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Provincial & County Poc Fada News Week Ending 19th May 2013
Muster Poc Fada 2013
Cork GAA have released details of both the Seniors and Boys Under 16 Poc Fada Finals to be held on Pilmore Strand in Youghal.
Coiste Chontae Chorcaí now intend to hold a Poc Fada competition for adult hurlers at Pilmore, Youghal, Co Cork on Friday night May 24th at 7.30pm next. Coiste Oiliuna will also be holding an underage Poc Fada Competition at 6.30pm on the same evening.
More information can be found on the Cork GAA website Here and on the Rebel Óg website Here
Clare GAA Poc Fada Finals - Results
Whitegate Hurling Club hosted the 2013 Clare Poc Fada competition at Whitegate Racecourse on the 6th May at 6.30pm. The top prize for Seniors was €250 and Clare hurling gear while the top prize for Boys U16s was €100 and Clare hurling gear.
Clare Poc Fada results;
- Boys Under 16; 1st Padraig McNamara (Kilmaley) 17 shots; 2nd Darren Doyle (Whitegate) 19 shots
- Seniors: 1st Andrew Fahy (Whitegate)16 shots, 2nd Seamus Quigley (Bodyke)17 shots.
Ulster Poc Fada 2013
Ulster GAA announces starting time for the Ulster Poc Fada Finals.
The Ulster Poc Fada Finals will commence at 7.15pm on Friday 21st June on Divis Mountain. The Ulster Finals will also include the Ulster Cic Fada. More information on the Ulster GAA website Here
Cavan GAA County Poc Fada Finals Seniors and Boys Under 16 postponed!
The Poc Fada County Finals scheduled for Sunday, 19 May 2013 have been postponed and are to be resheduled. For further information on the Cavan Poc Fada Finals and the new resheduled date please contact...
Eoin Morrissey - Hurling Development Administrator/ Riarthóir Forbartha Iomána
Cavan Coaching and Games/ Cóitseáil agus Cluichí an Chabháin
Fón: 087-2896735
E-mail/
Monaghan GAA County Poc Fada Finals Seniors and Boys Under 16
The Monaghan GAA County Poc Fada Finals were scheduled to be held on Saturday, 18 May 2013 at Clonghan, Co. Monaghan - To date no results have bee posted!
Tyrone GAA County Poc Fada Finals
The 2013 Tyrone Poc Fáda will take place next Friday, 24th May, starting at the Dungannon Hurling pitch - No commencement time given - please check with County Board.
The event was launched at the Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council Offices by Mayor Phelim Gildernew, along with Tony Fawl and Deirdre Fitzgerald representing Tyrone Hurling and Camogie and other local council and club representatives. More information on Tyrone GAA website Here
Ulster's 4 in a row & 2012 All Ireland Poc Fada Championship runner up Ruairí Convery out for 2013 season! Article from the Hogan Stand website Here 
Ruairi Convery on the outward part of the Divis Mountain course 2011 © Shay Larkin.
Leinster Poc Fada 2013
Carlow GAA County Poc Fada Finals
Carlow Poc Fada Finals have been moved to Monday June 24th - Venue unchanged - St. Mullins - No time given - TBC.
Laois GAA County Poc Fada Finals
Loais Poc Fada Finals have taken place - Scheduled for 19th June! A seniors final took place on Tuesday May 7th at the GAA grounds in Port Loaise and the winner was Eoin Reill from St Lazerians. There is no information available about the Boys Under 16 finals or Camogie!
Calendar for the County and Provincial 2013 Poc Fada finals announced
The calendars for the County and Provincial Finals of the 2013 Poc Fada Championship have been published for Hurling (both the Senior and Boys Under 16 competitions).
Munster is the only province at present with all county venues and dates listed although the venue for the provincial final itself is still to be confirmed.
Leinster lists the dates for all county competitions and with the exception of Offaly all county venues have yet to be confirmed - more will be known after the next meeting of the Leinster Poc Fada commitee.
Ulster's county finals have already begun with the Armagh champion already known in the Senior event (no mention of an under Boys 16 competition or winner at present). The venues for counties Donegal and Fermanagh have still to be confirmed.
Connacht county venues for Leitrim, Roscommon and Mayo still have to be confirmed.
