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Ireland
Ireland is the third largest island in Europe and is situated northwest of mainland Europe. It includes the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and has a total land area of about 81,638 square kilometers or 31,521 miles.
9,538 Questions
Who are Ireland's famous Olympic athletes?
Some Famous Irish Olympians:
- Dave McAuley, boxer
- Sonia O'Sullivan, Olympic medal winner
- Michael Carruth, boxer, Olympic medal winner
- Eamon Coughlan, runner
- Michelle Smith - disgraced Olympic swimming medal-winner
- Ronnie Delaney - Olympic medal winner/athletics
- John Pius Boland - double Olympic medal-winner/tennis,1896
- Pat O'Callaghan - Olympic gold medal/hammer, 1928, 1932
- Bob Tisdall - Olympic gold medal/400mH, 1932
- John Treacy - Olympic silver medal/marathon, 1984
- Stephen Martin, Hockey- Olympic Gold and bronze medallist 1984/88
Other Irish sports people:
- Eddie Irvine, Formula One driver
- Paul McGinley, golfer
- George Best, footballer
- Barry McGuigan, boxer
- Jonjo O'Neill, jockey
- Roy Keane, footballer
- Robbie Keane, footballer
- Damien Duff, footballer
- Shay Given, footballer
- Niall Quinn, footballer
- Colm O'Rourke, Gaelic Athletic Association GAA footballer
- Sean Boylan, long-time manager of All-Ireland winning Meath football team
- Mick O'Dywer, successful Gaelic inter-county football manager
- Brian O'Driscoll, rugby player
- Keith Wood, rugby player
- Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed, 19th century mountaineer
- Ruby Walsh, jockey
- Eamon Dunphy, soccer player turned media commentator and broadcaster
- Mick McCarthy - former Republic of Ireland football manager
- Sean Kelly, cyclist
- Stephen Roche, cyclist
Who are the oldest gaa club in Ireland?
A number of clubs claim this title. Some that were founded in the early days of the GAA are now gone, like Metropolitans in Dublin. Others survive, like Blarney GAA club(Cork), founded in 1884, the same year as the GAA itself. Others founded in 1884 include Round Towers(Dublin), Tullaroan(Kilkenny), and South Liberties (Limerick).
When did kildare win the all ireland?
As of the end of the 2011 championships, Kildare last won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1928 and they have never won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling championship.
The 1st All Ireland football final?
Commericals, from Limerick, beat Young Irelands, from Louth, in the first All-Ireland Senior Football Final.
Thurles, from Tipperary, beat Meelick, from Galway, in the first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.
Who was the last Irish winner of the Irish open?
In 1930 Bobby Jones won The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, he is the last Amateur to do so.
Pretty simple; you need to match the numbers that are drawn in the OZ Lotto draw! Here is a list of how many numbers you need to get right in one game to win a prize:
Division 1: All 7 main winning numbers
Division 2: Any 6 main winning numbers and either supplementary number
Division 3: Any 6 main winning numbers
Division 4: Any 5 main winning numbers and either supplementary number
Division 5: Any 5 main winning numbers
Division 6: Any 4 main winning numbers
Division 7: Any 3 main winning numbers and either supplementary number
Down won the 1960 All-Ireland Football Final. Wexford won the 1960 All-Ireland Hurling Final.
How much do you win for 2 numbers on Irish lottery?
Nothing, the lowest amount of numbers you have to match to win anything is 3.
3 numbers will get you around €5
Hope that helps, found this irish national lottery information at http://www.national-lottery.com/irish/lotto.asp
What is the winning numbers in the Irish lotto November fifth 2008?
The winning numbers for OZ Lotto draw 821 on Nov 10th 2009 were as follows:
1, 24, 16, 31, 36, 25, 35
Supplementary numbers: 21, 28
At ozlotteries.com you can look up old lotto results and the oz lotto dividends for this draw.
Have ashford ever won the wicklow county championship?
