John Meyler (born 1956) is an Irish hurling manager and former selector,

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er,

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er and hurler who is currently the manager of kilmoyley. He has formerly managed the Kerry,

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and

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senior hurling teams. Meyler's inter-county career spanned fifteen years. Beginning as a dual minor with

, he later played with the county's under-21 and senior sides. After joining the Cork senior team in 1982, Meyler won an

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medal in 1986. As a dual player with the St Finbarr's club, Meyler won seven county championship medals across both codes, dual Munster medals and an

medal as captain of the club's football team in 1987. As a manager, selector, coach and trainer, Meyler has previously worked with club sides Kilmoyley,

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, Courcey Rovers and

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, and inter-county teams Kerry,

and

. In his second spell with Kerry, he managed the side that won the 2012 Christy Ring Cup.

Early life

Meyler was born in Tacumshane ( south of

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. After being educated locally, he boarded at Gormanston College in East Meath between 1969 and 1974 where he played a wide variety of sports. Meyler graduated from

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with a degree in

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in 1978. He completed an

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from the

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in 1997.

Playing career

University

During his studies at University College Cork, Meyler played a range of sports for various university teams. As a dual player of both

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and

, he was a regular on the university's

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and

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panels, while he also played

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. On 17 December 1977, Meyler scored a hat trick in

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's 6-1 defeat of

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in the Collingwood Cup final.

Club

Meyler joined the Our Lady's Island club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, before becoming a dual player with the club's adult team. He won several league titles in both codes with the Our Lady's Island team. He won a

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with Wexford District in 1977. Meyler joined the St Finbarr's club in

and immediately established himself as a dual player on the club's senior teams. He won his first

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medal with the senior hurling team as a non-playing substitute later that year, before later winning a

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medal after a 2-12 to 1-14 defeat of

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. On 17 May 1981, Meyler was at midfield when St Finbarr's were defeated by

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in the All-Ireland final. On 13 September 1981, Meyler lined out in his first championship final. He scored three points as St Finbarr's retained the title following a 1-12 to 1-09 defeat of Glen Rovers. St Finbarr's qualified for a third successive championship final on 10 October 1982. Meyler scored two points in that game as St. Finbarr's retained the title for the second year-in-a-row following a 2-17 to 3-09 defeat of

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. Two weeks after this victory, Meyler was at full-back on the St Finbarr's senior football team that defeated

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by a goal to secure the double. He later won a

medal following a defeat of Castleisland Desmonds. On 30 September 1984, Meyler won his fourth county hurling championship medal after scoring a goal in St Finbarr's 1-15 to 2-04 defeat of Ballyhea. Meyler won a second football championship medal on 15 September 1985 when St Finbarr's defeated

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by 1-10 to 0-09 in the final. Meyler was appointed captain of the St Finbarr's senior football team for the 1986 championship. In spite of losing the county final to

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, St Finbarr's later represented Cork in the provincial championship, with Meyler winning a second Munster medal following a defeat of Kilrossanty in the final. On 17 March 1987, Meyler captained St Finbarr's in the All-Ireland final against Clann na nGael at

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. A narrow three-point win gave him an

club medal, while he also had the honour of lifting the Andy Merrigan Cup on behalf of the team. On 16 October 1988, Meyler won a fifth and final county hurling championship medal following a 3-18 to 2-14 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final.

Association football

For the early part of the

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, Meyler was a regular player with Cork Alberts.

Inter-county

Meyler first played for

at minor level in 1973. A dual player with both the hurlers and Gaelic footballers, he enjoyed little success in this grade. Meyler subsequently joined the Wexford under-21 teams, once again as a dual player, however, he ended his underage career without any silverware. On 24 May 1981, Meyler made his championship debut with the Wexford senior hurling team in a 2-20 to 0-08 Leinster Championship quarter-final defeat of

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. Meyler transferred to Cork in 1982 and made his championship debut for the

senior hurling team on 12 May 1983. He scored a point from centre-forward in a 3-11 to 2-14 Munster Championship semi-final draw with

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. Meyler retained his place on the team for the replay victory, however, he was dropped from the starting fifteen for the Munster final defeat of

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. In spite of this he was still presented with a winners' medal. Meyler was dropped from the Cork panel for the subsequent All-Ireland Championship. On 10 November 1985, Meyler won an Oireachtas Cup medal with Cork following a 2-11 to 1-10 defeat of

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in the final. This led to Meyler being recalled to the Cork team and he made a number of appearances during the 1985-86 National League. He played no role in Cork's successful Munster Championship campaign, however, he was added to the panel for the All-Ireland Championship. On 7 September 1986, Meyler won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute following Cork's 4-13 to 2-15 defeat of Galway in the final.

Management and coaching career

Kerry

Meyler began his management career in September 1992 as manager of the Kerry senior hurling team. After finishing in second place in Division 2 of the 1993-93 National League, Kerry were later defeated by Tipperary in the league quarter-final. On 23 May 1993, Meyler led Kerry to their first championship victory in 67 years when they defeated

by 4-13 to 3-13 in the Munster Championship quarter-final. During the 1994-95 National League, Meyler guided Kerry to a third-placed finish in Division 2 which secured promotion to the top division for the following season. In spite of ultimately being relegated, Kerry defeated reigning All-Ireland champions Clare by 3-07 to 1-08 in their opening Division 1 game.

