Adrian Hanlon Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Adrian Hanlon
Feet:5
Inches:8[1]
Occupation:Plasterer
County:Donegal
Province:Ulster
Club:Na Rossa
An Clochán Liath
Tír Chonaill Gaels
St Clarets
Clyears:?–?
?–2014
2015–
2021–
Position:Forward
Counties:Donegal
Icposition:Forward
Icyears:2009–2014
Birth Date:1980s

Adrian Hanlon (born 1980s) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for West London GAA club St Clarets and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.

He was a panel member when Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Biography

John Joe Doherty first invited Hanlon, a forward, to join the Donegal senior squad in 2009.[2] That year he replaced Colm McFadden on McFadden's 100th championship appearance, which led to some controversy.[3] Later that year he made a substitute appearance in the championship defeat to Cork at Croke Park, scoring a point.[4]

Hanlon broke into the senior Donegal team during the 2011 National Football League and started the division 2 final against Laois. Donegal recorded victory, despite Adrian being sent off in the second half.[5] [6] He also played for Donegal in that year's championship opener against Antrim.[7] Later dropped over a breach of discipline, Hanlon has since been included in senior Donegal squads again and was an unused substitute in the 2012 All Ireland victory over Mayo.

Hanlon played for Tír Chonaill Gaels between 2015 and 2017. He was the decider in the semi-final. His link-up with Killian Butler in the county semi-final 2017 was the decider between the sides.

As of 2021, Hanlon was playing for St Clarets of west London.

Honours

Donegal
Tír Chonaill Gaels

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profiles: Adrian Hanlon. Donegal GAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527070719/http://www.donegalgaa.ie/playerProfile/2792/adrian_hanlon. 27 May 2013. 2013-05-27.
  2. News: Chris. McNulty. McGuinness gives Hanlon the boot from Donegal squad. Irish Examiner. 27 May 2011. 27 May 2011. 5 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405171545/http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfojojsncwoj/rss2/. dead.
  3. News: Alan. Foley. Forward thinking McFadden. Donegal Democrat. 11 September 2012. 11 September 2012.
  4. News: Cork 1–27 Donegal 2–10. RTÉ Sport. 2 August 2009. 2 August 2009.
  5. News: Donegal win Division 2 Title. Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh. 25 April 2011. 25 April 2011.
  6. News: Donegal 2–11 Laois 0–16. RTÉ Sport. 24 April 2011. 24 April 2011.
  7. News: New faces for Donegal in McKenna Cup. Donegal Democrat. 15 December 2011. 15 December 2011.
  8. News: Tir Chonaill Gaels land record 16th London SFC title. The Irish Post. 29 November 2015. 29 November 2015.