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After the draw this evening.

The possible q-finals should be.
Waterford v Tipperary
Kilkenny v Galway
Limerick v Clare
Wexford v Cork.

Olympic aspirations for ladies gaelic
09 March 2007


The Ladies Football Congress took place in Tipperary at the weekend with the expansion of the game one of the main topics for discussion.

Due to the growing popularity of the game overseas, it was proposed that Ladies Gaelic Football be put forward for recognition as an Olympic sport by 2032. Ladies Gaelic is hugely popular in Australasia, North America and Europe and as it is a game with a universal skill base, it could become a global sport over the next 15-20 years.

Also at Congress, the issue of player burnout was discussed following a presentation on the subject by former Ladies Footballer Lynette Hughes and it was agreed that the rule disallowing U-16 players to play senior county football is to be maintained.

Geraldine Giles, President of Cuman Peil Gael na mB_n said: "The Congress was a success and the most striking thing for me was the turnout from the overseas delegates who turned out in force and are now making a huge contribution to the Association. We estimate there are over 10,000 Ladies footballers playing overseas and the game is thriving in places like Australia and Canada."

The Suzuki Ladies National Football League kicks back into action after a rest week and as the hunt for play-off places heats up so too does the battle to stave off relegation.

Sarah OÅfConnorÅfs Kerry recorded their third consecutive league victory with a win over Tyrone and the Kingdom are now in poll position in Division 1A. However, Kerry must beat Mayo and Armagh to secure top spot and avoid the likes of Cork and Galway in the playoffs.

Waterford are the only side in Division 1A without a win and having already lost to fellow strugglers Tyrone, they face a huge task to maintain their division 1 status for next year.

The eagerly anticipated clash of Cork and Galway in Division 1B takes place this weekend. Both sides boast an unbeaten start to their respective league campaigns and a win for either side will no doubt assure top seeding in their group.

At the other end of Division 1B, Kildare and Donegal face a relegation dogfight. Neither side has recorded a win but Kildare have shown more promise with two with narrow defeats at the hands of Galway and Monaghan. The clash between these two sides may determine which county is relegated.

Sligo and Tipperary are leading the way in Division 2 topping their respective groups. Sligo, the 2006 All Ireland Junior Champions, have been in impressive form and have flagged promotion to Division 1 as a must for 2007.

Last yearÅfs Junior All Ireland runners-up, Leitrim find themselves in a precarious position after failing to win either of their opening two games. Leitrim must get back to winning ways this weekend in Division 2A against fellow strugglers Limerick if they are to avoid getting dragged into a relegation battle.

Tipperary have the comfort of knowing that they have already beaten Wexford, their closest challenger in Division 2B, and should confirm top billing this weekend at home to Longford. At the other end of the table any one from three could be facing relegation as Longford, Roscommon and Down have yet to record a victory.

In Division 3, Cavan, Westmeath and Fermanagh have all made flawless starts to the league but no team has as yet broken from the pack and looked like a definite promotion prospect.

Brislane's Royal switch set to go through
07 March 2007


Tipperary hurling manager Michael 'Babs' Keating is expected to give his blessing to Eoin Brislane's proposed move to Meath.

The powerful Toomevara star wants to join the Royals as soon as possible, but if Keating decides that the player could figure in his plans for the rest of the year, the transfer could be stalled.

However, Brislane was omitted from Keating's panel for the NHL and it would seem there is now nothing to stop him from throwing in his lot with the Leinster hurling minnows. The player should be eligible to line out for Meath within a fortnight as David Kennedy's recent transfer to Kildare went through without a hitch.

Ulster SFC final set for Clones
14 February 2007


This year's Ulster SFC final looks set to return to its spiritual home of Clones as it clashes with the Leinster SFC final on July 15th.

The Ulster Council has confirmed that the feeling in their camp is that Croke Park will not be available to them next summer.

A re-structuring of the county championship season sees the All-Ireland final being played a week earlier in order to facilitate the club competitions which, in turn, brings forward the championship dates.

"Because of the tightening up of the fixture schedule, it has ruled it out for us," Ulster Council PRO Martin McAviney explained.

