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Luke Gavigan is a Gaelic footballer who played with Donegal. He won an All-Ireland Under-21 Title in 1987 and was a member of the squad that won the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Title. His brother Martin also played for Donegal. Luke's son (and Martin's nephew) captained the Donegal U20s to the 2020 Ulster Final. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Doherty hero as Donegal make final".
  2. "Second half scoring spree sees Tyrone land Ulster title as Donegal rue black card".
  3. "MacCumhaills u21 coach Luke Gavigan reflects on his sides semi-final win".
  4. "Gavigan takes little pleasure in downing Ardara as focus switches to U21 final".