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The Dr McKenna cup is a gaelic football competition played between counties and universities in the province of Ulster. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae This is a list of Universities, University colleges and Colleges in Northern Ireland. The Ulster Council ( Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, It is the secondary gaelic football competition based in Ulster behind the Ulster Senior Football Championship, and the fourth most important inter-county competition in which Ulster counties take part, behind the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Championship and the National Football League. The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football

The 2008 edition of the competition is known for sponsorship reasons as The Gaelic Life McKenna Cup

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Origins of the Dr. McKenna Cup

The cup was donated to the Ulster Council in 1924 by the Most Rev. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr. McKenna with the first tournament being played in 1927. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

When Bishop Patrick McKenna, Bishop of Clogher presented the McKenna Cup to the Ulster Council in 1925, he was one of only a small group willing at that time to be publicly associated with the GAA in Ulster. Ireland in the 1920’s was slowly emerging from war, unrest and change.

When the Ulster Council sought donors for trophies there wasn’t a queue to their door with offers. From 1923 the council were actively looking for a donor for their senior championship and in 1925 the treasurer of the council proposed the establishment of a second competition to prepare teams for the championship.

Two loyal GAA stalwarts came to the council’s rescue in 1925. JF O Hanlon, owner of the Anglo-Celt newspaper presented a trophy to BC Fay, secretary of the Council. The Anglo-Celt is a weekly local Newspaper published every Thursday in Swellan, Cavan in the Republic of Ireland, founded in 1846 It was decided to use the trophy for the Ulster senior championship and it was first presented to Cavan who won the 1925 Ulster championship. Treasurer O’ Duffy was successful in securing a trophy from the bishop of Clogher and the new cup was presented to Council in 1925 although it was not until 1927 that the competition got underway.

The inaugural competition was won by Monaghan, defeating Donegal in the final. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Muineachán or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. Monaghan are the most successful team in the tournament with 13 wins. Fermanagh, with four wins, are the least successful of the county teams. For more information on Fermanagh GAA see Fermanagh Senior Club Football Championship or Fermanagh Senior Club Hurling Championship. The McKenna Cup is, to date, Fermanagh's only inter-county title.

Current Champions

The 2008 champions are Down. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Down's victory, 1-12 to 1-6 over Derry was their eleveneth in the competition,[2] and broke the recent Dr. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. McKenna cup dominance of Tyrone, who were on a streak of four triumphs dating back to 2004. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the

Format for the 2008 edition

The competition is a group-based tournament of twelve teams, with three groups of four. Each group includes a University team, and three inter-county teams. Each team plays three matches, with two points acquired for a win, one for a draw, and no points for a loss. The winners of each group, plus the best runner-up, qualify for the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals play each other in the Final in Belfast, in February. Casement Park ( Páirc Mhic Asmaint) is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home to the Antrim

In 2008, the competition has been compacted entirely into the month of January. This has had several considerations for all participants, because the students in the university teams have exams in January, while the county teams, who would not have played together for up to six months, have to play three matches in a week. In spite of this, the university teams seem to have a slight advantage, causing several upsets early in the competition. [3][4]

The Addition of the Universities

Until the early 2000's, the competition was purely an intercounty competition, but the Ulster counties allowed the three main Universities in Ulster, Queen's University, St Mary's University College, and the University of Ulster. Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. St Mary's University College ( Irish: Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire) was established in 1985 but can directly trace its existence to 1900 and the foundation of The University of Ulster ( UU; Ollscoil Uladh is a multi-centre University located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the The stipulation of this was that University teams will get first choice for any player who is eligible to play for both the University team and the county team.

The University teams have, naturally, emerged as among the weaker teams, but are by no means the 'whipping boys' of the competition, having beaten teams such as Antrim in 2007,[5] and the added experience against playing teams of such a high standard is expected to be beneficial to the University teams in the principle Gaelic football competition for Irish universities, the Sigerson Cup. For more details on Antrim GAA see Antrim Senior Football Championship or Antrim Senior Hurling Championship. The Sigerson Cup is the championship for top division of university Gaelic football in Ireland This initiative seems to be bearing fruit, given that the 2007 Sigerson Cup final was contested by Queen's University and University of Ulster - historically, universities in the south of Ireland have dominated. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Recent developments

