Adrian Sweeney

Adrian Sweeney
Personal information
SportGaelic football
PositionFull Forward
BornDonegal
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
? - ?Dungloe
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1996 - 2008Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles1
All-Irelands0
NFL1
All Stars1

Adrian Sweeney is a former Irish sportsperson. He served with distinction on Donegal's inter-county football panel for a number of decades and played for his local club Dungloe. Considered one of the finest forwards of his generation, he often played alongside Brendan Devenney for Donegal.[1]

Sweeney played for Donegal's inter-county team from 1996 to 2008. He won an All Star in 2003,[2] a year when Donegal made it to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals. He played a crucial role in the team that won the county's first National League Division 1 title in 2007.[3][4] Sweeney won a Ulster Under-21 title in 1995. However, he never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship.[1] He did play in the 2004 Ulster final against Armagh at Croke Park.[5] He also played in the 2006 Ulster final against the same opponents at the same venue, and scored three points but lost again.[6]

His brother Raymond also played for Dungloe and Donegal.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992-2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Adrian Sweeney - ’100 not out’!". Hoganstand.com. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  3. ↑ "Donegal duo return". Hoganstand.com. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Donegal claim the spoils". The Irish Times. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  5. ↑ "Awesome Armagh destroy Donegal". RTÉ Sport (RTÉ). 11 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2004. That buoyed Donegal and Adrian Sweeney was unlucky to narrowly shoot wide after a free-flowing passing movement.
  6. ↑ "Donegal 0-09 1-09 Armagh". BBC Sport (BBC). 9 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
  7. ↑ "Veteran Boyle stars for Dungloe". BBC Sport (BBC). 24 June 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2002. Brothers Adrian and Raymond Sweeney also impressed for Dungloe.

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