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

WP:NGAELIC #1

Handballers

WP:NGAELIC #2

Hurlers

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	Guidelines met	Notes
Maurice Davin	Possibly	?	Co-founder of the GAA. Held "numerous world records for running, hurdling, jumping and weight-throwing".
Edward Bennet	Unclear	None
Peter Kelly	Unclear	None
Frank Dineen	Possibly	None
Michael Deering	Unclear	None
James Nowlan	Possibly	None	Has a stadium named after him.
Daniel McCarthy	Presumed notable.	WP:NPOLITICIAN	Teachta Dála.
Patrick Breen	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SFC winner.
Liam Clifford	Unclear	None
Seán Ryan	Unclear	None	Played at university level only.
Seán McCarthy	Presumed notable	WP:NPOLITICIAN	Teachta Dála. Lord Mayor of Cork.
Bob O'Keeffe	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner.
Pádraig MacNamee	Unclear	None
Séamus Gardiner	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC
Dan O'Rourke	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC WP:NPOLITICIAN	Teachta Dála. Senator.
Michael Kehoe	Possibly	None	Centenary commemorations.
Vincent O'Donoghue	Unclear	None
Séamus McFerran	Possibly	None
Joseph Stuart	Unclear	None	Fitzgibbon Cup winner.
Aodh Ó Broin	Unclear	None	Club SFC winner.
Alf Murray	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC
Séamus Ó Riain	Unclear	None	Club SFC winner. Junior county team player.
Pat Fanning	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC
Donal Keenan	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SFC winner.
Con Murphy	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner.
Paddy McFlynn	Unclear	None	Club SFC winner
Paddy Buggy	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner.
Mick Loftus	Presumed notable	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SFC winner.
John Dowling	Possibly	?	Club player only.^[1] Refereed numerous All-Ireland finals in both codes.
Peter Quinn	Unclear	None	Club player mostly. One game in the Dr Lagan Cup ≠ notability.^[1]
Jack Boothman	Unclear	None	First Protestant president. Club player only.^[1]
Joe McDonagh	Presumed notable.	WP:NGAELIC	All-Ireland SHC winner.
Seán McCague	Unclear	None	Was an inter-county manager.^[1] 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	None
Liam O'Neill	Unclear	None	Club player only.^[1]
Aogán Ó Fearghail	Unclear	None	Club player only. Never won a championship game.^[1]
John Horan	Unclear	None	Club player only.^[1]
Larry McCarthy	Unclear	None	First overseas president. Club player only.^[1]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.

[preceded-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.

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