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Who is the most successful Irish footballer?

Irwin is the joint most successful Irish footballer in history, a record he shares with fellow Manchester United stalwart Roy Keane, having won 19 trophies in his career.

Thereof, How many All Irelands have Dublin won? Most successful provinces

# Province Winners by county
1 Leinster Dublin ( 30 ), Meath (7), Wexford (5), Kildare (4), Offaly (3), Louth (3)
2 Munster Kerry (37), Cork (7), Tipperary (4), Limerick (2)
3 Connacht Galway (9), Mayo (3), Roscommon (2)
4 Ulster Cavan (5), Down (5), Tyrone (4), Donegal (2), Armagh (1), Derry (1)

What player has won the most League of Ireland titles? Most Decorated Irish Footballers

Three Irish footballers have won more major honours and trophies for their clubs in Britain than any others. It will probably come as no surprise that the list of trophy winners is headed by Denis Irwin, Ronnie Whelan of Liverpool, and Roy Keane – all on 19 trophies.

Then Where is Dennis Irwin? Since retiring Irwin has gone into the broadcasting world and is a regular contributor on Manchester United’s in-house television station MUTV. He has also provided punditry for Irish television station RTE on Republic of Ireland international games as well as writing a column in the Irish Sunday World newspaper.

Who has won the most All-Ireland?

As of 2020, Kerry has won the competition on 37 occasions, winning in four consecutive years twice (1929–1932 and 1978–1981) and for three consecutive years twice as well (1939–1941 and 1984–1986).

Who has won the most All-Ireland finals? List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals

Founded 1887
Region Ireland (GAA)
Number of teams 34 (qualifiers)
Current champions Tyrone (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Kerry (37 titles)

What is the oldest GAA club in Ireland? Founded in 1886, Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club is the largest sporting organisation in West Dublin, and the oldest.

Who is the biggest club in Ireland? Updated after matches played on 13 February 2022

Rank Club / Country Points
1 Shamrock Rovers Ireland 1591
2 Dundalk FC Ireland 1475
3 Sporting Fingal Ireland 1463
4 Bohemian FC Ireland 1441

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Who is the biggest football club in Ireland?

Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club’s senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most successful club in the Republic of Ireland.

Which team did Ireland record their biggest points win? On 20 March 1909, Ireland played France for the first time, beating them 19–8. This was Ireland’s biggest victory in international rugby at that time, their highest points tally and a record five tries.

Are Roy Keane and Denis Irwin friends? Keane and Irwin’s friendship has spanned decades with the pair enjoying huge success with United and appearing for Ireland. Earlier this year Roy named his fellow Corkman in his list of greatest ever teammates alongside Paul McGrath.

Was Denis Irwin good?

Denis Irwin, Ireland and Manchester United’s perennial 8/10 performer, the epitome of consistency, and a player and person who is remembered with unanimous affection by his peers.

What number was Denis Irwin?

Denis Irwin

Season club
97/98 Manchester United 3
96/97 Manchester United 3
95/96 Manchester United 3
94/95 Manchester United 3

Has Westmeath won an All-Ireland? Westmeath’s history is that of a minor county which only recently rose to the higher ranks of football. Its 2004 Leinster provincial title was presaged by a 1995 All-Ireland Minor title and victory in the 1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.

Did Roscommon ever won an All-Ireland?

Roscommon was the third Connacht county both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Mayo and Galway. The team last won the Connacht Senior Championship in 2019, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1944 and the National League in 1979.

Who has the most Sam Maguires? The Sam Maguire Cup has been awarded to Gaelic football’s All-Ireland Championship winners since 1928. Kerry have been the most successful team, with 36 wins between 1903 and 2009. Dublin (23 wins) and Galway (nine wins) are their nearest rivals.

Who won the first Sam Maguire Cup?

The Sam Maguire Cup was presented to the GAA in 1928. Kildare were the first county to win the Sam Maguire Cup and captain William ‘Bill’ Gannon was the first man to ever lift it. In 1987, the original Sam Maguire Cup was retired – Meath’s Mick Lyons was the last Captain to receive it on All-Ireland Football Final day.

Who won the most Sam Maguire? Kerry won the trophy on the most occasions. They were also the only team to win it on four consecutive occasions, achieving the feat twice -first during the late-1920s and early-1930s (1929, 1930, 1931, 1932), and later during the late-1970s and early 1980s (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981).

What is the smallest GAA club in Ireland?

Eadestown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in County Kildare, Ireland based in the smallest parish in the diocese of Dublin.

Eadestown GAA.

Founded: 1884
County: Kildare
Nickname: Eadestown GAA
Colours: Sky Blue and Navy Blue
Playing kits

Who invented hurling? Hurling is older than the recorded history of Ireland. It is thought to predate Christianity, having come to Ireland with the Celts. The earliest written references to the sport in Brehon law date from the 5th century.

Which county in Ireland has the most GAA clubs?

At home, meanwhile, Cork have by far and away the most amount of GAA clubs with 259, well ahead of Dubin (134), Antrim (108) and Limerick (101), while considering the size and population bases of the two counties, it is perhaps little surprise that Leitrim and Longford have the smallest representation with 24 and 27 …

Who is the best club in Ireland? 7 of Ireland’s best clubs

What is the most supported football team in Ireland?

In Ireland, it’s Liverpool (25.67%) who come out on top ahead of Manchester United (23.20%), with Arsenal a fair bit behind in third (11.86%).

What is the most supported club in Ireland? Liverpool are the most supported Premier League team in Ireland, according to data analytics group Adaptive & Co. Research carried out on support of Premier League teams showed that Liverpool now edge out rivals Manchester United in terms of Irish support, with 443,500 fans on the island.

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