Nigel Dineen is an Irish politician and former Gaelic football manager and player who has served as a member of Roscommon County Council since June 2014. He played for the Castlerea St Kevin's club and at senior level for the Roscommon county team.
Nigel Dineen | |
|---|---|
| Roscommon County Councillor | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Roscommon |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent Ireland (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2014 - 2024) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Corner forward | ||
| Born | County Roscommon | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Castlerea St Kevin's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Roscommon titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1994–2005 | Roscommon | 58 (9–89) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
Sports career edit
Playing career edit
Dineen won three Roscommon Senior Football Championship titles while playing for Castlerea St Kevin's: in 2003, 2008[1] and 2009.[2] Castlerea lost to Sligo[clarification needed] in 2010.[3]
Managerial career edit
In 2011, Dineen was appointed as manager of the Roscommon under-21 team for the 2012 season, having been a selector under the former management team.[4] He led Roscommon to the Connacht Under-21 Football Championship title in his first year in the job and later to the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final, where his side lost to Dublin.
Dineen challenged Kevin McStay for the Roscommon senior management role ahead of the 2017 season, but pulled out a month later, stating that he had "strong reservations about the integrity of the selection and recruitment process".[5][6]
Political career edit
In June 2014, Dineen was elected to Roscommon County Council[7] as an Independent. In 2024, Dineen joined the Independent Ireland party.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Roscommon SFC final: Dineen rescues Castlerea". 13 October 2008.
- ^ "Roscommon SFC: Castlerea retain title". 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Dineen taking nothing for granted". 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Dineen chosen for Roscommon U21 role". 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Nigel Dineen to challenge Kevin McStay for Roscommon job". RTÉ. 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Nigel Dineen slams 'extremely damaging' behind-the-scenes influences as he drops out of Roscommon race". Independent.ie. 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Fine Gael Vote Implodes". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Roscommon Councillor Nigel Dineen to run for Independent Ireland". Midwest Radio. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.