Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Rónán Mac Suibhne | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Full Forward | ||
Born | Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland | 15 September 1980||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1997- | Moorefield | ||
Club titles | |||
Kildare titles | 9 | ||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2000-2013 | Kildare | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
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