Kilmoyley

In 2001, Meyler was appointed manager of the Kilmoyle senior hurling team. In his first season in charge, Meyler guided the club to their first county final in 13 years, where they defeated

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on 30 September 2001. It was the club's first

title in 30 years. Kilmoyley retained the title for the following three seasons with defeats of Lixnaw in 2002 and 2003 and

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in 2004. Meyler stepped down as Kilmoyley manager in 2006. In 2009 Meyler returned to Kilmoyley as trainer of the club's minor hurling team that defeated Ballyduff by 1-12 to 1-06 in the championship final. Meyler was appointed manager of the Kilmoyley senior team for the 2015 season. On 27 September 2015, he guided the team to their 23rd championship title following a 3-15 to 1-13 defeat of St. Brendan's Ardfert. In 2020 he led Kilmoyley to yet another championship title after a win over holders

in the final.

Cork

On 9 October 2001, Meyler became a selector as part of Bertie Óg Murphy's Cork senior hurling management team. Cork remained undefeated during the 2002 National League and qualified to play

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in the final. In the week leading up to the game there had been speculation that

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member from both teams would stage a protest during the parade before the match with their socks down and jerseys out - offences punishable by fine under the GAA's match regulations. At the last training session before the final, Meyler is alleged to have told

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, a GPA member and one of the Cork players in favour of the protest, to " take a good look around

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because he'd never see it again." Meyler dismissed this comment as "banter." The Cork players went ahead with their pre-match protest before losing the final by a single point. After Cork tamely exited the championship with a defeat by

, senior players Mark Landers and

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began a series of revelations regarding the perceived poor treatment of players from the county board, ranging from the limited issuing of gear to limited access to gyms. There were also complaints about the warnings sent to younger players that joining the

would jeopardise their chances of playing with the senior team. Running parallel to the dispute was the search for a new manager after Bertie Óg Murphy stepped down in late September. The unrest of the players had been compounded by the decision of the Cork selectors not to follow Murphy's suit. Three of the four selectors - Pat McDonnell, P. J. Murphy and Meyler - remained in place as they are half-way through a two-year term while Blackrock, as county champions, were set to nominate county secretary

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to the selection committee. After calling a players' strike on 30 November 2002, the selectors were eventually forced to resign en bloc; however, their decision was in the balance up until the last minute because Meyler was reluctant to quit.

Cork Institute of Technology

During the mid 2000s Meyler took charge of the

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team in the

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Ballinhassig

In 2005, Meyler was coach of the

intermediate hurling team that reached the final of the

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. A 1-16 to 1-11 defeat of

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in the final secured the title. After later securing the

title following a defeat of Ballyduff Upper, Meyler guided the team to an All-Ireland final defeat by Dicksboro on 12 February 2006.

Wexford

Senior

Meyler was confirmed as manager of the Wexford senior hurling team on 12 October 2006. Wexford's 2007 National League campaign saw the team defeat Galway in the quarter-finals before facing a 2-22 to 2-07 defeat by Kilkenny in the semi-final. In the subsequent championship, Meyler's side were defeated in the Leinster final by Kilkenny before facing a second defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meyler's second season in charge saw Wexford endure a disappointing National League campaign which ended in relegation to Division 2. The subsequent Leinster Championship campaign ended with a 5-21 to 0-17 final defeat by Kilkenny. Wexford later exited the All-Ireland Championship at the quarter-final stage following a defeat by Waterford. On 7 October 2008, Meyler met the Wexford County Board to discuss plans for 2009 under the assumption that he was still manager. As the meeting unfolded it became clear that his services were no longer required and he was informed that players and the County Board no longer had confidence in his ability to manage the affairs of the team. Meyler later said that he "was told that some people didn't want me, players didn't want me and that they had lost confidence in me. Maybe I could have done things better, I accept that. But that's the way it goes."

Intermediate

Meyler's tenure as Wexford senior manager was coupled with the position of manager of the Wexford intermediate hurling team also. He guided the team to the

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title in 2008 following a 2-14 to 1-12 defeat of Kilkenny. On 25 August 2007, Meyler led Wexford to a 1-11 to 1-09 defeat of Waterford in the

final.

Return to Kerry

Under-21

In 2009 Meyler was appointed manager of the Kerry under-21 hurling team. On 12 September 2009, he guided Kerry to the

title following a 2-18 to 1-15 defeat of

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. It was the first of three successive All-Ireland titles for Meyler's under-21 team.

