Shane Lennon Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Shane Lennon
Birth Place:County Louth
Birth Date:c. 1985
Feet:6
Inches:1
County:Louth
Province:Leinster
Club:Kilkerley Emmets
Counties:Louth
Icposition:Full-forward
Icyears:2005-2014
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0

Shane Lennon is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer from County Louth, Ireland. He played with the Louth county team and his local club side Kilkerley Emmets. He lined out at full-forward for the Louth team in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2010, as they lost in controversial circumstances to Meath.[1] He helped Louth win a Tommy Murphy Cup, two National League titles and an O'Byrne Cup.[2] [3]

During his inter-county playing career, Lennon was appointed county Games Development Manager by Louth GAA. He departed this role in 2023.[4]

He scored the winning point for UCD in the final of the 2006 Dublin Senior Football Championship against St Vincent's.[5]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ref's rush of blood robs Louth. Drogheda Independent. 14 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Louth reveal touch of class. 28 August 2006. Irish Times.
  3. News: Wee glee as brave. Irish Independent. 1 May 2006.
  4. Web site: Louth GAA delegates ratify new stadium committee involving officials from Croke Park. 13 September 2023. The Argus.
  5. Web site: Last-gasp Lennon point scuttles Vincent's title ambitions. 7 November 2006. Irish Independent.
  6. News: IFC replay: Kilkerley come good . . 6 October 2015.
  7. Web site: Lennon steers Kilkerley back to senior ranks at first attempt. . 13 December 2002.
  8. News: Kilkerley claim Sheelan Shield as Roche win Mullen Plate. . 2 April 2019.