Rónán Ó Flatharta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half Back | ||
| Born | County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| An Ghaeltacht | |||
| Club Titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2004-2009 | Kerry | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| * Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:00, 26 August 2008 (UTC). | |||
Rónán Ó Flatharta is an Irish sportsman. He plays Gaelic football with the An Ghaeltacht GAA club,[1] and with the Kerry county team.[2]
He provides defensive cover for Kerry as a wing-back. Ó Flatharta made two appearances for Kerry in 2007, both in the National Football League against Limerick and Fermanagh.[3] He did not feature in the Munster Senior Football Championship or All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, both of which Kerry won by beating Cork in each final. He played wing back in the National Football League final in 2008 when Kerry lost to Derry.
Ó Flatharta is known for his tough play. In the Fermanagh game he received two yellow cards, and was sent off by the referee.[2]
Ó Flatharta was part of the Dingle CBS team that won the All Ireland Colleges title in 2001. In the same year he also won a Munster title with the Kerry minor team. At club level he has won 2 Kerry Senior Football Championships as well as a Munster championship.
References
- ↑ Murt Murphy, "McCarthy's last-gasp point earns Tralee draw with Dingle," Irish Examiner, Nov. 22, 2001, found at Irish Examiner story. Accessed March 11, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fermanagh 0-8 1-12 Kerry: Three players were sent-off as Kerry eased to an Allianz NFL Division 1A victory at Breffni Park. BBC Sports TV story, found at BBC story. Accessed March 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Sport: GAA: National Football League: Kerry select side for crunch clash," by Gareth Maher, 14 February 2008, found at setanta.com
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