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The Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship.
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Joseph Dunphy is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Matthew Anthony Herbert was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and hurler, who played as a full-forward for the Limerick senior team.
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