Dermot Heaney

Dermot Heaney
Dermot Heaney
Personal information
Irish name Diarmuid Ó hÉanna
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half forward/Midfield
Born 27 July 1971 (1971-07-27) (age 40)
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.

Contents

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

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. ^ a b Corry, Eoghan (1993). Oakboys - Derry's Football Dream Come True. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd.. pp. 25–26. ISBN 1-898142-10-6. 
  2. ^ "Derry Pen Pics". 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme. 29 May 1994 
  3. ^ "Ulster GAA Writers' Association Monthly Awards". http://www.ulstergaawriters.com/1992m.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-16. [dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Player focus - Dermot Heaney". Hogan Stand. http://www.hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=42429=Senior. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  5. ^ a b "Senior Team (Click on Dermot Heaney)". St. Malachy's GAC Castledawson. Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20071119001114/http://www.castledawsongac.com/teams/default.asp?sectionID=1&teamID=1&teamLevel=Senior. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 

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