Declan Lynch (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) | ||
| Occupation | Political adviser[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lámh Dhearg[1] | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2012– | Antrim | ||
Declan Lynch (born 1992)[1] is a Gaelic footballer. He plays senior football for Lámh Dhearg and Antrim.
Lynch was educated at Bunscoil Phobal Féirste and Scoil Mhuire.[2] He attended the University of Ulster, where he studied politics and criminology, and later completed a master's degree.[1] He is a fluent speaker of the Irish language.[2] After working for the Bank of Ireland, he became a political adviser.[1]
Lynch has had surgery five times on his hips (twice on the right and three times on the left) over a period of seven years, after first injuring himself while playing for Antrim when he was 16.[1] The first operation was done in 2012, also the year he made his Antrim senior debut.[1] Lynch had mild symptoms of COVID-19 from which he recovered in mid-2020.[3][4] His father Martin managed Lámh Dhearg to an Antrim Senior Football Championship in 2017.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Crossan, Brendan (27 April 2019). "Antrim could do with a few more like Lamh Dhearg's Declan Lynch". The Irish News. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Cian (5 November 2020). "Gaeilge matters deeply to Declan Lynch". Gaelic Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Declan Lynch: Being forced apart by coronavirus pandemic has made me appreciate my partner Áine even more". Belfast Telegraph. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Lynch prepared to boycott Championship if League left unfinished". BBC Sport. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.