Shane Lennon is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer from County Louth, Ireland. He played with the Louth county team and his local club side Kilkerley Emmets. He lined out at full-forward for the Louth team in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2010, as they lost in controversial circumstances to Meath.[1] He helped Louth win a Tommy Murphy Cup, two National League titles and an O'Byrne Cup.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
c. 1985 County Louth | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilkerley Emmets | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2005-2014 | Louth | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
During his inter-county playing career, Lennon was appointed county Games Development Manager by Louth GAA. He departed this role in 2023.[4]
He scored the winning point for UCD in the final of the 2006 Dublin Senior Football Championship against St Vincent's. [5]
Honours
edit- National Football League Division 2 (1): 2006
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 2009
- Dublin Senior Football Championship (1): 2006
- McGeough Cup (1): 2011
- Louth Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2015[6]
- Louth Intermediate Football League (1): 2002[7]
- Paddy Sheelan Shield (1): 2019[8]
References
edit- ^ "Ref's rush of blood robs Louth". Drogheda Independent. 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Louth reveal touch of class". Irish Times. 28 August 2006.
- ^ "Wee glee as brave". Irish Independent. 1 May 2006.
- ^ "Louth GAA delegates ratify new stadium committee involving officials from Croke Park". The Argus. 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Last-gasp Lennon point scuttles Vincent's title ambitions". Irish Independent. 7 November 2006.
- ^ "IFC replay: Kilkerley come good". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Lennon steers Kilkerley back to senior ranks at first attempt". The Argus. 13 December 2002.
- ^ "Kilkerley claim Sheelan Shield as Roche win Mullen Plate". Dundalk Democrat. 2 April 2019.
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