Jim Ronayne (footballer)

This article is about the footballer. For the hurler, see Jim Ronayne.
Jim Ronayne
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Midfield
Born Clontarf, Dublin
Club(s)
Years Club
20 Clontarf
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1979-1989 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 1

Jim Ronayne (born 28 February 1959) is a former Gaelic footballer for Dublin, and Clontarf GAA club.[1]

Ronayne made his debut for the Dublin senior football team in the 1979 Leinster Senior Football Championship final against Offaly.[2] He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal in 1983 when a twelve-man Dublin team, dubbed the ‘Twelve Apostles’,[3] defeated Galway in what was a tempestuous affair.[4] In addition he won a total of four Leinster Senior Football Championship medals 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985,[5] and an under 21 Leinster Football Championship medal in 1980.[4] He won a National Football League medal with Dublin in 1987 beating Kerry 1-11 to 0-11 in the final.[4]

During his career, Ronayne played for Dublin in four All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals,[6] eight Leinster Senior Football Championship Finals, two National Football League Finals, one Under-21 All-Ireland Football Championship Final, one Leinster Minor Football Championship Final and one Dublin Senior Football Championship Final with Clontarf.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Brief History". Clontarfgaa.com. 1961-04-11. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. ↑ "079 1979 Team | a whole new world". Dublincitypubliclibraries.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. ↑ Independent Woman (2011-05-16). "Eugene McGee: Is it now harder to get off the referees' elite panel than on it? - Eugene McGee, Columnists". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  4. 1 2 3 "Profile". Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  5. ↑ http://leinster.gaa.ie/_fileupload/archives/p158_187ufballfinals.pdf
  6. ↑ "Final Teams | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA". Gaa.ie. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. ↑ "Counihan, Conor". Hoganstand.com. 1992-05-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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