Joe Sheridan (Gaelic footballer)

Joe Sheridan is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays with the Seneschalstown club and the Meath county team.

Joe Sheridan
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Sirideáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born County Meath, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Big Joe
Club(s)
Years Club
Seneschalstown
Club titles
Meath titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2004-2012
2012-2013
2017
Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
NFL 1

He was part of the Meath team that made it to the 2002 All-Ireland Minor Championship Final but lost out to Derry.

He made headlines for scoring a controversial and illegal late goal in the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final. The goal stood and Meath got a 1-12 to 1-10 win over Louth.[1]

He won Meath Senior Football Championship medals in 2007 and 2009 with Seneschalstown.

In March 2012, Sheridan quit the Meath panel due to work commitments in Boston.[2] A month later it was announced that Sheridan was returning to the Meath panel in time for the championship 2012.[3]

Meath manager Mick O'Dowd axed him at the end of 2013.[4]

In December 2019, he was named as a Meath under-20 county team selector under the management of Ger Robinson.[5]

Personal life edit

Through his association with Fianna Fáil he has met Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama.[6]

Sheridan supported the No Vote in the 2018 Abortion referendum.[7]

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Referee Martin Sludden struck after Leinster decider". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Sheridan departs Meath for new job". RTÉ Sport. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Sheridan set for Meath return". RTÉ Sport. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ Wall, Sean (24 September 2013). "Sheridan axed in Meath reshuffle as O'Dowd aims to knock Dublin off perch". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Robinson appointed u-20 boss". Meath Chronicle. 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Sheridan to answer Fianna Fáil's call". Hogan Stand. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Video: High-profile GAA players call for 'No' vote in abortion referendum". 2 May 2018.