Dermot Hannafin
Dermot Hanifin (born in Castleisland, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Castleisland Desmonds and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1985 until 1993. His father, also Dermot, played with Kerry during the 1950s.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born | Castleisland, County Kerry | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1970s-1990s | Castleisland Desmonds | ||
Club titles | |||
Kerry titles | 8 | ||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1985-1993 | Kerry | 7 (1-01) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 3 |
Playing career
Club
Hanifin played his club football with his local Castleisland Desmonds club and enjoyed much success. He won a number of county club championship titles with Castleisland throughout the 1980s and 1990s. These victories allowed the club to represent the county in the provincial club championship. A 2-6 to 0-9 defeat of the famous St. Finbarr's club gave Hanifin a Munster club winners' medal.[1] He later lined out in Croke Park for the All-Ireland final against St. Vincents of Dublin. In one of the most dramatic endings ever a fifty-eighth minute goal gave Castleisland a 2-2 to 0-7 victory. The win gave Hanifin an All-Ireland club winners' medal.[2]
Hanifin collected a second consecutive Munster club winners' medal in 1985 as the mighty 'Barr's' were defeated for the second consecutive year. Castleisland later qualified for another All-Ireland final. This time Burren provided the opposition and the game was another close affair. A second-half goal secured the title for Burran as Hanifin's side were defeated by 1-10 to 1-6.[3]
Intercounty
Hanifin also played with Kerry during the mid-1980s and early 1990s. He was part of the team that won Munster & All Ireland Championships in 1986 a year that would turn out to be Kerry's last All Ireland for 11 years.
References
- "Munster Club Championship Football Winning Teams". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 420.
- The GAA Book of Lists p. 420