17-786: Quirke may refer to: People [ edit ] Alan Quirke (born 1976), Irish Gaelic footballer Antonia Quirke , British film critic Dave Quirke (born 1947), Irish former professional football (soccer) player John Quirke (politician) (born 1950), South Australian parliamentarian Johnny Quirke (1911–1983), Irish hurler Kieron Quirke , English writer Micheál Quirke (born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer Michael Quirke (born 1991), English footballer Pauline Quirke (born 1959), English actress Percy Quirke (1898–1972), Australian politician Stephen Quirke , British Egyptologist William Quirke (c. 1896–1955), Irish politician Others [ edit ] Quirke (series) ,
34-524: A narrow 2–6 to 0–11 victory. It was Quirke's fourth Munster title on the field of play. Cork later faced Kerry in the All-Ireland final and were surprisingly named as favourites. This tag appeared to be justified when 'the Rebels' led by 1–3 to 0–1 early in the opening half. The Kerry team stuck to their gameplan, helped in no small part by a Cork side that recorded fourteen wides. At the final whistle Kerry were
51-484: A series of crime novels by Benjamin Black Quirke (TV series) , a British/Irish television series on BBC One and RTÉ One in 2014 based on the novels Quirke Mine See also [ edit ] Quirk (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Quirke . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
68-459: Is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Valley Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1999 to 2013. Quirke plays Gaelic football with his local club Valley Rovers and has enjoyed much success with the great club. It was with UCC , however, that he tasted his first major success on the football field. In 1999 Quirke was the goalkeeper on
85-525: The All-Ireland semi-final, however, after a thrilling draw and a replay Kerry were the team that advanced to the championship decider. In 2009 Cork began the season well by claiming the National League Division 25 title. Quirke's side later qualified for the Munster final where Limerick provided the opposition. Cork were the red-hot favourites going into the game, however, they were lucky to secure
102-468: The bench in the replay of the Munster final. On that occasion Cork defeated Tipperary by 1–23 to 0–7, giving him his first Munster winners' medal on the field of play. In that year he collected a Munster title in this grade following a 2–13 to 0–8 win over Kerry . Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final with Meath providing the opposition. Cork were the eventual winners by 0–10 to 1–4. This win gave Quirke an All-Ireland winners' medal in
119-468: The champions again by 0–16 to 1–9. In 2010 Cork were still seen as possible All-Ireland contenders. A defeat by Kerry in a replay of the provincial semi-final resulted in Quirke's side being exiled to the back door. After negotiating their way through a difficult series of games, Cork defeated Dublin to qualify for their third All-Ireland final in four years. Down provided the opposition on that occasion in
136-539: The final. Doonbeg provided the opposition, however, UCC thrashed the Clare champions by 1–17 to 1–7, giving Quirke a Munster club winners' medal. The university's great run of success came to an end with a 2–16 to 3–6 defeat by Crossmaglen Rangers in the All-Ireland semi-final. In 2008 Quirke was the goalkeeper on the Valley Rovers team that defeated Kildorrery to take the county intermediate championship title. It
153-493: The first meeting between these two teams since 1924. Cork got off to a lightning start, however, they eased off and trailed by three points at the interval. Cork went ahead again in the fiftieth minute before stretching the lead to three points. At the full-time whistle Cork were the champions by 0–16 to 0–15 and Quirke picked up an All-Ireland winners' medal. In November 2013 Quirke announced his retirement from inter-county football. Quirke has also lined out with Munster in
170-424: The first round of the championship and missed the Munster final defeat by Kerry. Cork later did well in the All-Ireland series after recovering and reclaiming his position as goalkeeper, and qualified for the All-Ireland championship decider against Kerry. In 2008 Cork gained revenge on Kerry when the sides met again in that year's Munster final. It was Quirke's third Munster winners' medal. Both sides met again in
187-485: The inter-provincial series of games. He was goalkeeper on the Munster team in 2007 and, in spite of reaching the final, Ulster triumphed on that occasion. In 2006 Quirke was picked for duty with the Ireland international rules football team . He was the only goalkeeper on the panel and played both tests as Ireland were trounced by Australia. Doonbeg GAA Doonbeg GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from
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#1732863188417204-500: The junior grade. Quirke's performances for the Cork junior team brought his to the attention of the senior selectors. In 2006 he was picked to become the first-choice goalkeeper on the Cork team. After a draw and a replay with Kerry, he added a second Munster winners' medal to his collection. Both sides met again in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final, a game which saw Kerry win by 0–16 to 0–10. In 2007 Quirke dislocated his shoulder in
221-544: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quirke&oldid=1259183889 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alan Quirke Alan Quirke (born 19 October 1976 in Innishannon , County Cork , Ireland)
238-416: The university's senior football team. That year UCC qualified for the county championship final. Footballing kingpins Nemo Rangers provided the opposition, however, that game ended in a draw. The replay saw UCC prove too strong for Nemo and a merited 1–11 to 1–8 victory gave Quirke a county senior championship winners' medal. UCC later represented the county in the provincial championship and even reached
255-621: The village of Doonbeg in County Clare , Ireland . The club only plays gaelic football , and have won the Clare Senior Football Championship on eighteen occasions. They are the 2010 champions, having defeated Liscannor in the final by 0-11 to 0-7. The club was founded in 1954 and won its first senior championship in 1955. On two occasions Doonbeg succeeded in recording a 3 in a row double (championship and league) 1967-68-69, and 1972-73-74. The club's greatest achievement
272-473: Was his first major success with his home club. Quirke first came to prominence on the football scene as a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in 1999. He made his debut against Donegal in the National Football League and was sub goalkeeper to Kevin O'Dwyer for the subsequent championship. He made his first championship start against Waterford in 2001 In 2002 Quirke was sprung from
289-530: Was the winning of the 1998 Munster Club Championship , the first Clare club to capture this title. Padraig Gallagher led the side to defeat Moyle Rovers of Tipperary by 0-07 to 0-04. Another notable day for the club was Clare's 1992 Munster championship victory over Kerry in the Gaelic Grounds . Francis McInerney captained the team and with fellow Doonbeg clubmen, Gerry Killeen, Kieran O'Mahoney, Padraig Conway, Pat Blake and selector, Pat Hanrahan, playing
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