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- ↑ Keys, Colm (5 November 2003). "Royals' seal of approval puts pressure on Boylan". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 5 November 2003.
- ↑ "Stephen Cassidy". GAAinfo. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.
- ↑ "Gweedore cash in as smash and grab raid sinks Eunan's". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2006.
- ↑ Bogue, Declan (17 November 2018). "Missing the medal: Best decision I ever made, says Kevin Cassidy". Irish Examiner . Archived from the original on 21 November 2018.
From one end of the parish to the other, Gaoth Dobhair's former player Stephen Cassidy had taken it upon himself to fasten a green and white flag to almost everything that stood upright. 180 flags in all.... On the edge of the square is Stephen's brother Kevin Cassidy, 37 years old.... I was a soccer player and then the first thing that turned me was Stephen playing for Gaoth Dobhair and they won a Ghaeltacht Championship. That was my first introduction to it...
- ↑ Harkin, Greg (12 July 2012). "GAA star waited outside nightclub for revenge after attack, court told". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