"From the look of it, it will be Clones. Clones is the biggest venue we have."

Limerick travel to Nenagh on sunday in the first round of the national league

the team is as follows i believe

Murray (Patrickswell)
W Walsh (Murroe/Boher)
S Lucey (Croon)
D Reale (C) (Hospital/Herbertstown)
P Lawlor (Croom)
B Geary (Monaleen)
P O Dwyer (Kilmallock)
M O Brien (Glenroe)
D O Grady (Granagh/Ballingarry)
N Moran (Ahane)
O Moran (Ahane)
M Fitz (Doon)
Shox (Kilmallock)
S O Conner (Ahane)
B Foley (Patrickswell)

I would be hopeful for a victory, however after seeing Tipp beat cork in the waterford crystal cup earlier in January. it will be difficult. it has been a draw between these teams so often in recent years, so a draw could definitely materialise.

GAA Spreads - NHL Competition


Just to remind you that the spreads for week 1 are now up for selection.

GAA fear for Kingdom
09 February 2007


There are growing concerns among Kerry GAA hierarchy over the amount of footballers and hurlers players leaving the county to play Gaelic games elsewhere.

In a survey conducted by the county board last year, a total of 88 players left the county during the first eight months of the year and there is no sign of that number decreasing.

In total 45 clubs have been affected by the mass exodus which has been caused by players emigrating to places like the U.K, Australia and America, while others have moved counties, generally for work reasons.

West Kerry Board chairman, Derry Murphy, stressed: "The present position where club players have no meaningful competition during the summer months must be addressed as a matter of urgency."

He added: "Lads going off and travelling the world is all a part of life nowadays but what I would like to see are more meaningful competitions during the summer to keep them here."

   

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Gulf Gaelic Games and All Stars 2007
29 January 2007


On Friday and Saturday 26th/27th January the biggest festival of Gaelic Games ever in the Middle East took place in the Dubai Polo and Equestrian club, United Arab Emirates.

Over the two days just under 70 games of gaelic football, hurling and camogie were played by the 26 teams that participated including six clubs from Ireland and two from London. Limavady Wolfhounds, Derry narrowly beat Hong Kong in the Men's A final in a cracking game with Fulham Irish, London taking the plate and Finnegan's Irish of Dubai winning the social competition. In the Ladies Football both Dubai Teams proved far too strong for the opposition with Dubai A winning the final.

The camogie proved a much closer fought contest with St. Munna's, Westmeath just edging out Dubai Celts in a very tight final. On Saturday afternoon we were treated to a high scoring game of hurling when St. Bridgids, Dublin took on a Dubai Celts selection. Level at half time, St. Brigids pulled away to win by six points in the final quarter.

The highlight of the weekend was of course the Vodafone Allstars exhibition game between the 2005 and 2006 selections. This game brought down the curtain on the inter county careers of legends Peter Canavan and Seamus Moynihan. Watched by a crowd of over 2000 both sets of teams displayed great examples of the skills in gaelic football before the 2006 class eventually succumbed to their predecessors 4-13 to 3-10.

The allstar game was preceded by an U-6 and U-12 game with Dubai Celts taking on Abu Dhabi Na Fianna. After displaying their skills in this game the children then gave the Allstars a guard of honour as they entered the field.

There has been a fair bit of movement in the GAA transfer circle of late

With Rory Gallagher going to Cavan and the mentioning of Frankie Dolan joining his cousins in Westmeath.

and i see Raymie Gallagher has joined tyrone club side Dromore.

also on the hurling front,  Eoin Kelly Waterford senior hurler made big news this week, with his move from Mount Sion to Passage. And former tipp centre back David Kennedy has signed up to play for Kildare.

Anymore concrete or rumoured transfers

  The Top Ten as it stands:

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So ziggy has broken away from the rest, and is well on his way to the 1000 mark.   nkab and flameboy despite late joining the board have more than made up for it in the last two months.
With 7 hero members, what is the next level name going to be? probably at the 1000 mark.
also noticed the member 'redgreenery' although in the top ten, 90% of his posts were in the change a letter thread and the word aassociation thread!

