Adrian Sweeney

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Adrian Sweeney
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born County Donegal
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
?–?
pre-2009
2023-present
 Dungloe
Donegal Boston
Na Rossa
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1996–2008
 Donegal 136 (16–292) [1]
Inter-county titles
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Adrian Sweeney is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Dungloe and the Donegal county team.

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Considered one of the finest forwards of his generation, he often played alongside Brendan Devenney for Donegal. [2]

Sweeney played for Donegal from 1996 to 2008, including a streak of 72 consecutive games between 1996 and 2003. He started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to Galway in Tuam in February 2003, during which he scored two points (one of which was a free). [3] He won an All Star in 2003, [4] a year when Donegal made it to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final in which he played and scored four points (including two frees). [5] He played a crucial role in the team that won the county's first National League Division 1 title in 2007. [6] [7] Sweeney won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 1995. [8] However, he never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship. [2] He did play in the 2004 Ulster final against Armagh at Croke Park. [9] He also played in the 2006 Ulster final against the same opponents at the same venue, and scored three points but lost again. [10]

He played for Donegal Boston. [11]

His brother Raymond also played for Dungloe and Donegal. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ McNulty, Chris (14 August 2018). "Numbers stack up as Michael Murphy tops Donegal's all-time charts" . Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992–2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News . Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Duggan, Keith (3 February 2003). "Meehan adds spark to Galway attack". The Irish Times .
  4. ↑ "Adrian Sweeney — '100 not out'!". Hogan Stand . 11 March 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2005.
  5. ↑ "Armagh's double still alive". Irish Independent . 1 September 2003.
  6. ↑ "Donegal duo return". Hogan Stand . 3 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  7. ↑ "Donegal claim the spoils". The Irish Times . 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  8. ↑ McNulty, Chris (1 August 2014). "It's all in the mind for Anthony McGrath". Donegal News . Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2014. Under Donal Reid's management, McGrath — on a team that included Diver, Martin Coll, Adrian Sweeney, James Ruane and Brian Roper — won an Ulster Under-21 Championship against Cavan in 1995.
  9. ↑ "Awesome Armagh destroy Donegal". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2004. That buoyed Donegal and Adrian Sweeney was unlucky to narrowly shoot wide after a free-flowing passing movement.
  10. ↑ "Donegal 0–09 1–09 Armagh". BBC Sport. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
  11. ↑ "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand . 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "Veteran Boyle stars for Dungloe". BBC Sport. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2002. Brothers Adrian and Raymond Sweeney also impressed for Dungloe.


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