Dermot Heaney
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| Dermot Heaney | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Diarmuid Ó hÉanna | |
| Date of birth | July 27, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | County Londonderry , Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Occupation | Personnel Manager | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Castledawson | |
| Position | Half forward | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Castledawson | 1987-2007 | ? |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Derry | |
| Position | Half forward/Midfield | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Derry | ?-? | ? |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Ulster Titles | 2 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
| NFL | 4 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Dermot Heaney (Irish: Diarmuid Ó hÉanna; born 27 July 1971) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1990s and early 2000s. He part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1993 and 1998. He usually played in the half-forward line, although sometimes played in midfield. Heaney played club football with St. Malachy's GAC Castledawson.
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[edit] Football career
[edit] Inter-county
Henaey as a teenageer was known as a football prodigy.[1] He played Minor football for Derry for three years from 1987 to 1989.[2] In 1989 he was full forward on the team won the Ulster Minor Football Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship.
He was part of Derry's National League winning team in 1992, playing in midfield. Heaney was awarded the Ulster Tennent’s GAA Writers' Association Monthly Merit Award for April 1992 for his performances in the latter stages of the league.[3] The following year he was part of Derry's Ulster Senior Championship and All-Ireland Championship winning side, playing full-forward in the Ulster final and right half forward in the All-Ireland final.[1]
He won a further three National League medals in 1995, 1996 and 2000 and a second Ulster Senior Championship in 1998.
[edit] Club
Heaney starting playing with the Castledawson Senior team when he was 15[4], and reached two Derry Senior Football Championship finals (1989 and 1997) in his career, but finished on the losing side in both, to Newbridge and Dungiven respectively. Prior to this Heaney won Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship and League (11 a-side) medals. He also won the Larkin Cup with the club.[5]
[edit] Province
Heaney was part of four Railway Cup winnning Ulster sides.[5]
[edit] School
Heaney attended St. Pius College in Magherafelt and won two Ulster & two All-Ireland U-16 Vocational Schools Championships.[4]
[edit] Honours
[edit] County
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship - Winner (1): 1993
- National Football League - Winner (4): 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000
- National Football League - Runner up: 1998
- Ulster Senior Football Championship - Winner (2): 1993, 1998
- Ulster Senior Football Championship - Runner up: 1992, 2000
- Dr. McKenna Cup - Winner (1): 1993/1999??
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship - Winner (1): 1989
- Ulster Minor Football Championship - Winner (1): 1989
[edit] Club
- Derry Senior Football Championship - Runner up: 1989, 1997
- Larkin Cup - Winner (1?): Year?
- Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship (11 a-side) - Winner (1): Year?
- Derry Minor 'B' Football League (11 a-side) - Winner (1): Year?
- Underage awards
[edit] Province
- Railway Cup - Winner (4): Years?
[edit] School
- All-Ireland U-16 Vocational Schools Championship - Winner (2): Years?
- Ulster U-16 Vocational Schools Championship - Winner (2): Years?
[edit] Individual
- All Star - Nominated (runner up): Year?
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Corry, Eoghan (1993). Oakboys - Derry's Football Dream Come True. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd., 25-26. ISBN 1-898142-10-6.
- ^ “Derry Pen Pics”, 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme, 29th May 1994
- ^ Ulster GAA Writers' Association Monthly Awards. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ a b "Player focus - Dermot Heaney", Hogan Stand. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ a b "Senior Team (Click on Dermot Heaney)", St. Malachy's GAC Castledawson. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
[edit] External links
- Interview with Hogan Stand magazine
- Player focus on Dermot Heaney (Click on Dermot Heaney)
- There's more to Heaney than heft - Irish Independent article on Heaney (by Kevin Kimmage)
- St. Malachy's GAC Castledawson website
- Official Derry GAA website
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