Lorcan Redmond

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Lorcan Redmond
Personal information
Irish name Lorcán Réamonn
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born (1930-10-26) 26 October 1930 (age 91)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Wholesaler
Club(s)
YearsClub
1946-1975
St Margaret's
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1954-1957
Wicklow
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
Inter-county management
YearsCounty
1973-1986 Dublin senior football team
Inter-county titles
CountyLeagueProvinceAll-Ireland
Dublin 294

Lorcan Redmond (born 26 October 1930 [1] ) is an Irish former Gaelic football player and selector. As a player he lined out with St Margaret's and the Wicklow senior football team before later enjoying success as a selector with the Dublin senior football team. [2]

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Playing career

Redmond spent over 30 years playing with the St Margaret's club in north County Dublin. After beginning in the juvenile and underage grades, he continued to line out for the club into his forties. At inter-county level, Redmond won two O'Byrne Cup titles with the Wicklow senior football team.

Management career

Redmond, alongside Donal Colfer, became a selector under the management of Kevin Heffernan with the Dublin senior football team in 1973. [3] It was a triumvirate that yielded four All-Ireland Championships over the course of the following decade. [4] Redmond's tenure as a selector, which ended in 1986, also saw Dublin win nine Leinster Championships and two National Football League titles. He returned as a selector under Mickey Whelan in 1995 and later served as manager of the Dublin under-21 team. [5]

Honours

Player

Wicklow

Selector

Dublin

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References

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  2. "The man who changed the face of Gaelic football". Irish Independent. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. "Changing Fortunes Of Dublin GAA". RTÉ Archives. 30 January 1991. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "City fathers on enduring, evolving legacy of Dublin football". Irish Times. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. "Dublin show true worth in last waltz for Lorcan". Irish Independent. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2021.