Edenderry GAA

Last updated

Edenderry
Éadan Doire
Founded:1890
County: Offaly
Colours:Red and white
Grounds:Weavers Fields, Edenderry
Coordinates: 53°21′02″N7°03′09″W / 53.3506°N 7.0525°W / 53.3506; -7.0525
Playing kits
Kit left arm whiteborder.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm whiteborder.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All IrelandLeinster
champions
Offaly
champions
Football: - - 11

Edenderry GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland. It participates in competitions organised by the Offaly GAA county board. The club fields both Gaelic football and hurling teams.

Contents

Paul O'Kelly, who was a selector under Tommy Lyons when the Offaly county team won the 1997 Leinster Senior Football Championship and the 1997–98 National Football League, is from the Edenderry club. O'Kelly later served as manager of the county team himself. [1]

Notable players

Achievements

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kilmacud Crokes GAA</span> Sports club in County Dublin, Ireland

Kilmacud Crokes is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Offaly GAA</span> County board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland

The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly. Separate county boards are also responsible for the Offaly county teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laois GAA</span> County board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland

The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board is also responsible for the Laois county teams.

The Leinster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the European County Board to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe. Leinster Council's main contribution to this goal is the provision of referees.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moorefield GAA</span>

Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland, winner of two Leinster Club Senior Football Championships, ten Senior County Football Championships and three Senior County Hurling Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship</span>

The Leinster GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in the province of Leinster. The championship was contested as the Leinster Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2018 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2019. It is sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy.

The Offaly Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1896.

Michael Dempsey is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and manager. He played at senior level for the Laois county team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ferbane GAA</span> GAA club in Offaly, Ireland

Ferbane/Belmont GAA is a football club in the Gaelic Athletic Association located in Ferbane in County Offaly, Ireland, 13 miles from Birr. The Ferbane GAA field is located in the town of Ferbane on the Ballycumber Road. Ferbane play in the Offaly championship.

Seán Dempsey is an Irish Gaelic football manager, coach, selector and former player. He played at minor, under-21 and senior level for the Laois county team. Dempsey later managed Laois at minor, under-21 and senior level and has been involved with the St Joseph's club, as well as several clubs in other counties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nickey Brennan</span> Kilkenny hurler, manager, and Gaelic games administrator

Nicholas "Nickey" Brennan is an Irish former hurler, manager and Gaelic games administrator. He played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. More recently, he served as the 35th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Paul O'Kelly is a strategic thinking and planning business consultant who served as the manager of the senior Offaly county football team for seven months in 2003. O'Kelly has a strong background in sports and was asked by president of the Gaelic Athletic Association Nickey Brennan to develop the Strategic Vision and Action plan for the GAA after his time with the Offaly county football team.

Clara GAA is a GAA club based in Clara, County Offaly, Ireland. It participates in competitions organized by the Offaly GAA county board. The club fields both Gaelic football and Hurling teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship</span>

The Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1907. The national media covers the competition.

Seán Foran was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Offaly senior team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Offaly county football team</span> Gaelic football team

The Offaly county football team represents Offaly in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Offaly GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.

The Offaly county hurling team represents Offaly in hurling and is governed by Offaly GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the National Hurling League.

The Galway county hurling team represents Galway in hurling and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League. It formerly competed in the abolished Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, winning the last title in 1999.

Thomas Cullen was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he had some success with Edenderry and was a two-time Leinster Championship winner with the Offaly senior football team.

References

  1. O'Riordan, Ian (24 October 2002). "O'Kelly is new Offaly manager". The Irish Times. The Edenderry clubman has a low profile in inter-county management, though previously he worked in the county as a selector under manager Tommy Lyons — the management team that led Offaly to the National League title in 1998 and the Leinster title the year before.
  2. "Kelly helps Edenderry turn corner and edge out rivals Rhode". Irish Examiner . 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. "Impressive Edenderry claim junior hurling honours". Offaly Express . 16 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. "Edenderry the masters as hurling crown captured". Offaly Express . 24 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.