Its a bad state of affairs when one of their own officials are calling for croker to share the wealth more thatn what they do at the minute.






Walsh calls for greater share of cash cake
04 January 2007


Kerry chairman Sean Walsh has criticised the GAA's top brass for failing to fairly distribute their expanding match-day revenue.

Walsh claims that players and county boards are not getting a sufficient slice of the massive financial cake, adding that county boards are nearing financial breaking point from the expense of preparing county teams.

In 2006, Kerry spent EUR776,871 on their inter-county teams, which was an increase of 25 per cent on the previous year, and if that trend continues, there is every chance that the EUR1 million barrier could be broken this year.

According to Walsh, the GAA faces a revolt from players who are pivotal to its annual multi-million euro earnings if it doesn't increase the share-out of match-day revenue and fund boards.

He said: "Our players are generating a lot of money for Croke Park but are not getting it back.

"There will have to be a realistic look at what it is costing to prepare teams, and where the money is being made, and the people responsible for making that money will have to get a realistic cut of the cake.

"The big money is in the gates at quarter-final and semi-finals and finals of the All-Ireland series. That is where the big money is and for us this year in relation to Bank of Ireland and sponsorship towards our team for the holiday fund we got EUR80,000, and overall we got a total back of around EUR300,000 in match expenses, covering all our teams.

"That left us with a shortfall of EUR700,000 to train our teams."

Walsh added: "We in Kerry have always been trying to prune our expenses to make them sustainable but costs are rising across the board."

Interesting article there on 'an fear rua'


Camán the Slovaks!
Alien ash makes the running for Irish hurley makers

The clash of the ash is now heard on the banks of the Danube, as the ancient art of hurley-making finds an unexpected new home in Slovakia.

Jack Carey, a member of the legendary Kilkenny hurling family, is training Slovak workers in how to make the camán, and inspiring them with videos of his brother, DJ Carey.

It all goes back to the shortage of suitable Irish ash to make the sticks. Hurleys made at home require 90pc of the material to be imported and it is increasingly hard to find. Mr Carey went looking for suitable supplies in eastern Europe. "They have natural ash in abundance here, but the specifications I wanted are very different from what they were used to, so it was difficult to get the material."

A breakthrough came when he made contact with Smurfit-Kapa in Sturovo, southern Slovakia. The merger between the Irish and Hungarian firms created the biggest forestry product company in the region. "You really have to have connections to do business here," Mr Carey says. "It is the biggest cultural difference from home. Trying to do business on your own just doesn't work. The Smurfit-Kapa link definitely saved my bacon."

Even then, the Slovak foresters had to be persuaded to take the ash trees up by the roots, rather than cut them in the normal way. "You need the root to get the curve in the grain of the hurley. They took a while to understand that."

Showing videos of hurling games being played was a big help. "They were absolutely amazed by the speed of it, and the physicality, and the fact that players wear so little protective gear. It was great motivation for them." Now, having watched DJ's wizardry on his own video, some of the half-dozen workers are learning how to pick up the sliotar on the stick and strike. "It shows them the balance in the stick and how it should feel."

Originally, he planned just to ship the wood to Ireland, but realised that good hurleys could be made on site. "It's a pretty mechanised business now, although the finish is done by hand. It just takes time for people to realise what they are making and we have constant training to get that through. "It is early days, but I think there is scope for expansion. It is not a question of cheaper labour. Sourcing the right material is everything in this business. "Labour is not an issue, and most of the expansion will probably come from new technology," Jack says.

New format of Championship for 2007
   

Senior Championship

Based on a champions league format

The example below is based on the finishing position of teams in 2006 Championship. The new format gives all teams at least 3 more games in the Championship

16 teams in the Senior Championship. Louth have been regraded to Intermediate

3 points for a win.