From 2007, the games were broadcast live on Irish language channel, TG4. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed [6] This, along with the fact that attendances are in the region of 20,000 for the later matches,[7] suggests that the tournament is held in higher esteem than its counterparts in other provinces, such as the O'Byrne Cup. For details of the most recent competition see O'Byrne Cup 2008 The O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between football

Tyrone ineligibility crisis of 2007

Tyrone caused controversy in 2007 when they fielded four players who had already been selected by University teams. The official rule is that Universities have first choice on players, so in effect, they were fielding ineligible players. Tyrone manager, Mickey Harte claimed it was the players own decision to choose to play for the county team over their University. Mickey Harte ( Irish Mícheál Ó hAirt is the current manager of Tyrone Gaelic football team and has so far led them to three All-Ireland titles Tyrone were docked two points as a punishment, but this did not effect their progression into the semi-final stage. [8]

Although Tyrone won the final, beating Donegal by 2-09 to 0-05, Tyrone were stripped of their title for fielding the ineligible University players in the match. For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. The players had not been listed on the official team sheet, which was another breach of the rules. [9]. However, Tyrone's victory was reinstated upon appeal. [10]

Competing teams in 2008

The counties-

The universities-

Roll of Honour

Team Winning Years
Monaghan (13 wins) 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1948, 1952, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1995, 2003
Down (11) 1944, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1972, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2008
Cavan (11) 1936, 1940, 1943, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1988, 2000
Derry (10) 1947, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1993, 1999
Tyrone (9) 1957, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Armagh (8) 1929, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1986, 1990
Antrim (6) 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1966, 1981
Donegal (5) 1963, 1965, 1967, 1975, 1985
Fermanagh (4) 1930, 1933, 1977, 1997

See also

References

  1. ^ Ulster GAA [1]
  2. ^ <a href="http://www.downgaa.net/downgaa/general/news/2008/jan/jan26th4.htm">Down secure McKenna Cup</a>
  3. ^ Students give Harte’s side an early season lesson, Hogan Stand, <http://www.hoganstand.com/Tyrone/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87488>. For more details on Antrim GAA see Antrim Senior Football Championship or Antrim Senior Hurling Championship. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards See also Cavan Senior Club Football Championship or Cavan Senior Club Hurling Championship. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in For more information on Fermanagh GAA see Fermanagh Senior Club Football Championship or Fermanagh Senior Club Hurling Championship. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Muineachán or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. St Mary's University College ( Irish: Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire) was established in 1985 but can directly trace its existence to 1900 and the foundation of The University of Ulster ( UU; Ollscoil Uladh is a multi-centre University located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the Jordanstown is a suburb of Belfast located within the borough of Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Muineachán or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common See also Cavan Senior Club Football Championship or Cavan Senior Club Hurling Championship. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For more details on Antrim GAA see Antrim Senior Football Championship or Antrim Senior Hurling Championship. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) For more information on Fermanagh GAA see Fermanagh Senior Club Football Championship or Fermanagh Senior Club Hurling Championship. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar For details of the most recent competition see O'Byrne Cup 2008 The O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between football The Dr Lagan Cup was inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster. The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland The Sigerson Cup is the championship for top division of university Gaelic football in Ireland Hogan Stand is a Gaelic games magazine published monthly and distributed throughout Ireland. Retrieved on 2008-01-12 
  4. ^ Kenny Archer (2008-01-12), Uncertain McKenna future for colleges, Irish News, <http://www.irishnews.com/page.asp?catid=597&subcatid=5776&sid=577323>. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The Irish News is a compact -sized daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Retrieved on 2008-01-12 
  5. ^ BBC SPORT | Northern Ireland | Gaelic Games | Antrim 1-8 1-14 UUJ
  6. ^ Hoganstand.com - GAA Football & Hurling
  7. ^ BBC SPORT | Northern Ireland | Gaelic Games | McKenna Cup in sponsorship boost
  8. ^ BBC SPORT | Northern Ireland | Gaelic Games | Red Hands lose McKenna Cup points
  9. ^ Tyrone stripped of McKenna Cup. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Retrieved on 2007-03-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor
  10. ^ Tyrone reinstated as Dr. McKenna Cup Champions.
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