From those correct entries, we drew out one winner and seven runners up. Congratulations to LIAM THORNTON from Dublin who wins the Eu300 first prize. JOHN NAGLE from Dublin, PAUL KELLY from Mayo, JAMES ROCK from Mayo, HUGH McCLAFFERTY from Donegal, JOE NILAND from Galway, HARRY SMITH from Louth and TOM DEVINE from Dublin all win Eu50 as runners up. Below are the questions with their answers. 1) Michael Maguire was the Chairman of which County Board in 2006? Roscommon 2) Before the newly appointed Donal Keoghan, who was the last Cavan native to manage the Breffni senior footballers? Gabriel Kelly was the last full-time manager 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, who was the player that replaced him as the 'blood sub'? James Coughlan 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? John Sexton 5) Which counties won the All-Ireland senior vocational titles in both football and hurling this year? Hurling - Cork Football - Wicklow 6) Name the Longford intercounty footballer that scored 1-24 in this year's senior championship? Brian Kavanagh 7) Donegal's Paddy Campbell received a one month ban for tangling with which Derry player in the side's 2006 Ulster SFC semi-final clash? Enda Muldoon 8) Galway's Joe Canning set out at the start of the year to become the fifth hurler to win three-in-a-row All-Ireland MHC medals in succession. Who was the first player to achieve this feat and when did it happen? Kevin McGrath, Cork - 1937,1938, 1939 9) The manager of the successful 2006 Tipperary minor hurling team was? Liam Sheedy 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? 1936 Mayo 4-11 Laois 0-5. It was the All-Ireland Final 11) Clare's senior hurling captain during the 2006 championship was? Seanie McMahon 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 person? Geraldine Sheridan 13) One well known Armagh footballer has a website dedicated to him for the past number of years. Who is he? Francie Bellew 14) Mayo used two goalkeepers during their 2006 senior football championship campaign. Name them? John Healy and David Clarke 15) Thirty six year old Barry Kelly took charge of the 2006 All-Ireland senior hurling final. With which Westmeath clubs is Barry involved? St. Oliver Plunketts in hurling and Mullingar Shamrocks at football 16) Which former well known inter county football manager had a daughter playing on the successful Armagh senior ladies team in 2006? John O'Mahonys' daughter Rhona was a key player with the Orchard County 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? Midfielder Nicholas Murphy 18) Down teenage star Martin Clarke signed a professional contract with which Australian Rules club in the summer of 2006? Collingwood 19) The winner of the Martin Donnelly sponsored 2006 Poc Fada competition, held on the Cooley Penninsula was? Brendan Cummins 20) Limerick had only one player on the Waterford Crystal Munster Hurling All Stars selection which was chosen in early August. Name him? Left full back Mark Foley 21) The new Wexford Hurling Development Administrator is? George O'Connor 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? Kevin and Ross McConnell 23) Monaghan club Sean McDermotts have their playing facilities in which village? Threemilehouse 24) This Belfast club played a historic football match with the PSNI gaelic football team on the last day of August 2006? St. Brigids 25) Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney has appointed a sole selector for the coming year. Name him? Adrian Trappe 26) What famous Clare club are known as the Magpies? Doonbeg 27) The intermediate hurling champions in Kilkenny receive which trophy? The Aylward Cup 28) The Stadium Director at Croke Park is? Peter McKenna 29) Who was the oldest player in action during the 2006 All-Ireland senior hurling final? James McGarry 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? Louise and David Young and Sean and Jill Horan 31) This Carlow club could be confused with a region of Germany? Palatine 32) Which Derry club claimed the county minor football title in 2006? It was their first such win since 1990 Dungiven 33) Name the two Dublin handballers who competed in the 2006 senior All-Ireland doubles final? Eoin Kennedy and Egen Jenson 34) The man in charge of the Donegal hurlers during 2006 and again for the coming season is? Eamon Campbell 35) This famous Fermanagh GAA grounds was closed down at the latter end of 2006 for renovations? Brewster Park, Enniskillen 36) Galway had two under 16 players starting the 2006 All-Ireland minor hurling decider. Name them? Gerry Hennelly and David Burke 37) Kerry's top scorer during the 2006 SFC was? Bryan Sheehan 38) The manager of the successful Laois senior ladies team during 2006 was? Pat Critchley 39) The President of the Leitrim County Board is? Sean Maxwell of Drumreilly 40) Draws galore in the semi-finals of the Louth senior football championship. Name the four semi finalists? St. Josephs, Newtown Blues, St. Pats and Cooley Kickhams 41) The winners of the 2006 Ted Webb Cup final were? Galway 42) Who did Tommy Brehony replace as Sligo senior football manager during 2006? Dom Corrigan 43) The club Mhaigh Tir na nOg operate out of which Tyrone town? Moy 44) The 2006 All-Ireland minor football final was refereed by which Wexford man? Syl Doyle 45) The prestigious Tony Forristal Cup is hosted by which county? Waterford 46) The Wicklow senior camogie champions for 2006 boasted two different sets of sisters and two first cousins. Name the club? Donard 47) Radley Park is the home of which Kildare club? Leixlip 48) Name three Cavan clubs beginning with the letter M, who straddle the Meath-Cavan border? Munterconnacht, Maghera and Mountnugent 49) This Antrim camogie star and club captain notched 4-5 in the 2006 Ulster senior camogie final. Who is she? Jane Adams 50) Which Down club won the 2006 All-Ireland Feile under 14 Division One football title? Kilcoo 51) New Meath football selector Tommy Dowd plays his club