All group games to be finished, extra time if a draw, if after extra time teams still level (Sudden death/penalties)


Pot 1 (Provincial winners)
Pot 2 (Runners Up)
Pot 3 (3rd in Province)
Pot 4

Pot 1          Pot 2         Pot 3                    Pot 4
Armagh    Monaghan   Tyrone                  Donegal
 
Cork        Waterford    Kerry                     Down

Galway     Mayo           Roscommon/Louth  Sligo

Laois       Meath          Dublin                    Kildare

Draws to be made with the Provincial winners seeded as in pot 1, and a team from each pot avoiding the Provincial runner up to be with Provincial winner in each group.

Groups to consist of 4 teams per group 1 from each pot (Avoiding Provincial R up).

Top 2 teams in each group into ¼ finals

3rd placed team out of championship '07

4th placed teams play off among each other to decide relegation to Intermediate for 2008.

Object of the senior championship to maintain 4 groups of 4

Teams to agree on duration of championship prior to draws been made (Home/away/neutral)

Intermediate Championship
Based on the finishing of 2006 the following format for the 2007 championship giving all teams at least 4 games in the group format as below.

3 points for a win.

All group games to be finished, extra time if a draw, if after extra time teams still level (Sudden death/penalties)

2 Groups of five with the Provincial winner away from the runner up

Top team in each group go straight into semi finals,
2nd and 3rd position teams go into quarter finals.

Bottom team in each group play in relegation game. (Loser regraded to junior)

Winner of intermediate championship promoted to senior


Example
     
  Group 1 Group 2
  Clare  Limerick
  Longford  Wexford
  Tipperary  Leitrim
  Fermanagh  Westmeath
  Cavan  Louth

Junior Championship
Britain, Carlow, Offaly, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Antrim, Derry

1 group of 3 and 1 group of 4

Winner of junior championship promoted to intermediate

well anybody hear anything about this tournament or anybody going?

Latest News
GPA hit out at GAA comments

21/12/2006 15:58:27
The GPA has hit back at what it calls "comments made by GAA officials" regarding the proposed government-sponsored intercounty player grants during the past week.

The players' body, which is headed by Dessie Farrell, reiterated that they have, for the past four years, been lobbying the Irish government for grants inline with that which is already afforded athletes in other codes.

A statement, issued on Thursday, also welcomed the government's confirmation that funding will be ring fenced for the direct benefit of intercounty players.

And Gaelic Player Association chiefs acknowledged that this funding will be contingent on an agreement between the GAA and themselves on the utilisation of the money.

However, they have lashed out at comments from within the GAA domain that the grants amount to pay-for-play.

"Any suggestion that the provision of Government grant aid amounts to 'pay for play' by Croke Park officials' is nonsense," read the GPA statement.

"This is inconsistent with previous assurances sought and received by the GPA, that Croke Park had accepted the bona fides of the association in relation to this issue ie that professionalism is not part of the players' agenda."

The statement added that the grants would in no way damage the GAA's chances of securing government grants for other areas of its association such as stadia development and funding for grassroots level.

"The mechanism for this will not impact upon requests from the GAA for financial assistance, for development of county and training grounds etc.

"The very recent allocation of EUR6.85 million in funding, through the Government's infrastructural development grant scheme, to assist with the installation of floodlights in Croke Park and various stadium and training ground developments, clearly demonstrates this."
 
   
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Well any of these boys, go enough to shine in next years leinster championship?



Lilywhites look to youth

21/12/2006 12:27:42
Kildare Senior Football manager John Crofton has introduced a host of new faces to his panel ahead of the 2007 campaign.

The Lilywhites began pre-season training last Friday after Crofton selected a provisional 30-strong squad.

Sarsfields' Gary White and Round Towers' Mark Scanlon are amongst the new names in with a chance of securing a place in the starting XV.

Michael Conway (Nurney), Murt and Ken Donnelly (Ellistown) Declan Brennan (Rathangan), Adrian McAndrew and Timmy Dowling (both Allenwood), Emmet Bolton (Eadestown) and Brian Flanagan (Johnstownbridge) have all been called up the panel after their respective performances at club and/or U21 level.

I think its about time i set up a limerick thread.

Since most of the other counties have their own thread.

McIntyre rings the changes

John McIntyre Offaly Hurling Manager
20 December 2006


Offaly hurling manager John McIntyre has raised eyebrows by completing overhauling his panel for the coming season.