There is no information to date for any of the Camogie county finals in all provinces nor for the provincial finals in Connacht and Leinster - Munster and Ulster hold the Hurling & Camogie finals together while Connacht and Leinster haven't had such a policy in the past.
Vist our Provinces section to view current information for the counties Here
No times have been given for any of the events so keep an eye at county and provincial board level for further updates. The new PocFadaGAA.ie website should have all updates as they are known.
Here at anpocfada.net we will keep updating as the news comes in.
The National Poc Fada Committee launch Official GAA Poc Fada website
The National Poc Fada Committee launch Official GAA Poc Fada website!
The National Poc Fada Committee is also delighted to launch the new Official GAA Poc Fada website http://pocfada.gaa.ie which will contain all the latest news and upcoming events in the Poc Fada Calendar.
The 2013 Poc Fada Championship launched in Croke Park
The M. Donnelly GAA Poc Fada Championship 2013 officially launched by GAA Uachtarán, Liam Ó Néill and Uachtarán Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael, Aileen Lawlor in Croke Park.
The Poc Fada has been annually held in Annaverna Mountain, Ravensdale, Cooley, County Louth, since 1960, with competitors taking part in Mens Senior, Camogie and U16 grades.
The National Poc Fada Committee under the Chairmanship of Humphrey Kelleher has set about re-launching the whole Poc Fada experience with a lot of work been done with the Counties to hold a Poc Fada competition in an area of beauty in its own county, highlighting the splendor of the local area. With the winner of the County Poc Fada going on to represent their County in the Provincial Poc Fada Competition.
All Ireland Poc Fada Championships 2012
Records broken and almost equaled in the All Ireland Finals 2012
This year's Championships will be remembered for a number of very memorable reasons, in no particular order they are...
- In Camogie Patricia Jackman's record 4th successive title
- In Hurling, Seniors' Brendan Cummins' 6th title, currently one short of the all time record.
- Cillian Kiely's 2nd Under 16 Hurling title and setting a new course record as well as bettering all but 3 of the Seniors (at their halfway point).
- Senior Men used the shorter course for the first time due to inclement weather conditions.
The weather was a huge factor on the proceedings with an easterly wind bringing low cloud across the mountains from the Irish Sea, on any other Finals Day the wind is usually from a westerly or north westerly direction which in effect aids the Hurlers in particular from the start at "An Fhana Mor" while the Camogie and Boys Under 16 competitors are shielded from same as they puck away. While the Camogie and then the Boys Under 16 started their respective finals the organisers were still deliberating as to whether the Seniors should go ahead on the 5km course or resort to the alternative "lower" course, the decision to use the "lower" course which took the competitors from the start line to An Gábhlan, back to the start and onwards to An Gábhlan a second time before turning for the finish line, the distance still 5km was made and as the Senior Hurlers made their way to the start the clouds lifted.
Leinster Camogie Poc Fada Championship 2012 Results
In a superbly organised Leinster Camogie Poc Fada competition at the Phoenix Park, Dublin took top spot in the senior and U14 competitions.
Victory in the adult event went to Dublin Junior goalkeeper Stephanie Carthy of Naomh Mearnóg who pipped Wexford's Deirdre Colfer of St Martins by two shots with last year's winner Tracey Condell of the Naomh Bríd club in Carlow in third spot.
Ulster Poc Fada Championships 2012 Results
Ulster Poc Fada Championships 2012 Results
While the underfoot conditions were still very wet, the sun was out as the rescheduled O’Neill’s Poc & Cic Fada Uladh events went ahead on Divis Mountain on Saturday 21st July.
Fresh from a Turkish holiday, Derry Poc Fada specialist, Ruairi Convery flew in to Dublin at 8.00am and was striking his first sliothar at 11.30am in the annual event, which he had made his own over the last three years.
Eight competitors participated in the Senior event, including Canice Dowling from the Cualadh Club in Dunlaoighre, Co. Dublin. Canice was keen to steal away Convery’s crown. Others on the same mission included Kevin Mc Kernan (Antrim), Niall Gallagher, (Tyrone), Conor McKee (Armagh), Stephen Burns (Donegal), Karol Keating (Down) and Declan McGarry (Fermanagh).
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