football with which Royal County team? Wolfe Tones 52) This former Dublin footballer and official will act as an advisor to the Dublin minor team in 2007. Who is he? Kevin Heffernan 53) The manager of the successful Kilkenny under 21 hurling team in 2006 was? Adrian Finan 54) The St. Marys club in Longford choose their players from which town in the county? Granard 55) The contestants in the Sligo senior football championship final of 2006 were? Bunninadden and Curry 56) The winners of the 2006 Kilmacud Crokes hurling sevens were? Erins Own of Cork 57) The winner of the 2006 MBNA Kick Fada was? Former Mayo goalkeeper Fintan Ruddy 58) This famous Westmeath club were relegated from the senior to the intermediate hurling ranks for the 2007 championship? Castlepollard 59) This man only scored four times yet finished fourth top scorer in the Munster SFC of 2006. Who is he? Kerry's Eoin Brosnan 60) How many teams have won the All-Ireland SFC while coming through the back door? Also name them? Three, Kerry, Tyrone and Galway 61) The Limerick selectors assisting new manager Richie Bennis for 2007 are? Gary Kirby, Anthony O'Riordan, Bernie Hartigan and Tony Hickey 62) Who were the first winners of the Kilmacud All-Ireland senior camogie seven-a-side competition which was staged in 2006? Wexford's Oulart the Ballagh 63) Old kingpins Rathnew were beaten at the semi final stage of the 2006 Wicklow SFC by which team? Kiltegan 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? The Four Masters club had Barry Monaghan, Barry Dunnion and Karl Lacey all selected 65) CLG Naomh Colm Án Droim play in which county? Derry 66) The O'Hanrahans club in Carlow obtained their name from which Irish hero? They were named in honour of Michael O'Hanrahan, who was executed for his part in the 1916 Rising and who resided in Tullow Street, Carlow for many years 67) This famous Kildare club are often called 'The Rags'. Who are they? Kilcullen 68) This Leitrim club has for GAA neighbours Aughavas, Fenagh, Mohill and Gortlettragh. Name them? Cloone 69) The contestants in the Tyrone junior A football championship final of 2006 were? Greencastle and Tattyreagh 70) Waterford have won two All-Ireland senior hurling titles. Provide the years? 1948 and 1959 71) Louth's new County Training and Development Centre is located in what area of the county? Darver 72) Who am I? I play with a club called Courtwood, my name has a poetic sounding and I won an All Star award in 2003? Fergal Byron 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? Eamonn Boland and Liam Gilmartin 74) Crossmaglen won their 11th consecutive Armagh SFC in September. Who did the men from Cross beat in this final? Clan na nGael 75) Name four well known public houses associated with big games in Croke Park where patrons drink? All answers marked correct 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? \ 'Goggie' 77) This young Roscommon player was voted Man of the Match in the 2006 All-Ireland minor football final replay. Name him? Donie Shine 78) The home club of Fermanagh millionaire Sean Quinn is? Teemore 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? 1915 - Kerry, 1916 - Mayo, 1917 - Clare, 1918 - Tipperary 80) The notorious 1983 All-Ireland senior football final fought out on a wind swept Croke Park between Dublin and Galway was refereed by which man? Antrim's John Gough 81) Present Killkenny hurling manager Brian Cody won an All-Ireland minor hurling medal in 1972. In which position did Brian commence the game? Centre half back 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? D Creedon (1), E O'Riordan (2), J Lyons (3), A O'Shaughnessy (4) and M Touhy (5) all started in those positions for the Dublin clash, again in '53 versus Galway, and again in 1954 for the titanic encounter with Wexford. The Rebels unlike in 2006, claimed a hat trick of titles in this spell 83) Kilkenny's legendary full back from the late 40s and early 50s Pat Hayden was often referred to as? 'Diamond' 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? Bobby Beggs 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? Barry Molloy 86) New Tipperary football manager John Owens played senior championship football with another county besides the Premier. What county? Leitrim 87) Two hurling clubs in Laois were each fined Eu5000 and thrown out of next year's championship in late September. Name them? Camross and Castletown 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? Former Wicklow star Kevin O'Brien 89) These two Down clubs contested the final of the Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland seven-a-side football competition. Name them? Castlewellan and Longstone 90) Who was the referee for the T na G All-Ireland senior ladies football final on the first Sunday in October 2006? Declan Corcoran of Mayo 91) The Kildare county grounds in Newbridge is called? St. Conleths Park 92) This Cork camogie star won All-Ireland medals in both the A and B senior camogie competitions during 2006? Orla Cotter 93) The Leitrim ladies had only one scorer in the All-Ireland junior final of 2006. Who is she? Anne Marie Cox 94) The manager of the successful Carlow minor hurling team stepped down from the role in late September. Who is he? Tommy Beggy 95) The past four Cavan senior football championship finals have been fought out between the same two clubs. Name them? Mullahoran and Cavan Gaels 96) The great Kerry footballer Mick O'Connell is married to a lady from which county? Cavan 97) Joe McKenna, who managed the Limerick hurlers in the first half of 2006 is a native of which county? Joe hails from Shinrone in Offaly 98) During the 1980s and 1990s these players lined out with which county? Mickey O'Hara, John McCormack and Philip Kiernan? Longford 99) The most southern GAA grounds in Monaghan is? The grounds of Magheracloone Mitchels 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? Kevin McNally Tweet

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