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The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Dhoire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and holds defacto responsibility for Gaelic games in County Londonderry. The county board is also responsible for the Derry inter-county teams. Gaelic football is the dominant sport in the county and the Senior football team have won one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1993), six National League titles and seven Ulster Championships. The Senior hurlers have won the Ulster Championship on four occasions. The county are reigning National Football League champions and reigning Ulster Under 21 Hurling Champions.
[edit] Information[edit] History
Derry were the last of the 32 counties to officially affiliate,[citation needed] after several false starts their county board was formed only in 1932, but they had been competing in the Ulster Football Championship since 1904. [edit] GeneralDerry play their home games at Celtic Park in Derry City, which is officially recognised as the main county ground.[1] Home football games are also sometimes held in Glen and Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen, which are regarded as secondary stadia.[1] Hurling games are also held at Lavey or Fr. McNally Park, Banagher. The current senior football manager is Damian Cassidy of Bellaghy, while Brian McGilligan has been reappointed to the position of Derry senior hurling manager for the incoming season. Both managers also take charge of their respective Under 21 County teams. The Minor football manager is Richard Ferris, while Dee Doherty is in charge of the Minor hurlers.
[edit] StructureThe County is administrated by a County Committee with a representative from each GAA unit in the County, a Management Committee and 22 sub-committees.[2] The county administrative headquarters and centre of excellence is located at Owenbeg, Dungiven.[2] [edit] 2008 County CommitteeAs of 2008, according to the official website.[3]
[edit] PublicationsBooks published about Gaelic games in Derry include Oakboys: Derry's Football Dream Come True by Eoghan Corry. [edit] Inter-county football
[edit] Brief history In 1947 Derry won the National Football League. The group leaders were invited to play in the League semi-finals because heavy snow had disrupted the competition. Francie Niblock scoring one of the finest goals in League history in Croke Park as Derry beat Clare. In 1958, the county won its first ever Ulster Senior Football Championship and caused a massive shock in that year's All-Ireland semi-final; beating Kerry thanks to a Sean O'Connell goal three minutes from the end. In the final, Derry scored a goal ten minutes into the second half through Owen Gribben, but Dublin secured victory with Paddy Farnan and Johnny Joyce goals. In 1965 the Derry Minor team won the All-Ireland Minor Championship, and three years later at Under 21 the bulk of that team captured the All-Ireland Under 21 Championship. Derry won the Ulster Senior Championship three times in the 1970s (1970, 1975 and 1976), but failed to advance past the All-Ireland semi-final stage on each occasion. In 1973 Anthony McGurk became the first player from Derry to be awarded an All Star Award. The 1980s saw the county win two further All-Ireland Minor Championships (1983 and 1989) and their fifth Ulster Senior Championship (1987). The 1990s was the county's most successful decade ever. They won the county's second National League title in 1992, before winning the Ulster Championship and the county's first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1993. Derry won back-to-back National Leagues in 1995 and 1996, and the Under 21s won the 1997 All-Ireland Under 21 Championship. In 1998 Derry won another Ulster Senior Championship. The Derry side of the 1990s has been rated as one of the best of the last 20 years and would have achieved more only a couple of shock defeats such as Down in 1994, Tyrone in 1995 and Cavan in 1997.[4] Derry won the 2000 National League and the county's Minors won their fourth All-Ireland Minor Championship in 2002. Derry won the 2008 National League; their sixth in all. In recent years they have been unable to get win the Ulster Senior Championship because of the emergence of Tyrone and Armagh. [edit] HonoursFor more details on this topic including team line-ups, see here [edit] Senior
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[edit] Players' honours[edit] Footballer of the YearTwo Derry players have been awarded the prestigious Texaco Footballer of the Year accolade. Ballymaguigan's Jim McKeever won the inaugural award in 1958, while Henry Downey of the Lavey club received player of the year for his performances in helping Derry win the 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. 1958: Jim McKeever [edit] All StarsSince the 1960s there has been a tradition of annually selecting the best footballer in each position, to create a special team of the year. Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what was known as Cú Chulainn awards. In 1971 these awards were formalised into the annual All Star Awards. Including Sean O'Connell's Cú Chulainn award in 1967, Derry have received 28 All Stars. 1967: Sean O'Connell[A]
[edit] GPA Gaelic Football Team of the YearSince 2006 the Gaelic Players Association have chosen their own team of the year. 2007: Paddy Bradley [edit] International Rules representativesA number of Derry players have been selected to play International rules football for the Ireland team against Australia; both in the test games (1984, 1986, 1987 and 1990) and since the commencement of the International Rules Series in 1998. Note the table is incomplete.
