All-Ireland Kick Fada Championship

The All-Ireland Kick Fada Championship is an annual tournament testing the skills of Ireland's best Gaelic footballers. Fada is Irish for "long". The Kick Fada is sponsored by MBNA.

The tournament (first played in 2000) is held annually at Bray Emmets GAA club, County Wicklow. About 21 men and 7 women compete. Each take shots (kicking from hands, off the ground or a drop-kick) from a variety of distances. Whoever can score a point from the furthest distance is the winner, with separate sections for men, women and "masters" (men aged 40+).

Roll of honour

Men

Year	Winner	County	Winning kick
2000	Mark Herbert	Kildare	63m
2001	Mark Herbert	Kildare	72m
2002	Mark Herbert	Kildare	61m
2003	Mark Herbert	Kildare	59m
2004	Pádraig Kelly	Offaly	70m
2005	Pádraig Kelly	Offaly	63m
2006	Fintan Ruddy	Mayo	62m
2007	John Brennan	Carlow	67m
2008	Paul Hearty	Armagh	70m
2009	Brian Sheridan	Meath	71m
2010	Damien Sheridan	Longford	65m
2011	Shane Duffy	Monaghan	60m

Women

Year	Winner	County	Winning kick
2000	Ann McGillycuddy	Wicklow	40m
2001	Suzanne Hughes	Dublin	52m
2002	Vourneen Quigley	Monaghan	43m
2003	Mary Sheridan	Meath	40m
2004	Gráinne Nulty	Meath	45m
2005	Irene Munnelly	Meath	45m
2006	Gillian Bennett	Meath	48m
2007	Irene Munnelly	Meath	45m
2008	Mary Sheridan	Meath	43m
2009	Suzanne Hughes	Dublin	48m
2010	Mary Sheridan	Meath	45m
2011	Irene Munnelly	Meath	37m

Masters

Year	Winner	County	Winning kick
2000	Pat Spillane	Kerry	51m
2001	Keith Barr	Dublin	62m
2002	Martin McHugh	Donegal	54m
2003	Damien Sheridan	Meath	49m

External links

• Bray Emmets club page on the Kick Fada