Yes, often. As it happens, I was at a match that they won yesterday (Sunday 11th of January 2009). They have won trophies. For example, they won the All-Ireland Junior Football title in 1936 and their seniors won the Tommy Murphy Cup Final in 2007. They have never won a Leinster Senior Football title, the only Leinster county that hasn't, but they have won a lot of matches.
Who won the ALL Ireland Football Championships 2008?
Kerry are the current all Ireland Football champions, having won the 2014 final in September 2014.
Kilkenny are the current all Ireland Hurling champions, having won the 2014 final in September 2014.
Which player have won both all Ireland medals and soccer medals?
Roy Keane
Denis Irwin
John O Shea
Darron Gibson
Damien Duff
no other players from the Republic have won the premier league. Jeff Kenna only played one game and got sent off. You have to play 10 games to get a medal.
How many times have Ireland beaten England at rugby union?
Up to 2011, England and Ireland have contested 125 rugby matches:
England have won 71 matches.
Ireland have won 46 matches.
There have been 8 drawn matches.
Who missed 1986 football all Ireland penalty?
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Offaly beat Kerry in the final. Final score:
Offaly 1 - 15
Kerry 0 - 17
Name the players who captained their club and county to all Ireland titles in the same year?
It has only been done twice and only by one county. That was Cork, in 1890 and again in 1990.
Has Dublin ever won an all Ireland hurling final?
13 Times:
1896 to Limerick
1904 to Kerry
1920 to Tipperary
1924 to Kerry
1934 to Galway
1955 to Kerry
1975 to Kerry
1978 to Kerry
1979 to Kerry
1984 to Kerry
1985 to Kerry
1992 to Donegal
1994 to Down
Who won the all Ireland Hurling Final In 1996?
Wexford beat Limerick in the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.
How many medals has Ireland won in the Olympics?
As of the 2008 Games, Ireland has won 20 medals (8 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze).
Ireland first competed in the Olympics as an independent nation in 1920. Prior to that athletes from Ireland competed with the team from Great Britain. The first athlete to win a medal for Ireland was Pat O'Callaghan who won gold in the hammer throw at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
Who has won All Ireland GAA Football medals?
The first All-Ireland Finals, for the sports of Gaelic Football and Hurling, were held in 1887. There are different grades, like by ages or colleges and many others. So since 1887 thousands of people have won All Ireland GAA Football medals in Gaelic Football alone. So it would be impossible to list them all here.
When does rugby in Ireland start?
Round 1
Sat 2nd Feb 13
13:30
Wales
22 - 30
Ireland
Millennium Stadium
Report | Stats
Sat 2nd Feb 13
16:00
England
38 - 18
Scotland
Twickenham
Report | Stats
Sun 3rd Feb 13
15:00
Italy
23 - 18
France
Stadio Olimpico
Report | Stats
Round 2
Sat 9th Feb 13
14:30
Scotland
v
Italy
Murrayfield
Preview | Stats
Sat 9th Feb 13
17:00
France
v
Wales
Stade de France
Preview | Stats
Sun 10th Feb 13
15:00
Ireland
v
England
Aviva Stadium
Preview | Stats
Round 3
Sat 23rd Feb 13
14:30
Italy
v
Wales
Stadio Olimpico
Sat 23rd Feb 13
17:00
England
v
France
Twickenham
Sun 24th Feb 13
14:00
Scotland
v
Ireland
Murrayfield
Round 4
Sat 9th Mar 13
14:30
Scotland
v
Wales
Murrayfield
Sat 9th Mar 13
17:00
Ireland
v
France
Aviva Stadium
Sun 10th Mar 13
15:00
England
v
Italy
Twickenham
Round 5
Sat 16th Mar 13
14:30
Italy
v
Ireland
Stadio Olimpico
Sat 16th Mar 13
17:00
Wales
v
England
Millennium Stadium
Sat 16th Mar 13
20:00
France
v
Scotland
Stade de France
When was the last time wexford won the all Ireland hurling final?
As of the end of the 2013 championship, the last draw in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final was the 2013 final, between Clare and Cork. Before that it was in 2012 between Galway and Kilkenny. Previous to that it was in 1959, between Waterford and Kilkenny.
