Ulster GAA
| Ulster GAA | ||
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| Irish: | Cúige Uladh | |
| Location: | North | |
| Number of counties: | 9 | |
| Province Colours: | Gold and black | |
| Major Grounds: | Casement Park, Belfast St. Tiernach's Park, Clones | |
| Most All-Ireland titles: -Hurling: -Football: | none Down and Cavan (5 each) | |
| Most provincial titles: -Hurling: -Football: | Antrim (48) Cavan (39) | |
| Interprovincial Championship wins: -Hurling: -Football: | 0 28 | |
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The Ulster Council (Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh City.
The first Ulster GAA Convention was held on the 22nd March 1903 in Armagh. Belfast solicitor George Martin was elected as first President with L.F. O’Kane (Derry) as first Secretary. Victor O’Nolan (Tyrone), the father of writer Flann O'Brien was elected Vice-President. Danny Murphy (Down) has been Ulster Council Secretary and Chief Executive Office since 1998. Danny is a former Vice President of the GAA and President of Ulster GAA. On July 4, 2012 Danny was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Services to Sport and Community Relations.[1]
Constituent counties
Special counties
The following, while not administrated by the Ulster Council, play in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship:
Gaelic football
Competitions
- Ulster Senior Football Championship
- Ulster Minor Football Championship
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship
- Ulster Junior Football Championship
- Dr McKenna Cup
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
- Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
- Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
- Ulster Minor Club Football Championship
- Ulster Under-21 Club Football Championship
- Dr Lagan Cup
All-time top Ulster scorers
As of 3 June 2008 according to the BBC.[2]
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total score | Championship years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oisín McConville | Armagh | 11-197 | 230 | 1997- |
| 2 | Peter Canavan | Tyrone | 9-192 | 218 | 1989-2005 |
| 3 | Paddy Bradley | Derry | 13-170 | 209 | 2000- |
| 4 | Paddy Doherty | Down | 15-159 | 204 | 1954-1971 |
| 5 | Peter Donohoe | Cavan | 17-133 | 184 | 1945-1955 |
| 6 | Seán O'Neill | Down | 17-125 | 176 | 1959-1975 |
| 7 | Charlie Gallagher | Cavan | 10-142 | 172 | ?-? |
| 8 | Steven McDonnell | Armagh | 15-111 | 156 | 2000- |
| 9 | Seán O'Connell | Derry | 11-118 | 151 | 1957-1975 |
| 10 | Ronan Carolan | Cavan | 2-138 | 144 | ?-? |
Notes:
- Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.
All-time top Ulster goalscorers
As of 15 June 2008 according to the Sunday Tribune.[3]
| Rank | Player | County | Number of goals | Championship years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Steven McDonnell | Armagh | 17 | 2000-2012 |
| 1= | Peter Donohoe | Cavan | 17 | 1945-1955 |
| 1= | Seán O'Neill | Down | 17 | 1959-1975 |
| 4 | Paddy Doherty | Down | 15 | 1954-1971 |
| 5= | Paddy Bradley | Derry | 13 | 2000- |
| 5= | Ger Houlihan | Armagh | 13 | 1984-2000 |
| 5= | James McCartan Snr. | Down | 13 | 1958-1967 |
| 5= | Brendan Coulter | Down | 13 | 2000- |
| 9= | Joe Stafford | Cavan | 12 | 1943-1949 |
| 9= | Enda Muldoon | Derry | 12 | 1997- |
| 9= | Jason Reilly | Cavan | 12 | 1997- |
| 12= | Seán O'Connell | Derry | 11 | 1957-1975 |
| 12= | PT Treacy | Fermanagh | 11 | 1960-1973 |
| 12= | Oisín McConville | Armagh | 11 | 1997-2008 |
Notes:
- Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.
Hurling
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Ulster has always been the weakest of the provinces in hurling terms, possibly due to the difference between the hurling promulgated by the early Gaelic Athletic Association and the "commons" game played in Ulster. The Ulster hurling team have only won four Railway Cup semi-final games in their history (1945, 1992, 1993 and 1995),[4] they however lost in each of those Railway Cup deciders.[4]
There have been some successes over the years, mostly by Antrim teams:
- 1943: Antrim defeated Galway and Kilkenny, but lost to Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
- 1982: Gerry Goodwin (Tyrone) won the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship
- 1983: Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
- 1989: Antrim defeated Offaly, and subsequently lost to Tipperary in the All-Ireland final
- 2010: Graham Clarke (Down) won the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship
Competitions
- Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
- Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
- Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
- Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Ulster Junior Hurling Championship
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
- Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
- Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
- Ulster Under-21 Club Hurling Championship
Camogie Gael Linn Cup
The Ulster camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women’s team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on two occasions (click on year for teams) in.1967 and 2007,
Camogie Gael Linn Trophy
The Ulster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on eight occasions (click on year for teams) in 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2002,
References
- ↑ "Ulster GAA Milestones". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ↑ "Ulster's hot-shots". BBC Online. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ↑ Shannon, Kieran; Leo McGeough (2008-06-15). "When Sunday Comes - Stevie from Killeavy: Ulster's top predator". Sunday Tribune.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Martin, John (24 October 2008). "Ulster up against it". Gaelic Life. p. 43.
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