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Paul Codd
Paul Codd (born 1 December 1976) is an Irish former hurling, hurler. At club level, he played with Rathnure GAA, Rathnure and at inter-county level was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team. Career At club level, Codd first played for Rathnure GAA, Rathnure at juvenile and underage levels, before progressing to adult level. He went on to win four Wexford Senior Hurling Championship, Wexford SHC titles between 1996 and 2003, as well as a Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, Leinster Club SHC medal in 1998. Codd was also part of the Rathnure team beaten by St Joseph's Doora-Barefield GAA, St Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final, 1999 All-Ireland club final. He won a fifth and final SHC title after a defeat of Oulart–The Ballagh GAA, Oulart–The Ballagh in 2006. Codd first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford GAA, Wexford as part of the under-21 team. He won a Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship, Leins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathnure GAA
Rathnure St Anne's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland. Rathnure's most famous players are the Rackards and Quigley brothers. First AGM At a meeting in Rathnure in the year 1931, Rathnure St Anne's GAA Club was founded. Founder members on that night were Pat Byrne, James O'Leary, Pat Doyle, Thomas Murphy, Nick Mernagh, Denis Brennan and Master O'Rielly. Also on the night, the meeting was attended by two 14-year-old boys Mikey Redmond and Ned Caulfield. The first Chairman of the club was Mr. Hugh O'Rielly, the first Secretary was Pat Byrne and the first Treasurer was Pat Doyle. Early years In its first year in existence, Rathnure fielded in junior hurling. However success in terms of championship medals was slow, but more important players were given the opportunity to play their native game, a game that was eventually to flourish in the parish of Rathnure. From the outset great interest was aroused in the club, and it gradually grew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 109th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 1 September 1996, between Wexford and Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W .... The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 1-13 to 0-14. References External linksArticle on the final {{All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals GAA finals at Croke Park Limerick co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1976 Births
Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. * January 27 ** The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state. ** The First Battle of Amgala (1976), First Battle of Amgala breaks out between Morocco and Algeria in the Spanish Sahara. February * February 4 ** The 1976 Winter Olympics begin in Innsbruck, Austria. ** The 7.5 1976 Guatemala earthquake, Guatemala earthquake affects Guatemala and Honduras with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 23,000 dead and 76,000 injured. * February 9 – The Australian Defence Force is formed by unification of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny O'Connor (hurler)
John P. O'Connor (1928 – 31 October 2010), known as Johnny O'Connor, was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Waterford senior team. Born in Abbeyside, County Waterford, O'Connor first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Dungarvan CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1946–47 league. O'Connor subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial on a number of occasions O'Connor won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won several championship medals playing with Abbeyside, Clonea, UCD, Castletownroche and Avondhu. O'Connor retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1958 championship. Playing career Colleges During his schooling at Dungarvan CBS, O'Connor first establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry O'Gorman
Larry O'Gorman (born October 1967) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Faythe Harriers and at inter-county level was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team. Career At club level, O'Gorman first played for Faythe Harriers in Wexford at juvenile and underage levels. He won consecutive Wexford U21HC titles in 1987 and 1988. By that stage, O'Gorman had progressed to the club's senior team. He won a Wexford SHC title in 2001 following a 0-13 to 0-09 win over Rapparees in the final. O'Gorman first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford as a member of the minor team. He won a Leinster MHC medal in 1985, before losing the subsequent All-Ireland minor final to Cork. O'Gorman progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Leinster U21HC medals, as well as appearing in the 1986 All-Ireland under-21 final defeat by Galway. He also played Gaelic football at under-21 level with Wexford. O'Gorman joined the senior team in 1987. He won a Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory McCarthy
Rory McCarthy (born 4 September 1975) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St Martin's and with the Wexford senior inter-county team. He played in the half-back line. Career McCarthy first played hurling and Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at St Peter's College in Wexford. He lined out in all grades as a dual player during his time there, and was part of the team that won the Leinster Colleges SFC title after a defeat of Portarlington CBS in 1992. McCarthy later studied at University of Limerick and lined out in the university's Fitzgibbon Cup team beaten by University College Cork in the 1996 final. At club level, McCarthy first played for the St Martin's club in the juvenile and underage grades before progressing to adult level. He won his first Wexford SHC title in 1999 following a 1-11 to 1-09 defeat of Rathnure in the final. McCarthy added a second SHC medal to his collection in 2008 after a 1-13 to 1-08 win over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Wexford Senior Hurling Team Captains
This article lists players who have captained the Wexford county hurling team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. List of captains References {{Wexford county hurling team Hurling Wexford Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ... +Captains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Storey
Martin Storey (born 28 September 1964) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Wexford county team. Regarded as one of the greatest Wexford players of all-time, Storey made his first appearance for the team during the 1986 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement before the 2001 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and three All-Star awards. At club level Storey was a five-time county club championship medalist with Oulart–The Ballagh. In retirement from playing Storey has become involved in team management and coaching. After serving as a selector at club level, he subsequently served as trainer of the Wexford senior camogie team and manager of the Wexford minor hurling team. Storey's daughter, Ciara, is also an All-Ireland medalist with Wexford. Playing career Club Storey played his club hurling with Oulart–The Ballagh and enjoyed much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Kilkenny 0–17 to 0–9 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. Format Connacht Championship Participating counties (1): Galway Galway were unopposed in the Connacht championship and advanced to the All-Ireland qualifiers round 1. Leinster Championship Participating counties (10): Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow Preliminary round: (2 matches): These are three matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the first round. First round: (2 matches): The winners of the preliminary round matches join the two Leinster teams to make up the first round pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals: (1 match): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1997 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship 1997) was the 111th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition. Clare GAA, Clare won the championship, beating Tipperary GAA, Tipperary 0-20 to 2-13 in the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, final at Croke Park, Dublin. Pre-championship The 'back-door' system Since its inception in 1887 the championship had been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage of the provincial or All-Ireland competitions it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the All-Ireland champions would always be the team who won all of their games. There were some problems with this system. Over the years Galway GAA, Galway had become the only credible hurling team in Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, Connacht, thus giving them an automatic pass into the All-Ireland semi-finals every year. Similarly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the various provincial championships took place on 22 October 1995. The championship ran from 5 May to 1 September 1996. Clare GAA, Clare were the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick GAA, Limerick in the #Munster semi-finals, Munster semi-finals. The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, All-Ireland final was played on 1 September 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Wexford GAA, Wexford and Limerick, in what was their third meeting in the final overall, a first meeting in the final in 1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, 78 years and a first championship meeting in 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#All-Ireland semi-finals, 41 years. Wexford won the match by 1–13 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
