Ballinacurra, County Cork

Ballinacurra (Irish: Baile na Cora meaning "Town of the Weir") is a small harbour village on the outskirts of Midleton, County Cork. It is about 18 km south east of Cork city.

The village lies at the confluence of the Owenacurra River and the east channel of Cork Harbour. It served as the port for the town of Midleton, which is less than 2km north of Ballinacurra, for centuries and became a loading and unloading point for coal, timber, iron and slate and later flax for the linen industry.

The port of Ballinacurra closed in 1962 as it was deemed too expensive to dredge the growing levels of silt and mud at the entrance to the small harbour. It is now used almost exclusively for small leisure boats.

The man who is reputed to have discovered Antarctica, Edward Bransfield was born and raised in Ballinacurra.

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2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was that year's Gaelic football championship, having thrown-in on 11 May 2008 and concluded with the All-Ireland Final at Croke Park on 21 September 2008. Tyrone beat Kerry in the decider.

The draw for the provincial championships took place on 14 October 2007.

Munster Senior Football Championship

Waterford v Clare

Limerick v Tipperary

Clare v Kerry

Limerick v Cork

Kerry v Cork

Top Scorer: D Goulding (Cork); 1-08

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Longford v Westmeath

Kildare v Wicklow

Meath v Carlow

Wicklow v Laois

Meath v Wexford

Westmeath v Offaly

Louth v Dublin

Laois v Wexford

Westmeath v Dublin

Wexford v Dublin

Top Scorer: A Brogan (Dublin); 2-12

Connacht Senior Football Championship

New York v Leitrim

Galway v Roscommon

London v Sligo

Galway v Leitrim

Mayo v Sligo

Galway v Mayo

Top Scorer: E Mulligan (Leitrim); 0-20

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Antrim v Cavan

Fermanagh v Monaghan

Donegal v Derry

Tyrone v Down

Down v Tyrone

GAA 125

GAA 125 refers to several events which took place during the 125th year of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in 2009. The organisation was founded at Hayes' Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary on 1 November 1884.

The Irish Film Institute showed a film series to commemorate the occasion. A special exhibition was also held.

The Late Late Show hosted a special episode dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the GAA. The episode, presented by Pat Kenny, was aired on RTÉ One on 9 January 2009 and was planned well in advance as soon as the 2008 Toy Show had ended. The Athlone Advertiser said the show was "a shocker. A genuine shocker. So much of the show lacked élan and panache that it became very difficult to stop switching the bloody thing off".

The Evening Herald put together a list of "125 New Year Resolutions " for the GAA in January 2009.

Events were launched at Croke Park, Dublin, with the opening match of the National Football League 2009 between Dublin and Tyrone on 31 January 2009. It was also only the second football match to take place under floodlights, following its predecessor in February 2008. The event included a fireworks display as well as commentary from Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, with the festivities being hosted by Hector Ó hEochagáin. A soundtrack of Irish music featuring bands such as The Cranberries and Snow Patrol was put together by Larry Mullen, Jr. for the fireworks display, whilst Mundy and Sharon Shannon performed during half-time. The match ended with a victory for Tyrone by a score of 1-18 to 1-16.

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