Kevin Heffernan was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played as a left corner-forward for the Dublin senior team.
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 inter-county teams.
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath. The county board is also responsible for the Westmeath inter-county teams.
The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Down.
Kilcock is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Kilcock, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of five Kildare Senior Football Championship: and Kildare club of the year in 1982. Located on the border with County Meath, Kilcock has a long and proud tradition of Gaelic Games. Traditionally Kilcock draws it players from the village itself as well as the surrounding rural areas of Laragh, Ballycaghan, Clonfert and Belgard. Kilcock is the home of Davy Dalton Jr All Stars Award winner in 1997.
Dessie Farrell is a former Chief Executive and founder member of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) the official representative body for Ireland's county Gaelic footballers and hurlers. A former All Star Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin for nearly 15 years, he retired from county football in 2005 and spent another four years playing with his club Na Fianna. Having won an All-Ireland with Dublin in 1995, Dessie went on to captain his county, winning six Leinster championships, a National League title and three county championships with his club. He managed the Dublin minor football team in 2011 and 2012. He is the current under 21 football manager.
Paul Curran is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played his inter-county football for Dublin and he plays his club football for Thomas Davis. He is currently the manager of Oliver Plunkett’s and was previously with the Dublin Under-21 team as part of Jim Gavin's backroom team as well as manager of Ballymun Kickhams and Clann na nGael.
Liam 'Lar' Foley was a hurling and Gaelic football player from Dublin, Ireland, who played inter county for Dublin and for the Dublin-based club St Vincents. He won two All-Ireland medals for Dublin in 1958 and 1963, and was named as Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1963.
Patrick Oliver Walsh, better known as Ollie Walsh, was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1956 until 1972 and subsequently served as manager of the team from 1990 until 1995. Walsh is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time.
Larry Tompkins is a former Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football at various times with his local clubs Eadestown in Kildare and Castlehaven in Cork. He also played football with both the Kildare and Cork senior inter-county teams throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Tompkins captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1990 and later served as manager of the team from 1996 until 2003.
Diarmuid Connolly is an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career as a forward with the Dublin senior football team spanned 11 seasons from 2007 until 2018 when he left the panel after appearing in a league game vs Mayo in February 2018. Dublin GAA Senior Football Manager Jim Gavin confirmed in an interview with Dubs TV that Diarmuid Connolly is back training with the Dublin panel for the 2019 Championship season.
Patrick Cullen is an Irish retired Gaelic football Manager and former player. His league and championship career with the Dublin senior team spanned thirteen years from 1966 to 1979.
Mick Deegan is a former manager of Dublin Junior Gaelic football team and Fingal Ravens. He is a former inter-county Gaelic football player for Dublin, and a former footballer for Crusaders.
John O'Keeffe is a former Irish Gaelic footballer. He played with the local Austin Stacks Gaelic sports club and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1984. He was a highly talented midfielder, and one of the most stylish and accomplished full-backs in Gaelic football history. He later became the Irish international rules team manager.
Seán Doherty is a former Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club Ballyboden Wanderers, Ballyboden St. Enda's and St. Anne's and was a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team throughout the 1970s. Doherty captained Dublin to the All-Ireland title in 1974. He later served as joint-manager of the team with Gerry McCaul and Tony Hempenstall for one season in 1989.
The following is an alphabetical list of terms and jargon used in relation to Gaelic games. See also list of Irish county nicknames
Bernard Laurence Gaughran, better known as Benny Gaughran is a solicitor and Gaelic footballer. He played Gaelic football at a senior level in four different decades starting in the 1960s with Clan na Gael (Louth), UCD (Dublin), Civil Service (Dublin) and St Sylvesters (Dublin) GAA clubs and was a member of the Louth Minor & Senior inter-county teams from the 1960s until the 1980s and the Dublin Over 40s team in the 1990s. He received several All Stars nominations, and won an All-Ireland Club medal with UCD (Dublin), three Dublin Championship medals, a National League medal, a Railway Cup medal, a Sigerson’s medal and many other honours. He was also selected on numerous occasions for the combined universities’ teams and the Leinster team.
Donal Keenan was an Irish Gaelic games administrator, Gaelic football coach, selector and former player. He was the President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1973 until 1976.
Jack Ryan is an Irish retired hurler and Gaelic footballer. His championship career as a dual player with the Tipperary senior teams spanned eleven seasons from 1967 until 1977.
Éire Óg Derriaghy GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from the outskirts of Dunmurry, County Antrim. Founded in 1932, and playing out of Woodlands Playing Fields, Éire Óg Doire Achaidh is the local club for the parishes of St Anne's and Our Lady Queen of Peace, providing Gaelic football and Hurling teams for the children of Derriaghy, Finaghy, Dunmurry, Black's Road, Glengoland and Cloona. The club has teams from Primary 1 level all the way through to senior level.
