Eamonn O'Hara
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Eamonn O'Hara is a Gaelic football
player from County Sligo, Ireland
. He plays for both the Sligo
senior inter county football team, and his club, Tourlestrane. He won a Connacht Senior Football Championship
medal for Sligo in 2007. This victory made Sligo the Connacht champions for the first time since 1975. He played for the Irish team in the compromise rules tournament against Australia in 2001 and 2002.
O'Hara was named at centre forward in the 2002 All-Star football
team and was only the third Sligo player to be named an All-Star. He has won 6 county championships with Tourlestrane in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2009 and was a member of the Benada Abbey team which won the All-Ireland colleges B title in 1992 beating Edenderry in the final after a replay
O'Hara has received much fame for his scoring of a brilliant individual goal in the Connacht final of 2007 versus Galway. It earned him a sponsorship deal of gold boots through parent company Nike.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player from County Sligo, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. He plays for both the Sligo
Sligo GAA
The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Sligo...
senior inter county football team, and his club, Tourlestrane. He won a Connacht Senior Football Championship
Connacht Senior Football Championship
The Bank of Ireland Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. A series of games are played during the summer months and the final is played in July....
medal for Sligo in 2007. This victory made Sligo the Connacht champions for the first time since 1975. He played for the Irish team in the compromise rules tournament against Australia in 2001 and 2002.
O'Hara was named at centre forward in the 2002 All-Star football
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
team and was only the third Sligo player to be named an All-Star. He has won 6 county championships with Tourlestrane in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2009 and was a member of the Benada Abbey team which won the All-Ireland colleges B title in 1992 beating Edenderry in the final after a replay
O'Hara has received much fame for his scoring of a brilliant individual goal in the Connacht final of 2007 versus Galway. It earned him a sponsorship deal of gold boots through parent company Nike.