Established stars such as Michael Cordial, Damien Murray, Mick O'Hara, Joe Brady and Aidan Hanrahan have all been surprisingly omitted from the 28-man training panel. But the biggest shock of all is a lack of a single Whelahan family member since 1989. A county board spokesman said that the most celebrated of the brothers, Brian, is "not available", while Barry and Simon simply haven't been included.

In all, 12 players from last season's panel have been culled, and this has paved the way for McIntyre to introduce 10 players who are still under 21 in 2007. Amazingly, 23 of the 28-man panel is under the age of 25 so the Tipperary man is clearly building for the future.

Among the newcomers are Cathal Horan and Shane Dooley, sons of former county stars Padraig Horan and Joe Dooley. The other new faces are Ray Murray, Trevor Corcoran, Michael Verney, Conor Hernon, Kevin Kelly, David Kenny, Alan Middletown and Derek Molloy.

The panel in full is: J Bergin, E Bevans, K Brady, B Carroll, P Cleary, A Egan, D Franks, G Hanniffy, R Hanniffy, D Hayden, D Hoctor, B Mullins, B Murphy, G Oakley, B O'Meara, C Parlon, J Rigney, B Teehan, C Horan, S Dooley, R Murray, T Corcoran, M Verney, C Hernon, K Kelly, D Kenny, A Middletown and D Molloy.

GAA Quiz
20 December 2006


Our popular quiz is back with a first prize of Eu300 and seven runners-up prizes of Eu50 each. The winner will be the person with the most correct answers or in the case of a tie, the winner and seven runners-up will be drawn from a hat. Every effort has been made to avoid ambiguity and no further clarification can be given. Any callers will be disqualified! Only one entry is allowed per household and the editors decision is final. The closing date for entries is 28th February 2007 and all winners will be notified. Answers will be posted on www.hoganstand.com and published in the April 2007 edition of Hogan Stand magazine. Send your entries to: Hogan Competition, Lynn Group, Kells Business Park, Kells, Co. Meath or email to hogancompetition@eircom.net

1) Michael Maguire was the Chairman of which County Board in 2006?

2) Before the newly appointed Donal Keoghan, who was the last Cavan native to manage the Breffni senior footballers?

3) The Kildare-Offaly blood sub saga dominated the news in early June. Pascal Kelleghan was the Offaly player who left the pitch with a cut, but who was the player that replaced him as the 'blood sub'?

4) The Offaly-Laois Leinster SHC quarter final was played in a waterlogged Portlaoise in May. Meath's Fergus Smith officiated at the game and was instructed by Leinster Council to proceed with the tie. Smith was filling in for the appointed referee who was unable to officiate at the game because of injury. Who was he?

5) Which counties won the All-Ireland senior vocational titles in both football and hurling this year?

6) Name the Longford intercounty footballer who scored 1-24 in this year's senior championship?

7) Donegal's Paddy Campbell received a one month ban for tangling with which Derry player in the sides' 2006 Ulster SFC semi-final clash?

Galway's Joe Canning set out at the start of the year to become the fifth hurler to win three All-Ireland MHC medals in succession. Who was the first player to achieve this feat and when did it happen?

9) The manager of the successful 2006 Tipperary minor hurling team was?

10) Prior to 2006 Laois and Mayo only met once before in the All-Ireland senior football championship. At what stage of the championship was this game? Also name the year and the score?

11) Clare's senior hurling captain during the 2006 championship was?

12) The manager of the Meath senior ladies football team in 2006 had sons playing championship football with the Royal minors and seniors during the summer. Name the manager?

13) One well known Armagh footballer has a website dedicated to him for the past number of years. Who is he?
14) Mayo used two goalkeepers during their 2006 senior football championship campaign. Name them?

15) Thirty six year old Barry Kelly took charge of the 2006 All-Ireland senior hurling final. With which Westmeath clubs is Barry involved?

16) Which former well known inter county football manager had a daughter playing on the successful Armagh senior ladies team in 2006?

17) Cork have played Kerry in three All-Ireland semi finals in the past five years. Only one Rebel player was chosen in the same position for these three encounters. Name him?

