CEO of Foras na Gaeilge, Chairman of Foras na Gaeilge, CEO of Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB
Club(s)
Years
Club
Ballinderreen Cortoon Shamrocks Barna
Club titles
Galway titles
0
Colleges(s)
Years
College
1972 -1977
University College Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles
1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years
County
Apps (scores)
1972-1983
Galway
15 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands
1
NHL
1
All Stars
1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:22, 9 February 2014.
Joseph McDonagh (Irish: Seosamh Mac Donnchadha) (November 1953 – 20 May 2016) was an Irish hurler and, later, Gaelic games administrator, who served as the president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1997 until 2000. He played hurling with his club Ballinderreen and the Galway senior team.
He was also Chief Executive of Foras na Gaeilge from 2002 to 2006 and chairman of the same organisation from 2015 to 2016. The Joe McDonagh Cup and the Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha (Joe McDonagh Foundation) are named after him.
The JoeMcDonagh Cup (Irish: Corn Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonnacha) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...
The JoeMcDonagh Cup and the Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha (JoeMcDonagh Foundation) are named after him. Born in Tuam, County Galway, McDonagh was...
The 2024 JoeMcDonagh Cup was the seventh edition of the JoeMcDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018 and is the...
The 2023 JoeMcDonagh Cup was the sixth staging of the JoeMcDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018. Antrim, winner...
The 2022 JoeMcDonagh Cup is the fifth staging of the JoeMcDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018. The fixtures...
The 2019 JoeMcDonagh Cup was the second staging of the JoeMcDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018. The fixtures...
Each year, the champions of the Christy Ring Cup are promoted to the JoeMcDonagh Cup, and the lowest finishing team is relegated to the Nicky Rackard...
The 2020 JoeMcDonagh Cup was the third staging of the JoeMcDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018. The competition...
The 2018 JoeMcDonagh Cup is the inaugural edition of the JoeMcDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association and is the second-tier...
The 2021 JoeMcDonagh Cup was the fourth staging of the JoeMcDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018. The competition...
The surname McDonagh, also spelled MacDonagh is from the Irish language Mac Dhonnchadha, and is now one of the rarer surnames of Ireland. Mac Dhonnchadha...
the 2023 JoeMcDonagh Cup final. He claimed a winners' medal in that competition after a defeat of Laois in the 2024 final. Offaly JoeMcDonagh Cup: 2024...
in 1992, but McDonagh and his brother (writer-director John Michael McDonagh) stayed in London. Separated into two trilogies, McDonagh's first six plays...
quarter-finals. Each year, the lowest finishing team is relegated to the JoeMcDonagh Cup. Six teams currently participate in the Leinster Championship. Fifteen...
Each year, the lowest finishing team are possibly relegated to the JoeMcDonagh Cup. Five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Seven...
2024 JoeMcDonagh Cup. This was Meath, resulting in an immediate return to the 2nd tier for them following their relegation from the JoeMcDonagh in 2022...
was the third tier hurling championship. With the introduction of the JoeMcDonagh Cup, the Nicky Rackard Cup is the second highest tier of the championship...
senior team debut during the 2024 National Hurling League. He won a JoeMcDonagh Cup medal in his debut season after a defeat of Laois in the final. As...
the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Promoted from the JoeMcDonagh Cup Carlow Relegated to the JoeMcDonagh Cup Laois Six counties will compete in the Leinster...
Championship, as well as two teams invited from the Tier 2 JoeMcDonagh Cup (the winner of the JoeMcDonagh Cup in turn replaces Tier 1's bottom team via a system...
their game. Relegated from the JoeMcDonagh Cup Kildare Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup Mayo Promoted to the JoeMcDonagh Cup Offaly Relegated to the...
first-choice goalkeeper. He won a JoeMcDonagh Cup medal in his debut season after a defeat of Laois in the final. Offaly JoeMcDonagh Cup: 2024 Leinster Under-20...