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| code = Football |
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| sport = Gaelic football |
| sport = Gaelic football |
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| name = Barry Dunnion |
| name = Barry Dunnion |
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| feet = 5 |
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| inches = 10 |
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| occupation = Fitness instructor |
| occupation = Fitness instructor |
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| county = Donegal |
| county = Donegal |
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| province = Ulster |
| province = Ulster |
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| club = [[Four Masters GAA|Four Masters]] |
| club = [[Four Masters GAA|Four Masters]] |
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| counties = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |
| counties = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |
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| icyears = 2004 - present |
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| icprovince = 1 (2012) |
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| birth_place = [[County Donegal]], Ireland |
| birth_place = [[County Donegal]], Ireland |
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'''Barry Dunnion''' is an Irish sportsperson. He plays [[Gaelic football]] with his local club [[Four Masters GAA|Four Masters]] and the [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] senior inter-county team. He plays at wing-back.<ref name=best_XV_not_to_win_Ulster/> |
'''Barry Dunnion''' is an Irish sportsperson. He plays [[Gaelic football]] with his local club [[Four Masters GAA|Four Masters]] and the [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] senior inter-county team. He plays at wing-back.<ref name=best_XV_not_to_win_Ulster/> |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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Dunnion was first called up to the senior team by [[Brian McEniff]] for winter training in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|first=Colm|last=Keys|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/royals-seal-of-approval-puts-pressure-on-boylan-194946.html|title=Royals' seal of approval puts pressure on Boylan|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=5 November 2003|accessdate=5 November 2003}}</ref> |
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Nominated for an All Star award in 2006, he has recently been hampered by injury which caused him to miss Donegal's 2011 [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] success.<ref name=best_XV_not_to_win_Ulster>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Nulty|url=http://donegalnews.com/2011/07/22/1992-2011-the-best-xv-not-to-win-ulster/|title=1992-2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…|work=Donegal News|date=22 July 2011|accessdate=22 July 2011}}</ref> A member of the Donegal team that won the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] in 2007, playing from the start to the end in the final against [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html|title=Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo|work=Donegal Times|date=25 April 2007|accessdate=25 April 2007}}</ref> His injury nightmare began during the 2007 Ulster Senior Football Championship. Having played all the way through the league, including the final won by Donegal, as well as the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]], he tore his groin kicking a ball while running out at Clones for the semi-final against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]. In the following years he underwent four major operations, three on the groin and one on the posterior cruciate he ruptured while playing for his club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/the-buzz-is-back-for-barry-1-3753014|title=The Buzz is back for Barry|newspaper=Donegal Democrat|publisher=Johnston Press|date=20 April 2012|accessdate=20 April 2012}}</ref> |
Nominated for an All Star award in 2006, he has recently been hampered by injury which caused him to miss Donegal's 2011 [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] success.<ref name=best_XV_not_to_win_Ulster>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Nulty|url=http://donegalnews.com/2011/07/22/1992-2011-the-best-xv-not-to-win-ulster/|title=1992-2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…|work=Donegal News|date=22 July 2011|accessdate=22 July 2011}}</ref> A member of the Donegal team that won the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] in 2007, playing from the start to the end in the final against [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html|title=Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo|work=Donegal Times|date=25 April 2007|accessdate=25 April 2007}}</ref> His injury nightmare began during the 2007 Ulster Senior Football Championship. Having played all the way through the league, including the final won by Donegal, as well as the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]], he tore his groin kicking a ball while running out at Clones for the semi-final against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]. In the following years he underwent four major operations, three on the groin and one on the posterior cruciate he ruptured while playing for his club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/the-buzz-is-back-for-barry-1-3753014|title=The Buzz is back for Barry|newspaper=Donegal Democrat|publisher=Johnston Press|date=20 April 2012|accessdate=20 April 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:56, 19 November 2012
| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born | County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Fitness instructor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
?-? | Four Masters | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2004 - present | Donegal | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 (2012) | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Barry Dunnion is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Four Masters and the Donegal senior inter-county team. He plays at wing-back.[1]
Playing career
Dunnion was first called up to the senior team by Brian McEniff for winter training in 2003.[2]
Nominated for an All Star award in 2006, he has recently been hampered by injury which caused him to miss Donegal's 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship success.[1] A member of the Donegal team that won the National Football League in 2007, playing from the start to the end in the final against Mayo,[3] His injury nightmare began during the 2007 Ulster Senior Football Championship. Having played all the way through the league, including the final won by Donegal, as well as the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Armagh, he tore his groin kicking a ball while running out at Clones for the semi-final against Tyrone. In the following years he underwent four major operations, three on the groin and one on the posterior cruciate he ruptured while playing for his club.[4]
References
- ^ a b Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992-2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Keys, Colm (5 November 2003). "Royals' seal of approval puts pressure on Boylan". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 5 November 2003.
- ^ "Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo". Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
- ^ "The Buzz is back for Barry". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
External links
- Official profile
- Barry Dunnion at gaainfo.com