18) Down teenage star Martin Clarke signed a professional contract with which Australian Rules club in the summer of 2006?

19) The winner of the Martin Donnelly sponsored 2006 Poc Fada competition, held on the Cooley Mountains, was?

20) Limerick had only one player on the Waterford Crystal Munster Hurling All Stars selection which was chosen in early August. Name him?
21) The new Wexford Hurling Development Administrator is?

22) This former Meath Footballer of the Year had a son on the Dublin senior football panel during the 2006 championship. Name the father and son combination?

23) Monaghan club Sean McDermotts have their playing facilities in which village?

24) This Belfast club played a historic football match with the PSNI gaelic football team on the last day of August 2006?

25) Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney has appointed a sole selector for the coming year. Name him?

26) What famous Clare club is known as the Magpies?

27) The intermediate hurling champions in Kilkenny receive which trophy?

28) The Stadium Director at Croke Park is?

29) Who was the oldest player in action during the 2006 All-Ireland senior hurling final?

30) Tipperary had two brother and sister combinations involved in the All-Ireland senior camogie and under 21 hurling finals, both held in Croke Park on Sunday September 10th, two boys with the hurlers and two ladies on the camogie team. Name them?

31) This Carlow club could be confused with a region of Germany?

32) Which Derry club claimed the county minor football title in 2006? It was their first such win since 1990

33) Name the two Dublin handballers who competed in the 2006 senior All-Ireland doubles final?

34) The man in charge of the Donegal hurlers during 2006 and again for the coming season is?
35) This famous Fermanagh GAA grounds was closed down at the latter end of 2006 for renovations?
36) Galway had two under 16 players starting the 2006 All-Ireland minor hurling decider. Name them?

37) Kerry's top scorer during the 2006 SFC was?

38) The manager of the successful Laois senior ladies team during 2006 was?

39) The President of the Leitrim County Board is?

40) Draws galore in the semi-finals of the Louth senior football championship. Name the four semi finalists?

41) The winners of the 2006 Ted Webb Cup final were?

42) Who did Tommy Brehony replace as Sligo senior football manager during 2006?

43) The club Mhaigh Tir na nOg operate out of which Tyrone town?

44) The 2006 All-Ireland minor football final was refereed by which Wexford man?

45) The prestigious Tony Forristal Cup is hosted by which county?

46) The Wicklow senior camogie champions for 2006 boasted two different sets of sisters and two first cousins. Name the club?

47) Radley Park is the home of which Kildare club?

48) Name three Cavan clubs beginning with the letter M, who straddle the Meath-Cavan border?

49) This Antrim camogie star and club captain notched 4-5 in the 2006 Ulster senior camogie final. Who is she?

50) Which Down club won the 2006 All-Ireland Feile under 14 Division One football title?
51) New Meath football selector Tommy Dowd now plays his club football with which Royal County team?

52) This former Dublin footballer and official will act as an advisor to the Dublin minor team in 2007. Who is he?

53) The manager of the successful Kilkenny under 21 hurling team in 2006 was?

54) The St. Marys club in Longford choose their players from which town in the county?

55) The contestants in the Sligo senior football championship final of 2006 were?

56) The winners of the 2006 Kilmacud Crokes hurling sevens were?

57) The winner of the 2006 MBNA Kick Fada was?

58) This famous Westmeath club relegated from the senior to intermediate hurling ranks for the 2007 championship?

59) This man only scored four times yet finished fourth top scoring Munster player in the 2006 football championship. Who is he?

60) How many teams have won the All-Ireland SFC while coming through the back door? Also name them?

61) The Limerick selectors assisting new manager Richie Bennis for 2007 are?

62) Who were the first winners of the Kilmacud All-Ireland senior camogie seven-a-side competition which was staged in 2006?

63) Old kingpins Rathnew were beaten at the semi final stage of the 2006 Wicklow SFC by which team?

64) One Donegal team supplied 3 players to the Ulster Railway Cup squad chosen by Brian McEniff in the latter stages of 2006. Name the players and the club?

