Nicknames
1 Which Cat was known as The Dodger?
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2 Diarmuid O’Sullivan was known as The Rock, what is his brother Paidí O’Sullivan fondly called?
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3 Clare hurling legend Ger O’Loughlin is commonly referred to as which bird?
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4 Which former Waterford hurler was known as The Growler?
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5 Which Ulster footballer was affectionately known as Nudie?
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Who hit it?
6 In the dying seconds of the epic Kilkenny-Waterford All-Ireland semi-final replay in Thurles this summer, Eoin Murphy plucked a free from over his crossbar, thus preserving the Cats one-point win. Who hit the free?
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7 The first goal (and the second) in this year’s drawn All-Ireland final was an OG. Which Mayo defender inadvertently deflected the first goal into his own net after eight minutes?
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8 Let’s cheer the Mayo folk up. In the seventh minute of injury time in the same game, which Mayo footballer launched the kick that would send the game to a replay?
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9 Everyone remembers the goal that Seamus Darby kicked to win the 1982 All-Ireland football final, but which Offaly player delivered the ball to Darby?
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10 During the 2011 All-Ireland hurling final, a referee’s nose (Brian Gavin’s) was accidentally hit by a Kilkenny player’s hurley. Who inadvertently hit the ref?
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Micheál O’Muircheartaigh -
who is he talking about?
11 “His father is from Fermanagh, his mother from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold!” (Name the player).
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12 “I’ve seen it all now, a rabbit chasing a fox around Croke Park!” (Either player will do).
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13 “He will be the last one to let you down, his people are undertakers.” (Cork corner back).
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14 “He’s made an almost Lazarus-like recovery from a heart condition. Lazarus was a great man but he couldn’t kick points like …” (Name the player).
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15 “There is now an invasion on to the field from underneath the Hogan Stand, something I have never seen before…”(Name the year Micheál is referring to, it is describing the aftermath of a very memorable and historic All-Ireland hurling final).
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Sponsors
16 Which company sponsors the Walsh Cup hurling competition?
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17 What was the main sponsor name on the Tyrone jersey when they won the All-Ireland football final of 2003?
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18 Which airline famously sponsored the Clare hurlers in the early 1990s?
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19 What company name was on the Wexford jerseys the day they famously beat Cork in the 2016 qualifiers?
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20 Which high street shop name adorns the jerseys of the Cork senior ladies football team?
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2016
21 Which Mayo senator famously lambasted the GAA hierarchy in September when she didn’t receive All-Ireland football final tickets?
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22 Brian Cody confirmed in November that he will once again manage Kilkenny in the coming year (2017). In July they won the Leinster title. How many times have Kilkenny won the provincial title during his 18 years at the helm?
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23 How many home league games did Roscommon play in the 2016 Division 1 campaign?
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24 What do you think of that? It’s the title of which footballer’s autobiography, released this autumn?
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25 Who stepped down as CPA chief executive after 14 years in the job in 2016?
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Where in the world?
26 In what country did the All-Ireland football championship officially kick off back on 1 May 2016?
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27 What town hosted the Inter-Provincial (Railway Cup) hurling final under lights?
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28 The last game of the All-Ireland football championship that did not take place in Croke Park, was the 23 July meeting of Tipperary and Derry in the last round of the qualifiers. Where did it take place?
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29 In which county will you find Carron, home of the GAA founder Michael Cusack?
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30 On what island was Mick O’Connell born?
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Duallers
31 Which Offaly player won an All-Star for football in 1980 and one for hurling in 1981?
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32 Which Mayo footballer also represented his county in hurling in 2016?
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33 Which late Dublin farmer was Texaco footballer of the year in 1963 and also played for Leinster in that year’s Railway Cup hurling final.
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34 Which Clare player was an All-Star nominee in football this year and then went on to win a senior Munster club hurling championship in November?
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35 Possibly the GAA’s greatest achiever, this person has won 17 senior All-Ireland titles, 11 in football and six in camogie. Who is she?
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Off the field
36 Hawk Eye was extended to a second GAA ground in 2016, name that stadium?
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37 Davy Fitzgerald became Wexford manager in September 2016, who did he replace?
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38 Which former Kingdom forward great from south Kerry joined Eamon Fitzmaurice’s backroom team this winter?
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39 Which former Waterford great released a book entitled Hand on Heart in October 2016?
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40 Ticket prices for the 2016 All-Ireland football final replay were reduced, how much would a Hill 16 ticket have cost you?
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The first
41 Who was the first goalscorer in the 2016 All-Ireland football championship?
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42 Who grabbed the first score of this year’s All-Ireland hurling final?
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43 Who was the first GAA player to have his attempt at a point sent to Hawk-Eye for deliberation back in 2013?
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44 In what year did Micheál Ó Hehir commentate on his first ever match on RTÉ radio?
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45 Which was the first county to win a senior ‘back door’ All-Ireland, the year after it was introduced to hurling?
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The last
46 Who were Davy Fitzgerald’s last opponents as Clare senior hurling manager?
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47 Which substitute scored Dublin’s last three points in the All-Ireland final replay win over Mayo?
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48 What was the last county to beat Kilkenny in the Leinster hurling championship?
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49 In what year did Christy Ring last line out for Cork in championship hurling?
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50 Name the last county to beat Dublin in the Leinster football championship?
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