The Down County Board or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Down.
John Gardiner is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 11 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right wing-back. A commanding and combative defender, Gardiner was part of a dominant half-back line that also included Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Ronan Curran.
Kevin Armstrong was a dual player who played football and hurling for his local club O'Connell's and for the Antrim senior inter-county teams in both codes from the 1940s until the 1960s.
Kevin Hennessy is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left-corner forward for the Cork senior team.
Pat Delaney is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Kinnitty and with the Offaly senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. Delaney later served as manager of the Laois senior hurling team from 2001 until 2002.
The Down Senior Hurling Championship is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Down in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Down hurling.
Michael Cashman was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.
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.
Terence "Sambo" McNaughton is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Antrim senior team.
Ciaran Barr is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club O'Donovan Rossa and with the Antrim senior inter-county team from 1984 until 1994. He won an All Star award in 1988.
Phil Purcell was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Moycarkey-Borris and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1926 until 1937.
Iggy Clarke is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mullagh and with the Galway senior inter-county team from 1972 until 1984. Clarke is regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever players.
Martin Quigley is a retired Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Rathnure and with the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s.
Thomas Dempsey is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Buffer's Alley and with the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1984 until 2000.
Graham Clarke is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballygalget and has been a member of the Down senior inter-county team since 1993.
Gary Savage is an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Ballycran and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1990s until the 2000s.
Greg Blaney is an Irish dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling for Down in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994. Blaney won three Ulster Senior Football Championships and a National League title with Down and won three All Star awards during his career. He also had a distinguished underage career with the county - winning Ulster Minor, Ulster Under 21 and All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship medals.
Neil McManus is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward for the Antrim senior team.
Portaferry GAC is a GAA Club in the East of Down in the Ards Peninsula. It is one of three Senior Hurling Clubs in Down, the other two being Ballygalget GAA and Ballycran GAA.
Gerard Monan is an Irish hurler who played for the Down senior hurling team.
