Dermot Heaney

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Dermot Heaney
Personal information
Irish name	Diarmuid Ó hÉanna
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Half forward/Midfield
Born	(1971-07-27) 27 July 1971 County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Personnel Manager
Club(s)
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
1987-2007	Castledawson	?
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
?-?	Derry	?
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	2
All Irelands	1
NFL	4

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.

Football career

Inter-county

Henaey as a teenager 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.

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]

Province

Heaney was part of four Railway Cup winning Ulster sides.^[5]

School

Heaney attended St. Pius College in Magherafelt and won two Ulster & two All-Ireland U-16 Vocational Schools Championships.^[4]

Honours

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

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

Province

Railway Cup - Winner (4): Years?

School

All-Ireland U-16 Vocational Schools Championship - Winner (2): Years?
Ulster U-16 Vocational Schools Championship - Winner (2): Years?

Individual

All Star - Nominated (runner up): Year?

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Corry, Eoghan (1993). Oakboys - Derry's Football Dream Come True. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 1-898142-10-6.
↑ "Derry Pen Pics". 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme. 29 May 1994
↑ "Ulster GAA Writers' Association Monthly Awards". Retrieved 2008-03-16.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Player focus - Dermot Heaney". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Senior Team (Click on Dermot Heaney)". St. Malachy's GAC Castledawson. Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2008-03-16.

External links

v t e Derry – 1989 All-Ireland Minor Football Champions (3rd title)

1 M. O'Connor 2 J. Martin 3 P. McAllister 4 G. Simpson 5 B. McGonigle 6 G. Coleman 7 R. Skelly 8 J. Mulholland 9 A. Tohill 10 R. McEldowney 11 J. Lynn 12 E. Byrns 13 E. O'Kane 14 D. Heaney 15 D. Bateson Subs used 18 K. Diamond 20 R. Murphy

v t e Derry – 1991-1992 National Football League Champions (2nd title)

1 D. McCusker 2 K. McKeever 3 D. Quinn 4 T. Scullion 5 H. Downey 6 C. Rafferty 7 G. Coleman 8 B. McGilligan 9 D. Heaney 10 A. Tohill 11 D. McNicholl 12 G. McGill 13 J. Brolly 14 F. McCusker 15 E. Gormley Subs used S. Downey for McNicholl J. McGurk for Rafferty D. Bateson for McGill Subs not used E. Heaney K. O'Neill J. McErlean R. Tracey D. Cassidy C. McGurk B. Rafferty E. Burns Manager E. Coleman Backroom team M. Moran

(Team as 1991-92 NFL final versus Tyrone)

v t e Derry – 1994-1995 National Football League Champions (3rd title)

1 D. McCusker 2 K. McKeever 3 T. Scullion 4 G. Coleman 5 J. McGurk 6 H. Downey 7 F. McCusker 8 A. Tohill 9 B. McGilligan 10 D. Heaney 11 D. Barton 12 E. Burns 13 J. Brolly 14 S. Downey 15 E. Gormley Subs used D. Bateson for Brolly Manager Mickey Moran

(Team as 1994-95 NFL final versus Donegal)

v t e Derry – 2000 National Football League Champions (5th title)

1 M. Conlan 2 G. Coleman 3 S. M. Lockhart 4 D. O'Neill 5 H. Downey 6 K. McKeever 7 P. McFlynn 8 A. Tohill 9 D. Heaney 10 N. McCusker 11 D. Dougan 12 R. Rocks 13 P. Bradley 14 E. Muldoon 15 J. McBride Subs used C. Gilligan for Rocks G. McGonigle for Gilligan S. McLarnon for Bradley Subs not used B. Gillis A. Heaney E. Burns Manager E. Coleman Backroom team D. Cassidy

(Team as 2000 NFL final replay versus Meath)

v t e Derry – 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 D. McCusker 2 K. McKeever 3 T. Scullion 4 F. McCusker 5 J. McGurk 6 H. Downey 7 G. Coleman 8 A. Tohill 9 B. McGilligan 10 D. Heaney 11 D. Barton 12 D. Cassidy 13 J. Brolly 14 S. Downey 15 E Gormley Subs used 18 D. McNicholl for D Cassidy 20 É. Burns for S Downey Subs not used 16 D. Kelly 17 D. Quinn 19 Karl. Diamond 21 D. Bateson 22 B. McCormick 23 R. Ferris 24 S. Mulvenna D. O'Neill C. McGurk C. Rafferty H. M. Tohill E. Kelly Manager E. Coleman Backroom team M. Moran (coach) H. Gribben D. McKeever

(Team as of 19 September 1993 versus Cork)

Persondata
Name	Heaney, Dermot
Alternative names
Short description	Gaelic football player
Date of birth	1971-07-27
Place of birth	County Londonderry
Date of death
Place of death

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