The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The county board is also responsible for the Derry county teams.
The Derry Senior Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition between the top sixteen Derry GAA clubs. The winners receive the John McLaughlin Cup and qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition among the top four hurling clubs in Derry. The winners represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Michael Davitt's GAC Swatragh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Swatragh, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently caters for Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club is named after republican patriot and revolutionary Michael Davitt.
Bellaghy Wolfe Tones Gaelic Athletic Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently competes in gaelic football and camogie.
Robert Emmet's Gaelic Athletic Club Slaughtneil is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based on the townland of Slaughtneil, near Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and compete in gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club is named after Irish patriot and revolutionary Robert Emmet and play their home games at Emmet Park.
The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion hurling teams in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Ulster hurling.
Mark Lynch is a dual player of Gaelic games who played Gaelic football for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. He plays his club football and hurling for St Mary's Banagher.
Francis McEldowney is a dual player of Gaelic games who plays Gaelic football for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title.
Liam Hinphey is a dual player of Gaelic games who plays Gaelic football and hurling for the Derry GAA, with whom he has won the National Football League title and Nicky Rackard Cup (hurling).
The NMF Properties Derry Senior Football Championship 2009 is the 2009 installment of the annual Derry Senior Football Championship run by the Derry GAA. Ballinderry are the current holders - beating Slaughtneil in the 2008 final at Celtic Park. The winners will be awarded the John McLaughlin Cup and will go on to represent Derry in the 2009 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
Geoffrey McGonagle is a dual player of Gaelic games who played Gaelic football and hurling for Derry in the 1990s and 2000s.
The 2014 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Derry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Derry County Board in 1887. The championship began on 23 July 2014 and ended on 28 September 2014.
Cian Lynch is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for Limerick Championship club Patrickswell, where he has held the role of captain, and the Limerick senior team. Recognised for his exceptional skill level but remaining the ultimate team player, he is widely considered one of the best players in the current game and has often been described as a "midfield magician".
The 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 48th annual gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970–71 season. The winners receive the Andy Merrigan Cup.
The 2015 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 70th edition of the Derry GAA's premier hurling tournament for senior clubs in Derry club hurling competitions. The winners receive the Fr Collins Cup.
The 2021-22 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is due to be the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. It will be the first club championship to be completed in two years as the 2020-21 series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship is scheduled to begin on 27/28 November 2021 and will end in February 2022.
The Sligo county hurling team represents Sligo in hurling and is governed by Sligo GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Christy Ring Cup and the National Hurling League. It formerly competed in the abolished Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, finishing as runner-up in 1900 and 1906.
As with other sports, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to Gaelic games, primarily in Ireland but also elsewhere in the world. Competitions have been cancelled, postponed or restructured, while some teams have withdrawn or been unable to participate in those that have gone ahead.
Cormac O'Doherty is a hurler and Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland. He plays for Derry Championship club Slaughtneil and at inter-county level with the Derry senior hurling team. He usually lines out at midfield and is captain of the team for the 2021 season.
Slaughtneil (14th title)
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