[edit] Players[edit] Current football panel2009 National League panel, according to the official website.[5] Manager: Damian Cassidy As of National League game 1 February 2009 against Mayo [edit] Notable playersFor details on former players, see List of Derry Gaelic footballers and Category:Derry Gaelic footballers.
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[edit] Brief history Derry City was a hotbed of early GAA activity, winning the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship in 1902/3? and 1908. However, soon after Gaelic football become the dominant sort and hurling activity declined (especially in the city). It was the 1970s before Derry claimed any more major hurling honours. The county won two Ulster Junior Championships in 1974 and 1975, as well as the 1975 All-Ireland Junior Championship. The Minors also won the Ulster Minor Championship twice during the decade in 1973/4? and 1979, before going on to win the next four at the start of the 1980s (1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983); giving the county five Ulster Minor titles in a row. Derry also won another Ulster Junior (1984) and All-Ireland Junior Championship (1982). The 1990s started with Derry claiming back-to-back Ulster Minor titles in 1990 and 1991. The Under 21 side won two more Ulster Under 21 Championships in 1993 and 1997. Derry won the All-Ireland 'B' Senior Hurling Championship in 1996 and the Ulster Intermediate Championship the following year. In 2000 Derry won their first Ulster Senior Hurling Championship in 92 years, and successfully defended it the following year. The county also won the Ulster Minor Championship in 2001. The Seniors won the Nicky Rackard Cup in 2006, defeating Donegal in the final. Derry Under 21s claimed back-to-back Ulster Under 21 titles in 2007 and 2008.[6] [edit] Honours[edit] Senior
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[edit] Derry Club SceneFor more details on this topic, see Derry GAA club football competitions. Derry has 40 affiliated clubs; 32 football, 2 hurling and 6 dual.[2] Many, or even most Derry GAA followers taken a keener interest in the club scene than the inter-county scene,[7] which can adversely effect attendances at Derry senior matches. The Derry Senior Football Championship is an annual club competition between the top Derry clubs. It is recognised as one of the hardest club championships to get out of successfully in Ireland, as there are so many teams like, Ballinderry, Bellaghy, An Lúb, Slaughtneil, and Glenullin who have a realistic chance of success each year. Attendances at matches are particularly high, with many neutrals from County Tyrone also going to matches, as many view it as the highest standard of club football in Ulster. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and if they win, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current (2008) Derry County Champions are Ballinderry who defeated Slaughtneil in the final. Bellaghy, Lavey and Ballinderry have won the All Ireland Club Championship, St Columbs and St Pats Maghera won the Hogan Cup, while St Pius have more recently won the MacLarnon and All Ireland B at senior level. The Derry Senior Club Hurling Championship is the hurling equivalent, with Kevin Lynch's the defending champions (2008). Click here for a list of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry. [edit] Ladies' Gaelic football
[edit] History[edit] Honours[edit] Camogie[edit] HistoryAs early 1934, there were 10 camogie clubs in Derry.[8] Derry drew with Antrim in the Maguire Cup in 1954, and built on this progress to beat Antrim in that year's Ulster Senior Camogie Championship final by 5-02 to 2-02 - the county's first Ulster Senior Camogie Championship title.[8] They went on to defeat Mayo and London on route to the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final.[8] However they were beaten by an impressive Dublin side, who had not lost a competitive match since 1947, on a scoreline of 10-04 to 4-02.[8] While Theresa Halferty, Carrie Rankin, Patsy McCloskey and Pat O'Brien from this team were chosen on the Ulster team for the inaugural Gael-Linn inter-provincial series, Derry's appearance in the 1954 All-Ireland decider did little to further the game in the county.[8] Derry won further Ulster Senior Camogie Championships in 1989, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2006.[9] The county have also won Ulster Junior Camogie Championships 1960, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2007.[10] The minor camogie side have won the Ulster Minor Championship on nine occasions (1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003).[11] [edit] Honours[edit] Senior
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Notes: The above list of honours may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of. [edit] Players' honours[edit] All StarsThe Camogie All Star Awards were first introduced in 2004[12] and Aisling Diamond of Bellaghy won became the first winner from Derry in 2007.[13] 2007: Aisling Diamond [edit] Handball
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