Eamonn Fennell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éaman Ó Fionnail | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 1984 (age 29–30) Dublin | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2011- | O'Tooles St Vincents | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2008- | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All Irelands | 1 | ||
Eamonn Fennell (born 1984) is a Gaelic football player for Dublin and St Vincents. Fennell formerly played with northside club O'Tooles.
Inter-county
Fennell was first brought onto the Dublin team in 2005, after winning Leinster with the Dublin U21's.Fennell was on Dublin's 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team, which defeated Longford in the final.[1] He helped guide Dublin to promotion to Division One of the National Football League.[2] Fennell has won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He came on as a substitute in Dublins All-Ireland victory over rivals Kerry at Croke Park in September 2011.
Transfer issue
Fennell was the subject of a controversial club transfer move from his club O'Tooles to northside rivals St Vincents. The transfer was rejected by his own club and then by the Dublin county board with Dublin's Cork born county chairman Gerry Harrington giving the deciding vote. The verdict is expected to be appealed. The reason given for the rejection was "A player is considered to always owe allegiance and loyalty to the club he first legally participated with in club competition."[3] The transfer to St Vincents was finally agreed on the 15th of February 2011.[4]
Imposter
After the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, a Dublin fan sneaked onto the pitch to celebrate. He put on Fennell's discarded tracksuit top after joining the substitutes' bench and was seen on live television and in photographs.[5]
Charity work
Fennells brother Mark (aged between 25 - 30) is an avid Newcastle fan as well as hip hop artist J-Z. He has also been known to listen to the now defunct D12, Devils Night being his favourite album of the last decade. When they broke up he was said to be "gutted". According to a source his favourite colur is Green, but he has no problem wearing red. He doesn't like carbs, especiially before visiting the Island of Marbella. In August 2012, Eamonn paid neuroblastoma sufferer Lily-Mae Sunni Morrison from County Galway a surprise visit in Crumlin Children's Hospital to launch a charity drive aimed at providing assistance for her treatment.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "HILL 16".
- ↑ "NFL: Dubs win Parnell Park battle". Hoganstand.com. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ↑ "Dublin board explains Fennell transfer refusal". Hoganstand.com. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ↑ "Fennell transfer goes through". Hoganstand.com. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ↑ Ellis, Fiona (23 September 2011). "Who are ya? Impostor Stephen pitches up in the middle of Dublin's All-Ireland celebrations". The Belfast Telegraph (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ Byrne, Luke (9 August 2012). "Smiles all round for Lily-Mae's new friend". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ Gittens, Geraldine (9 August 2012). "That's funny - Dubs hero's giggle with Lily-Mae". Evening Herald (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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