Joe Cunnane is a former Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer who represented Ireland at the Australian Football International Cup and also appeared on two Irish football reality television shows.

Joe Cunnane
Joe 2nd from right
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Born 4/12/1971
Tulsk, County Roscommon Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Tulsk GAA
Australasian GAA
Dublin Demons

Playing career edit

Australian football edit

The Dublin Demons clubman was the ruckman on the Ireland national Australian rules football team which won the 2002 Australian Football International Cup. Cunnane was one of Ireland's best players in the final against Papua New Guinea.[1] He was top scorer when Ireland won the 2001 Atlantic Alliance Cup, playing at full-forward[2] and played in the forward line again in the 2008 Australian Football International Cup, reaching the semi-finals. Cunnane returned with the team for a third time to help them reclaim the 2011 Australian Football International Cup title.[3][4]

Gaelic football edit

Cunnane is a club member of the Gaelic Athletic Association team for his home town of Tulsk in Ireland, has also represented Victoria in the Australasian GAA Championships. He has appeared on The Craic Down Under on RTÉ Television and was selected on TV channel TG4's "The Underdogs" team that narrowly lost to Dublin in 2003.[5][6][7][8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ Match Report
  2. ^ "Atlantic Alliance Cup - Aussie Rules International - Promoting Australian Football Around the World". Aussie Rules International. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. ^ Brett Northey. "IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named". World Footy News. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Team Lists - Aussie Rules International - Promoting Australian Football Around the World". Aussie Rules International. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Squad Biogs 08". Irishwarriors.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. ^ breakingnews.ie Underdogs name team for Dubs tie
  7. ^ Underdogs profile
  8. ^ Brett Northey. "Final Irish squad named". World Footy News. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Guernsey Presentation Night". Irishwarriorsaussierules.wordpress.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.