Joe Sheridan (Gaelic footballer)

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Joe Sheridan
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Sirideáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born County Meath, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Big Joe
Club(s)
YearsClub
Seneschalstown
Club titles
Meath titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2004-2012
2012-2013
2017
Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
NFL 1

Joe Sheridan is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays with the Seneschalstown club and the Meath county team.

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He was part of the Meath team that made it to the 2002 All-Ireland Minor Championship Final but lost out to Derry.

He made headlines for scoring a controversial and illegal late goal in the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final. The goal stood and Meath got a 1-12 to 1-10 win over Louth. [1]

He won Meath Senior Football Championship medals in 2007 and 2009 with Seneschalstown.

In March 2012, Sheridan quit the Meath panel due to work commitments in Boston. [2] A month later it was announced that Sheridan was returning to the Meath panel in time for the championship 2012. [3]

Meath manager Mick O'Dowd axed him at the end of 2013. [4]

In December 2019, he was named as a Meath under-20 county team selector under the management of Ger Robinson. [5]

He also robbed Louth of a Leinster championship in 2010. :(

Personal life

Through his association with Fianna Fáil he has met Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama. [6]

Sheridan supported the No Vote in the 2018 Abortion referendum. [7]

Honours

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References

  1. "Referee Martin Sludden struck after Leinster decider". BBC Sport . BBC. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. "Sheridan departs Meath for new job". RTÉ Sport. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. "Sheridan set for Meath return". RTÉ Sport. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. Wall, Sean (24 September 2013). "Sheridan axed in Meath reshuffle as O'Dowd aims to knock Dublin off perch". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. "Robinson appointed u-20 boss". Meath Chronicle . 13 December 2019.
  6. "Sheridan to answer Fianna Fáil's call". Hogan Stand. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. "Video: High-profile GAA players call for 'No' vote in abortion referendum". 2 May 2018.