Dessie Finnegan Explained

Dessie Finnegan
Irish:	Deasún Ó Fionnagáin
Occupation:	Plumber
Birth Place:	Drogheda, Ireland
Height:	1.830NaN0
Sport:	Gaelic football
Code:	Football
County:	Louth
Province:	Leinster
Club:	St Patrick's
Clposition:	Full Back
Clcounty:	7
Counties:	Louth
Icyears:	2006-2015
Icposition:	Full Back
Nfl:	2

Dessie Finnegan (born 1984) is a retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Louth inter-county team and his local club St Patrick's of Lordship.

He manned the full-back berth^[1] on the Louth team that contested the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final. His older brother Ray Finnegan played alongside him in defence as Louth were beaten in controversial circumstances.^[2]

Honours

County

• National Football League Division 2 (1): 2006
• Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
• National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011
• O'Byrne Cup (1): 2009
• Owen Treacy Cup (1): 2006^[3]

Club

• Louth Senior Football Championship (7): 2003,^[4] 2004,^[5] 2007,^[6] 2011,^[7] 2012,^[8] 2014,^[9] 2015^[10]
• Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (6): 1999,^[11] 2003,^[12] 2009,^[13] 2012,^[14] 2013,^[15] 2014^[16]
• Paddy Sheelan Cup (1): 2011^[17]
• Louth Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2001^[18]
• Louth Minor Football Championship (1): 2002^[19]
• Louth Minor Football League (2): 2001^[20] 2002,^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Opening of Trim GAA Grounds. Hogan Stand. 7 May 2013.
2. Web site: Ref's rush of blood robs Louth. Drogheda Independent. 14 July 2010.
3. Web site: American bossed on own soil by ace Reds. Irish Independent. 25 October 2006.
4. Web site: Supersub Hynes late Pat's hero . Irish Independent. 22 September 2003.
5. Web site: Patrick's hold on . Irish Times. 20 September 2004.
6. Web site: White's penalty the difference in Louth showpiece . Irish Independent. 24 September 2007.
7. Web site: Louth SFC final: Keenan proves the difference for Pat's. . 31 October 2011.
8. Web site: St Patrick's retain title with commanding performance. Irish Times. 8 October 2012.
9. Web site: O'Connor helps St Pat's over the line . . 29 September 2014.
10. Web site: There were five county champions crowned across the country today. the42.ie. 4 October 2015.
11. Web site: St. Pats great night of celebration. . 14 April 2000.
12. Web site: Famous double ends St Pats perfect season . . 12 December 2003 .
13. Web site: ugly end to season as Pats have the final say . Drogheda Independent. 2 December 2009.
14. Web site: Paddy leads Pats to double delight . . 12 December 2012.
15. Web site: Cardinal O'Donnell final: Pat's retain title in style . . 3 November 2013.
16. Web site: Pat's complete double to bring bittersweet season to an end. Dundalk Democrat. 25 November 2014.
17. Web site: Silver lining for Pats in disappointing final. The Argus. 13 July 2011.
18. Web site: Kilkerley parish district history-2001. Willie Quigley.
19. Web site: Valley Rangers edge. . 20 September 2002.
20. Web site: Rangers. . 18 October 2002.
21. Web site: Rangers. . 18 October 2002.