65) CLG Naomh Colm Án Droim play in which county?

66) The O'Hanrahans club in Carlow obtained their name from which Irish hero?

67) This famous Kildare club is often called 'The Rags'. Who are they?

68) This Leitrim club has for GAA neighbours Aughavas, Fenagh, Mohill and Gortlettragh. Name them?

69) The contestants in the Tyrone junior A football championship final of 2006 were?

70) Waterford have won two All-Ireland senior hurling titles. Provide the years?

71) Louth's new County Training and Development Centre is located in what area of the county?

72) Who am I? I play with a club called Courtwood, my name has a poetic sound and I won an All Star award in 2003?

73) The powerful Roscommon midfield pairing during the drawn and replayed All-Ireland senior football finals of 1943 and the All-Ireland final the following year was?

74) Crossmaglen won their 11th consecutive Armagh SFC in September. Who did the men from Cross beat in this final?

75) Name four well known public houses associated with big games in Croke Park where patrons drink?

76) Former county star Sean Delaney, who among a list of achievements, guided Laois to their first Ladies All-Ireland senior title in 2001, had a famous nickname. What was it?

77) This young Roscommon player was voted Man of the Match in the 2006 All-Ireland minor football final replay. Name him?

78) The home club of Fermanagh millionaire Sean Quinn is?

79) Wexford won an amazing four in a row of All-Ireland senior football titles from 1915-1918. What counties did the Leinster men beat in the final?

80) The notorious 1983 All-Ireland senior football final fought out on a windswept Croke Park between Dublin and Galway was refereed by which man?

81) Present Killkenny hurling manager Brian Cody won an All-Ireland minor hurling medal in 1972. In which position did Brian commence the game?

82) What was so unusual about the Cork goalkeeper, the full back line and the right half back on the Rebels 1952 side, which beat Dublin in the hurling All-Ireland final?

83) Kilkenny's legendary full back from the late 40s and early 50s Pat Hayden was often referred to as?

84) This famous footballer who had a long association with the sea, played against his native Galway for Dublin in the All-Ireland senior football final of 1942?

85) Prior to 2006 Roscommon last won the All-Ireland minor football championship in 1951. Who was the winning captain all those 55 years back?

86) New Tipperary football manager John Owens played senior championship football with another county besides the Premier. What county?

87) Two hurling clubs in Laois were each fined Eu5000 and thrown out of next year's championship in late September. Name them?

88) This former All Star led the Dublin attack as they swept to All-Ireland Masters Over 40s senior glory in 2006. And he was not even a Dub. Name him?

89) These two Down clubs contested the final of the 2006 Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland seven-a-side football competition. Name them?

90) Who was the referee for the T na G All-Ireland senior ladies football final on the first Sunday in October 2006?

91) The Kildare county grounds in Newbridge is called?

92) This Cork camogie star won All-Ireland medals in both the A and B senior camogie competitions during 2006?

93) The Leitrim ladies had only one scorer in the All-Ireland junior final of 2006. Who is she?

94) The manager of the successful Carlow minor hurling team stepped down from the role in late September. Who is he?

95) The past four Cavan senior football championship finals have been fought out between the same two clubs. Name them?

96) The great Kerry footballer Mick O'Connell is married to a lady from which county?

97) Joe McKenna, who managed the Limerick hurlers in the first half of 2006 is a native of which county?

98) During the 1980s and 1990s these players lined out with which county? Mickey O'Hara, John McCormack and Philip Kiernan?

99) The most southern GAA grounds in Monaghan is?

100) In the drawn Tyrone final featuring Carrickmore and Errigal Ciaran, Carrickmore obtained a late penalty. The resultant goal levelled the match. Who was the scorer?

Fitzgibbon Cup draw

Round 1 (February 15): (a) Limerick IT v Waterford IT; (b) St. Patrick's v Galway IT; (c) Garda v UCC. Quarter-finals (February 27): (w) Winners A v UCD; (x) IL v Cork IT; (y) Winners B v DIT; (z) NUI Galway v Winners C. Semi-finals (Mar 9): W v X, Y v Z. Final: Mar 10.