Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Gerard O'Kane
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Irish Name Gearóid Ó Catháin
Place of birth County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of 83 m)
Occupation Student
Club information
Club Glenullin
Position Centre-half back
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Glenullin ? - Present ?
Club Titles
Derry Titles 1
Inter-County
County Derry
Position Centre-half back
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Derry ? - Present ?
NFL 1

* club appearances and scores
correct as of . John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin (CLG Seán Mistéil Gleann an Iolair is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Glenullin, County Londonderry, Northern The following are the positions in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie. The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. The following are the positions in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Gerard O'Kane (Irish: Gearóid Ó Catháin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football He plays his club football for Glenullin. John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin (CLG Seán Mistéil Gleann an Iolair is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Glenullin, County Londonderry, Northern He plays in the half back line for club and county, with his pace and stamina being two of his key attributes. [1]

Contents

Football career

Inter-county

O'Kane (right) in action against Donegal's Brian Roper during the the 2008 Ulster Championship
O'Kane (right) in action against Donegal's Brian Roper during the the 2008 Ulster Championship

O'Kane was captained the Derry Minor side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship. The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland In team sports a captain is a title given to the member of the team The following is an alphabetical list of terms and jargon used in relation to Gaelic games. The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition [2]

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final. The 2008 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams 32 from Ireland and one ( The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible [3][4]

Club

O'Kane plays club football for John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin. John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin (CLG Seán Mistéil Gleann an Iolair is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Glenullin, County Londonderry, Northern After suffering disappointment at the semi-final stage on a few occasions, O'Kane won a Derry Senior Football Championship with Glenullin in 2007. The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club He won the man of the match award for his performance in the final replay against Bellaghy. In Sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player almost always the one who makes the most Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAC ( Béal Eochaidh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland He also won the Ulster Senior Club Football League with the club in 2007. The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between a number of clubs in Ulster.

School/college

Gerard O'Kane captained St. Pat's Maghera to success in the 2003 MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup. The MacRory cup is an inter-college (as in school Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. The Hogan Cup ( Irish: Corn Uí Ógáin) 1946-48 & 1957- is the cup presented to the winners of the colleges All-Ireland "A" senior football Championship He was awarded Ulster Colleges Football All-Stars in both 2002 and 2003. In 2007 he won the Ryan Cup and Sigerson Cup with Queens University Belfast. The Sigerson Cup is the championship for top division of university Gaelic football in Ireland Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 2005 and 2007 he was voted onto the Datapac Combined Universities (All Star) team.

Honours

County

Club

College

Individual

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

External links

References

  1. ^ Heaney, Paddy. "Donegal vs Derry Ulster Senior Football Championship 2008 quarter-final - Key battle (Rory Kavanagh v Gerard O'Kane", The Irish News, 2008-05-31. The Irish News is a compact -sized daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Retrieved on 2008-06-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected  
  2. ^ Derry Football Roll Of Honour. Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
  3. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
  4. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic