Ciarán Whelan
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Irish Name | Ciarán Ó Faoláin | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Nickname(s) | Whelo | ||
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| Club | Raheny | ||
| Position | - | ||
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| Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Raheny | ? -? | ||
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| County | Dublin | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
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| County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| pDublin | ?- ? | ||
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- For more details of the GAA in Dublin, see Dublin GAA, Dublin GAA Honours and Dublin Senior Football Championship.
Ciarán"Wheelo" Whelan is an Irish Gaelic Footballer from Dublin. He is right footed but can kick with both feet, usually plays in centre-field. He was first selected to Senior Inter County side in 1996 and has been a feature of the team ever since. He is seen, by many in the media, to be the best Dublin player in the current team not to have won an All-Ireland. Whelan is recognised as having quite a fiery temperament, and has been sent off on several occasions. When he keeps his temper in check and gets down to concentrated play, the team benefits enormously.
Whelan was captain on the winning side for Leinster against Ulster in the 2005 Railway Cup which was played in Parnell Park. Leinster claimed the Martin Donnelly Cup for the 28th time.
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[edit] Championship
He has collected three Leinster Senior Football Championship medals coming in 2002,2005 and 2006. He finished the 2005 Leinster and All-Ireland Championships with a total of three points compared to the one goal and ten points he scored in the league. He captained the Dublin side in 2003 and 2004.[1] He also won an All Star in 1999 and has been nominated many times, his last nomination coming in 2005 the same year in which he captained Leinster in the Railway Cup. He has started the 2006 Championship well, with a solid performance against Longford and then a far better performance against Laois, a game in which he dominated midfield. He played a 'man of the match' performance against Offaly in the Leinster final and set up Jason Sherlock for the winning goal. Unfortunately, Whelan suffered an eye injury against Westmeath which forced him off and also affected him in the defeat to Mayo. Whelan showed his reckless side with a poor tackle on Mayo's Ronan McGarrity which forced McGarrity off. He has been nominated for an all-star for his 2006 performances in Midfield.
[edit] National Football League
Whelan received a suspension of eight weeks in the controversial 2006 national league clash between Dublin and Tyrone. A game which resulted in disciplinary action against 9 players involved in the game. Whelan, Bryan Cullen, Kevin Bonner and Alan Brogan were all exonerated from all charges along with the Tyrone trio of Kevin Hughes, Michael McGee and Owen Mulligan. The official reason given for the exhoneration was stated as 'a technicality'.
He finished the 2006 National Football League with a single point.
[edit] Club Football
He plays for Dublin club, Raheny. Raheny are a NFL Division two side on the northside of County Dublin.
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| Preceded by: Coman Goggins |
Dublin Senior Football Captain 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by: Paddy Christie |
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1 S. Cluxton | 2 D. Henry | 3 B. Cahill | 4 P. Griffin | 5 P. Casey | 6 B. Cullen | 7 C. Goggins | 8 C. Whelan | 9 S. Ryan | 10 K. Bonner | 11 J. Sherlock | 12 R. Cosgrove | 13 A. Brogan | 14 C. Keaney | 15 T. Quinn | Subs: D. Magee for Cahill (ht), S. Connell for Cosgrove (50), D. Lally for Ryan (61), M. Vaughan for Quinn (65), C. Moran for Bonner (67). |
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