All Saints GAC
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All Saints GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Ballymena
. The club is a member of the Antrim GAA
and caters for Gaelic Football, Hurling, Ladies Football and Camogie.
In 2007, Sean McVeigh and Paddy Logan were both members of the Antrim panel who reached the Tommy Murphy Cup Final at Croke Park.
Peter McCann was a member of the 2000 panel that won the All Ireland 'B' Football Championship.
Jimmy "Denim Dan" Connolly has also played for Antrim as well as representing Tir Chonaill Gaels (London) in the All Ireland Club Football Championships.
In Hurling the Club has also had a number of representatives on the County 'B' Panels.
These include the County Junior Hurling team, County Minor B (South West teams)and various Development Squads.
Some of those involved include: Christopher McAffee, Damien Kelly, Laim Cassely, Enda Casey, Conrad Butcher, Peter Butcher, Aiden O'Kane, Paul Scullion, Christopher Downey, Ciaran Cassely, Damien Gillan.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in Ballymena
Ballymena
Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....
. The club is a member of the Antrim GAA
Antrim GAA
The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim inter-county teams...
and caters for Gaelic Football, Hurling, Ladies Football and Camogie.
Famous players
The McCann family have been a stronghold in the All Saints Club over the years, with brothers Gerald, Barney, Peter and Paul, along with nephew Sean McVeigh all having played Senior County Football for Antrim.In 2007, Sean McVeigh and Paddy Logan were both members of the Antrim panel who reached the Tommy Murphy Cup Final at Croke Park.
Peter McCann was a member of the 2000 panel that won the All Ireland 'B' Football Championship.
Jimmy "Denim Dan" Connolly has also played for Antrim as well as representing Tir Chonaill Gaels (London) in the All Ireland Club Football Championships.
In Hurling the Club has also had a number of representatives on the County 'B' Panels.
These include the County Junior Hurling team, County Minor B (South West teams)and various Development Squads.
Some of those involved include: Christopher McAffee, Damien Kelly, Laim Cassely, Enda Casey, Conrad Butcher, Peter Butcher, Aiden O'Kane, Paul Scullion, Christopher Downey, Ciaran Cassely, Damien Gillan.