Senior

On 2 December 2009, Meyler made a return to senior inter-county management when he was appointed manager of the Kerry senior hurling team in succession to

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. In his first season in charge, Meyler managed Kerry to the Division 3A title and promotion to Division 2. Later in the season he guided the team to a first-ever appearance in the

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final, however, Kerry were defeated by

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by 2-16 to 1-18. After maintaining their Division 2 status at the end of the 2011 National League, Meyler guided Kerry to a second successive Christy Ring Cup final and a 2-21 to 2-08 defeat of

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. Meyler's Kerry had an indifferent league campaign in 2012. Midway through the campaign he excluded Mikey,

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and Liam Boyle from the panel for reportedly playing a game of soccer. Meyler explained the decision by saying that he “can no longer select players who are not 100% committed to the Kerry hurling panel.” Kerry retained their Division 2A status before exiting the Christy Ring Cup after a defeat by

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. Meyler resigned as manager immediately after the defeat stating: "I have given it 100% and have no more to give. I have done my time – I can't get anymore out of them. What I want and what I got is not enough for me."

Ireland

Meyler was appointed as a selector to the Ireland under-21 hurling team that defeated

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in the 2010 series. In 2011, Meyler was added as a selector to the Ireland national hurling team under the management of

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. Ireland won the two-game series on an aggregate score line of 3–25 to 3–19. Meyler took over as joint-manager of the Ireland team with Michael Walsh in 2012. Ireland retained the international title after an 11–21 to 6–12 aggregate defeat of Scotland in the two-game series. For the 2013 international series, Meyler was appointed manager of the team in his own right. Ireland won a fifth successive series after a 5-27 to 2-26 aggregate victory over Scotland.

Courcey Rovers

In 2011 Meyler was trainer of the Courcey Rovers intermediate hurling team. On 9 October 2011, Courcey Rovers won the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship following a 0-15 to 1-09 defeat of

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in the final. Meyler remained as trainer of the Courcey Rovers team for a further two seasons.

Carlow

On 6 September 2013, Meyler was appointed manager of the

senior hurling team. After a disappointing 2013 National League campaign in which Carlow lost all of their group stage games, Carlow were eventually relegated to Division 2A after a play-off defeat by Antrim. In the subsequent championship campaign, Meyler's side exited following a two-point qualifier defeat by Wexford. Meyler's second season in charge saw Carlow qualify for the National League Division 2A final, however, they were defeated by Kerry on a 3-16 to 3-13 scoreline. Carlow later failed to qualify for the Leinster Championship proper after finishing third in the preliminary group stage. On 9 July 2014, the Carlow County Board announced that Meyler had stepped down as manager.

Inniscarra

Meyler managed the

intermediate hurling team during the 2016 championship.

Return to Cork

Under-21

In September 2016, Meyler was appointed manager of the Cork under-21 hurling team. On 13 July 2017, Cork began their Munster Championship campaign with a last-minute 2-17 to 1-19 semi-final defeat of

. On 26 July, Cork faced

in the Munster final. The game ended in a 0-16 to 1-11 defeat for Meyler's side.

Senior

=2017 season

= Meyler's appointment as Cork under-21 manager led to him being added to Kieran Kingston's Cork senior management team as a selector. On 9 July 2017, Cork won the Munster title following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.

=2018 season

= On 19 October 2017, Meyler was announced as the manager of the Cork senior hurling team for a two-year term after the stepping down of Kingston. His first match in charge was a 2-23 to 1-21 loss to

in the pre-season Munster League. Cork later went undefeated in the new Munster Championship round robin. Meyler guided the team to their second successive Munster final, where they defeated Clare on 1 July 2018 to win the title by 2-24 to 1-19. Cork went on to lose the subsequent All Ireland Semi Final to Limerick after extra time.

=2019 season

= Prior to the start of the 2019 season, Meyler identified winning the All-Ireland Championship as his primary aim. His panel of players saw some changes in personnel with the retirement of

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and the return of former

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Stephen McDonnell. Colm Spillane, Michael Cahalane, Mark Ellis and Darragh Fitzgibbon were also first-team absentees for the early part of the season due to a combination of injury, travel and club commitments. Cork began the season with back-to-back defeats by Clare and

in the pre-season Munster Hurling League. Meyler's side later finished bottom of the Division 1A table of the

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with two wins from five matches and missed out on a place in the quarter-finals. On 16 March 2019, Cork ended their league campaign with a 2-15 to 1-16 defeat of

in a play-off at

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. Meyler resigned as Cork Senior Hurling team manager after a defeat to Kilkenny in the All Ireland Quarter Finals.

Personal life

Meyler married international swimmer Stella Bowles in December 1983 and the couple have two children:

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, a professional footballer; and Sarah. Meyler is a lecturer at

Career statistics

As a manager

Honours

As a player

;St Finbarr's *

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(1): 1987 (c) *

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(1): 1986 (c) *

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

Cork Senior Football Championship The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by t ...

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster 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 h ...

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1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

* Oireachtas Cup 1985

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Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry GAA, Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 ...

(7): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2020, 2021 * Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1) 2021 * Munster Senior Club Hurling League (1) 2003 * Kerry Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2009 ;Ballinhassig * Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

;Wexford * All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship (1):

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

* Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship (1):

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* National Hurling League Division 3A (1):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

* All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship (3): 2009, 2010, 2011 ;Cork *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

;Ireland * Shinty/Hurling International Series (3): 2011, 2012, 2013 * Shinty/Hurling Under-21 International Series (1): 2010

References

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