Tommy Ryan (Gaelic footballer)
Born in 1967, Irishman Tommy Ryan is a former Gaelic footballer. He was a member of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team.
Ryan was Donegal's top scorer in the 1992 Ulster Championship.[1] He made his championship debut against Armagh in 1988 and won two Trench Cups with Sligo.[clarification needed] He won an Ulster Minor Championship in 1985, an Ulster and All-Ireland Medal with the U-21s in 1987, and a Senior Ulster and an All-Ireland Championship Medal in 1992. He did not play in the final but was part of the starting line-up for the semi-final defeat of Mayo at Croke Park on 16 August 1992.[2]
Born in Termon, Donegal, he still lives there today. He attended St Eunan's College.[3] After retiring as a player, he remained active in Gaelic games, managing Termon to their second-ever county final in the process.[4][5] He, alongside Tony Boyle, was part of John Joe Doherty's backroom team when Doherty managed Donegal.[4]
Ryan was an agent for Etic Solutions,[6] said to have "operated in a fraudulent manner akin to a Ponzi scheme",[7] although it was never suggested that Ryan had acted dishonestly. In 2011, he was fined for not having a license for his public house.[8] In 2014 Ryan was disqualified from driving for four years for refusing to provide a breath test when his car was stopped by the police.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Ryan, Tommy". Hogan Stand. 10 July 1992. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Donegal's four previous Championship meetings with Mayo: August 16, 1992 - Croke Park". Donegal News. 2 August 2019. p. 65.
- ^ "Tommy the 'Termonator'". Donegal Democrat. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ a b Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 - Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Verdict on GAA doesn't consider all the evidence". Sunday Independent. Independent News & Media. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/two-men-secure-order-restraining-firm-reducing-bank-account-below-17m-143232.html
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/court-appoints-liquidator-to-etic-solutions-26741862.html
- ^ "Former GAA star fined for not having drinks license". Donegal Daily. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ http://donegalnews.com/2014/04/you-know-me-former-donegal-footballer-told-gardai/
- ^ http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/former-county-footballer-was-abusive-to-gardai-1-6027616?WT.mc_id=Outbrain_text&obref=obinsite
External links
- Tommy Ryan at gaainfo.com
- Tommy the 'Termonator': Profile in the Donegal Democrat
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