Wikipedia:WikiProject Gaelic games/Notability

This page is part of the WikiProject on Gaelic games and is an outline of the notability criteria for articles related to Gaelic games.

Clubs

As "there are no specific guidelines for Gaelic games clubs"... "WP:NCLUB applies directly". August 2021

Footballers

See WP:NGAELIC #1

Handballers

See WP:NGAELIC #2

Hurlers

See WP:NGAELIC #3

Panel members

Panel members who have yet to play a game are unlikely to be covered by WP:NGAELIC. When this question has been asked before in relation to other sports, the response has been that a "player would not pass this SNG ("subject-specific notability guideline", i.e. sport) based on that event because they didn't compete at the event" and that "there is AFD consensus from the world of [association] football, that a player on the squad for a major tournament but doesn't play will not meet SNG".

Referees

Referees and linesmen are not covered by WP:NGAELIC. Other sports guidelines also do not cover referees and consensus exists for this approach. The general notability guideline can be used instead.

Sports administrators

Members of county boards, provincial councils and other governing bodies are not normally given separate biographies unless they played at senior inter-county level, are covered by subject-specific notability guidelines (such as WP:POLITICIAN), or otherwise meet the general notability guideline. See WP:FITZ for an example of the opposition it is possible to encounter, even when an article has many references.

Notability status of GAA presidents
Name	Status	Guideline met	Notes
Maurice Davin	Presumed notable.	WP:ANYBIO	Co-founder of the GAA. Held "numerous world records for running, hurdling, jumping and weight-throwing". Croke Park's Canal End renamed in his honour.^[1] Has a DIB entry.^[2]
Edward Bennet	Unclear	Unclear
Peter Kelly	Unclear	Unclear
Frank Dineen	Likely	WP:GNG?	Athlete who was "the fastest Irish sprinter of his day". Purchased Croke Park.^[3] Hill 16 renamed in his honour.^[1]
Michael Deering	Unclear	Unclear
James Nowlan	Presumed notable.	WP:ANYBIO	Has a stadium named after him. Has a DIB entry.^[4]
Daniel McCarthy	Presumed notable.	WP:NPOLITICIAN	Teachta Dála. Has a DIB entry.^[5]
Patrick Breen	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SFC winner.
Liam Clifford	Unclear	Unclear
Seán Ryan	Unclear	Unclear	Played at university level only.
Seán McCarthy	Presumed notable	WP:NPOLITICIAN	Teachta Dála. Lord Mayor of Cork. Has a DIB entry.^[6]
Bob O'Keeffe	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner. Has a DIB entry.^[7]
Pádraig MacNamee	Presumed notable	WP:ANYBIO	Has a DIB entry.^[8]
Séamus Gardiner	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC
Dan O'Rourke	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC WP:NPOLITICIAN	Teachta Dála. Senator.
Michael Kehoe	Possibly	Unclear	Centenary commemorations?
Vincent O'Donoghue	Unclear	Unclear
Séamus McFerran	Possibly	Unclear
Joseph Stuart	Unclear	Unclear	Fitzgibbon Cup winner.
Aodh Ó Broin	Unclear	Unclear	Club SFC winner.
Alf Murray	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC
Séamus Ó Riain	Unclear	Unclear	Club SFC winner. Junior county team player.
Pat Fanning	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC
Donal Keenan	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SFC winner. Has a DIB entry.^[9]
Con Murphy	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner. Has a DIB entry.^[10]
Paddy McFlynn	Presumed notable.	WP:ANYBIO	Club SFC winner. Death noticed by the Belfast Telegraph.^[11] Has an entry in The Dictionary of Ulster Biography.^[12]
Paddy Buggy	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner.
Mick Loftus	Presumed notable	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SFC winner.
John Dowling	Likely	WP:GNG?	Club player only.^[13] Refereed numerous All-Ireland finals in both codes. Received an obituary in The Irish Times.^[14]
Peter Quinn	Unclear	Unclear	Club player mostly. One game in the Dr Lagan Cup ≠ notability.^[13]
Jack Boothman	Likely	WP:GNG?	First Protestant president. Club player only.^[13] Received an obituary in The Irish Times.^[15]
Joe McDonagh	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner.
Seán McCague	Likely	WP:GNG?	Was an inter-county manager.^[13] Received an obituary in the Sunday Independent.^[16] Oversaw abolition of Rule 21.
Seán Kelly	Presumed notable.	WP:NPOLITICIAN	Member of the European Parliament.
Nickey Brennan	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner.
Christy Cooney	Unclear	Unclear
Liam O'Neill	Unclear	Unclear	Club player only.^[13]
Aogán Ó Fearghail	Unclear	Unclear	Club player only. Never won a championship game.^[13]
John Horan	Unclear	Unclear	Club player only.^[13]
Larry McCarthy	Unclear	Unclear	First overseas president. Club player only.^[13]
Jarlath Burns	Presumed notable	WP:NGAELIC	Ulster SFC winner.

Tournaments

County championships (such as those at intermediate level) can be notable, but must be adequately sourced. See this AfD as an example: before (when nominated for deletion) and after (when closed as "keep").

Youth players

Youth players are not normally given separate biographies.

Even captaining an under-20 county team is not sufficient to counter opposition at AfD.

References

1 2 Kelly, Seán. "Dineen finally getting honour he deserves". Irish Examiner. 18 August 2009.
↑ "Maurice Davin" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ Breheny, Martin. "Visionary Dineen the man we should all thank for Croke Park". Irish Independent. 7 February 2007.
↑ "James Nowlan" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ "Daniel McCarthy" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ "Seán McCarthy" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ "Bob O'Keeffe" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ "Pádraig MacNamee" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ "Donal Keenan" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ "Con Murphy" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ "Paddy McFlynn: President of the GAA in a time of trouble". Belfast Telegraph. 26 September 2013.
↑ "Paddy McFlynn" in The Dictionary of Ulster Biography.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Crowe, Dermot. "Performance in office not always preceded by performance on pitch: Some presidents had stellar playing careers, others not so much". Sunday Independent. 28 February 2021.
↑ "Obituaries: Former GAA president, player and prominent referee". The Irish Times. 16 February 2002.
↑ "Obituaries – Jack Boothman: first Protestant president of the GAA". The Irish Times. 14 May 2016.
↑ "Obituary: Seán McCague, former GAA president and Monaghan football manager". Sunday Independent. 27 November 2022.

[dineen-1] 1 2 Kelly, Seán. "Dineen finally getting honour he deserves". Irish Examiner. 18 August 2009.

[2] "Maurice Davin" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[3] Breheny, Martin. "Visionary Dineen the man we should all thank for Croke Park". Irish Independent. 7 February 2007.

[4] "James Nowlan" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[5] "Daniel McCarthy" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[6] "Seán McCarthy" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[7] "Bob O'Keeffe" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[8] "Pádraig MacNamee" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[9] "Donal Keenan" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[10] "Con Murphy" in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[11] "Paddy McFlynn: President of the GAA in a time of trouble". Belfast Telegraph. 26 September 2013.

[12] "Paddy McFlynn" in The Dictionary of Ulster Biography.

[preceded-13] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Crowe, Dermot. "Performance in office not always preceded by performance on pitch: Some presidents had stellar playing careers, others not so much". Sunday Independent. 28 February 2021.

[14] "Obituaries: Former GAA president, player and prominent referee". The Irish Times. 16 February 2002.

[15] "Obituaries – Jack Boothman: first Protestant president of the GAA". The Irish Times. 14 May 2016.

[16] "Obituary: Seán McCague, former GAA president and Monaghan football manager". Sunday Independent. 27 November 2022.

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