Niall Grimley is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Armagh county team.
On 25 October 2017, Grimley was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 International Rules Series against Australia in November. [1]
He dedicated Armagh's victory in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final to his brother, who had died in a road accident less than a year before. [2] [3]
Armagh City Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club who are due to play in the NIFL Championship in the 2024–25 season, following promotion from the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.
The Ireland international rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football. The team is made up of Irish players from the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League.
Kieran McGeeney is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player, who currently manages his native county team, Armagh, having previously managed the senior Kildare county team from 2007 until 2013.
Patrick Bradley is an Irish sportsman who plays Gaelic football for John Mitchel's Glenullin and the Derry county team. With the county he has won two National League titles, and individually an All Stars Award for his performance in the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Seán Cavanagh is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Moy Tír Na nÓg club and for the Tyrone county team. He is a five-time All Star winner. He won All-Ireland Championships for Tyrone at minor level and three times at senior level, and captained Ireland in the International Rules Series.
The Ireland women's international rules football team was organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and represented Ireland in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series against Australia. As of 2019, this is the only series the team has played. Ireland won the series, prevailing in the first test at Breffni Park by 134–15 and the second test at Parnell Park by 39–18.
Ross Munnelly is an Irish sportsperson from County Laois. He plays Gaelic football for his club Arles–Kilcruise and previously for the Laois senior team. In 2003, he was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946. He usually plays at wing forward for Laois.
Sean Scannell is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Isthmian League Premier Division club Hornchurch.
Aaron Kernan is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Crossmaglen Rangers club and for the Armagh county team.
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The 2017 International Rules Series was the 20th International Rules Series contested by Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian footballers from Australia. The series was hosted by Australia and was the first in four years to revert to an aggregate points format. The two test matches were played on 12 and 18 November 2017 at the Adelaide Oval and Domain Stadium.
Niall Sludden is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Dromore St Dympna's club and the Tyrone county team.
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Caroline O'Hanlon is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Armagh ladies' Gaelic footballer. She has also represented Ireland at international rules. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2003, 2011 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was also a member of the Northern Ireland teams that were silver medallists at the 2012 and 2017 European Netball Championships. She captained Northern Ireland at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She carried the flag of Northern Ireland during the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. She has played in the Netball Superleague for Team Northumbria, UWS Sirens and Manchester Thunder. She was a member of the Manchester Thunder team that won the 2019 Netball Superleague. As a Ladies' Gaelic footballer she played for Armagh in the 2006 All-Ireland final. She has also been an All Star on three occasions and was named as the 2014 TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year. In 2010 she was named Northern Ireland Sportswoman of the Year.
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The Armagh county football team represents Armagh GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in the Gaelic sport of football. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
Seán Kelly is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a defender for Moycullen and the Galway county team. He captained Galway in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final and was also captain for the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, though he was unable to start that game.
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The 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 137th final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The match was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 28 July 2024.