Dessie Finnegan (born 1984) is a retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Louth inter-county team and his local club St Patrick's of Lordship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Deasún Ó Fionnagáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born | Drogheda, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Patrick's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Louth titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2006-2015 | Louth | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 2 | ||
He manned the full-back berth[1] on the Louth team that contested the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final. His older brother Ray Finnegan played alongside him in defence as Louth were beaten in controversial circumstances.[2]
Honours
edit- County
- National Football League Division 2 (1): 2006
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 2009
- Owen Treacy Cup (1): 2006[3]
- Club
- Louth Senior Football Championship (7): 2003,[4] 2004,[5] 2007,[6] 2011,[7] 2012,[8] 2014,[9] 2015[10]
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (6): 1999,[11] 2003,[12] 2009,[13] 2012,[14] 2013,[15] 2014[16]
- Paddy Sheelan Cup (1): 2011[17]
- Louth Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2001[18]
- Louth Minor Football Championship (1): 2002[19]
- Louth Minor Football League (2): 2001[20] 2002,[20]
References
edit- ^ "Official Opening of Trim GAA Grounds". Hogan Stand. 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Ref's rush of blood robs Louth". Drogheda Independent. 14 July 2010.
- ^ "American bossed on own soil by ace Reds". Irish Independent. 25 October 2006.
- ^ "Supersub Hynes late Pat's hero". Irish Independent. 22 September 2003.
- ^ "Patrick's hold on". Irish Times. 20 September 2004.
- ^ "White's penalty the difference in Louth showpiece". Irish Independent. 24 September 2007.
- ^ "Louth SFC final: Keenan proves the difference for Pat's". Hogan Stand. 31 October 2011.
- ^ "St Patrick's retain title with commanding performance". Irish Times. 8 October 2012.
- ^ "O'Connor helps St Pat's over the line". Irish Examiner. 29 September 2014.
- ^ "There were five county champions crowned across the country today". the42.ie. 4 October 2015.
- ^ "St. Pats great night of celebration". The Argus. 14 April 2000.
- ^ "Famous double ends St Pats perfect season". Drogheda Independent. 12 December 2003.
- ^ "ugly end to season as Pats have the final say". Drogheda Independent. 2 December 2009.
- ^ "Paddy leads Pats to double delight". Drogheda Independent. 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Cardinal O'Donnell final: Pat's retain title in style". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Pat's complete double to bring bittersweet season to an end". Dundalk Democrat. 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Silver lining for Pats in disappointing final". The Argus. 13 July 2011.
- ^ "Kilkerley parish district history-2001". Willie Quigley.
- ^ "Valley Rangers edge". The Argus. 20 September 2002.
- ^ a b "Rangers". The Argus. 18 October 2002.
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