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling, but also fields teams in Gaelic football. History Located in the village of Effin, County Limerick, Effin GAA Club was founded in 1887. The club has spent most of its existence operating in the lower grades, winning the Limerick Junior Hurling Championship, Limerick JAHC title and 2010. Effin gained a second consecutive promotion after winning the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship, Limerick IHC title in 2011. The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, Munster Club IHC title was later claimed after a defeat of Ballyduff GAA (Kerry), Ballyduff in the final. Honours *Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2011–12 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship#Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, 2011 *Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 2011, 2021 *Limerick Juni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmallock GAA
Kilmallock GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling, but has also fielded teams in Gaelic football. History Located in the town of Kilmallock, about 20 miles outside Limerick, Kilmallock GAA Club was founded in 1885. Kilmallock's earliest successes where in Gaelic football, with the club claiming Limerick SFC titles in 1908, 1909 and 1916. Kilmallock made the hurling breakthrough in 1956 when they won the Limerick JHC title and earned promotion to the senior grade. Four years after that initial junior triumph, Kilmallock won the Limerick SHC title after a defeat of Claughaun in 1960. A second Limerick SHC title followed in 1967, before Kilmallock claimed three successive titles between 1973 and 1975. The club also won Munster Club SHC titles in 1992 and 1994, as well as losing to Sarsfields in the 1993 All-Ireland club final. The new century saw Kilmallock secure a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Brennan (hurler)
Andrew Brennan may refer to: * Andy Brennan, a fictional deputy for the Twin Peaks sheriff's department * Andy Brennan (born 1993), Australian professional footballer * Andrew Brennan (bishop) (1877–1956), American prelate of the Catholic Church {{hndis, Brennan, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
John FitzGerald Park is a GAA stadium in Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland. It is the home of Kilmallock GAA club and is one of the main grounds of Limerick GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. Part of the stand was damaged by Storm Éowyn Storm Éowyn ( ) was a powerful and record-breaking extratropical cyclone which hit Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom on 24 January 2025 and hit Norway on the night of 24 January into 25 January 2025. The twent ... in January 2025. References Gaelic games grounds in the Republic of Ireland Limerick GAA Sports venues in County Limerick {{Ireland-sports-venue-stub ... [...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] |
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the league system. The league has 35 teams divided into five divisions, with seven teams in each division. Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the league. Although primarily a competition for Irish teams, teams from England – currently Lancashire GAA, Lancashire, London GAA, London and Warwickshire – also take part, while in the past New York GAA, New York also fielded a team for the latter stages of the league. Teams representing subdivisions of counties, such as Fingal GAA, Fingal and Down GAA, South Down have also participated at various times. The National Hurling League has been associated with a title sponsor since 1985. Ford Motor Company, Ford, Royal Liver Assurance, Royal Liver and Church & Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin McCarthy (hurler)
Justin J. McCarthy (born 1945) is an Irish former Hurling, hurler and Manager (Gaelic games), manager. At club level he lined out with numerous club and divisional sides, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. McCarthy enjoyed a 30-year club career, during which time he lined out with Rochestown GAA, Rochestown, Passage West GAA, Passage and Shamrocks GAA (Cork), Shamrocks, as well as divisional sides Carrigdhoun GAA, Carrigdhoun and Seandún GAA, Seandún. As an inter-county midfielder, McCarthy won two National Hurling League, National League titles and three Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster SHC medals, with the highlight of his career was an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland SHC victory as Texaco Hurler of the Year, Hurler of the Year in 1966. As a coach, McCarthy has been involved at club and inter-county levels over a 50-year period. He enjoyed All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship, All-Ireland IHC success with An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford county teams. The county board's offices are based at Walsh Park in the city of Waterford. The Waterford County Board was founded in 1886. Hurling is the dominant sport, with the county having won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) on two occasions: in 1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1948 and 1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1959. While Gaelic football, football is the secondary sport in the county, it is widely played nonetheless. Waterford's greatest footballing achievement was reaching the 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which the team lost to Dublin county football team, Dublin. Governance Founded in 1886, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary county teams. County Tipperary holds an honoured place in the history of the GAA as the organisation was founded in Hayes' Hotel, Thurles, on 1 November 1884. The county football team was the second from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) title, as well as to appear in a final, following Limerick. The county hurling team is third in the all-time rankings for All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) titles, behind only Cork and Kilkenny. History Governance Tipperary GAA has jurisdiction over the area that is associated with the traditional county of County Tipperary. There are 9 officers on the Board including the Cathaoirleach (Chairperson), Sean Nugent. Past presidents Four Tipperary men have s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players under the age of 17 in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year since the 1928 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship, 1928 championship. The final serves as the culmination of a series of games played during March and May, where the result determines which team receives the TWA Cup. The championship was previously played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship, however, as of 2018 the championship will use a Round-robin tournament, round-robin system. The Munster Championship is an integral pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion intermediate clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition for intermediate clubs in Munster hurling. The Munster Intermediate Club Championship was introduced in 2003. In its current format, the championship begins in late October or early November and is usually played over a four-week period. The six participating club teams compete in a straight knockout competition that culminates with the Munster final for the two remaining teams. The winner of the Munster Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Hoare Cup, qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Club Championship. The competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyduff GAA (Kerry)
Ballyduff G.A.A. is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland. The club fields both hurling and Gaelic football teams. The club won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final in 1891. History All Ireland Champions Ballyduff won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1891. They beat Wexford GAA, Wexford side Crossabeg 2–04 to 1–05 in the final. They beat Limerick GAA, Limerick's Treaty Stone in the Munster Final by 1–02 to 1-01. The team was trained by James McDonnell. This is the only time that the title was won by a Kerry team. All-Ireland Winning Team John Mahony, (Ballyduff) (Capt.); Maurice Fitzmaurice; (Ahabeg) Maurice Kelly, (Ahabeg) John Murphy, (Ahabeg) Jack O'Sullivan, (Ballyduff) Paddy Carr O'Carroll, (Ballyduff) Pat Wynne, (Ballyduff) Jim McDonnell, (Ballyduff) Michael O'Sullivan, (Ballyduff) James Crowley, (Ballyduff) Frank Crowley, (Ballyduff) Pat O'Rourke, (Kilmoyley GAA, Kilmoyley) Thade Eugene McCarthy, (Kilmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
