Jack Sheedy
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Jack Sheedy is a former Dublin
senior Gaelic football
player. He played his club football for Dublin based club Lucan Sarsfields
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in the first round of the Leinster Senior Football Championship
in 1991,after having been a panelest on the Dublin team beaten by Kerry in 1984.0 The series famously finished after four games (three replays), with Dublin losing by a point. He scored a goal in the opening game against Meath and finished the series with 1-03. He went on to win five Leinster championships with Dublin in 1984,1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. He won an allstar for Dublin in 1994, the same year that he won his fourth Lenster championship and then an all-Ireland senior football final defeat to Down
; a game which finished on a scoreline of 0-13 to 1-12.He suffered a cruciate ligament injury in 1995,ruling him out of an allIreland medal with Dublin that year.
Jack won two national football league finals with Dublin. The first final was against Kildare
in his first senior football year. He then won his second title in 1993 against Donegal
in a game that was forced to a replay which Dublin eventually won.
Sheedy also won a North American championship with the Wolfe Tones Gaa club in Chicago in 1997 a team that included Kevin o Brien of Wicklow and Gregory Macarton of Down.
Sheedy won the All-Ireland Masters Football Championship with Dublin in 2004 when he captained Dublin to victory over Leitrim http://www.mcaviney.com/gallery/med.php?id=3771&cat=122
He was manager of Edenderry Senior team in Co. Offaly. He won division two league title as manager of Edenderry, June 2009.
On the 7th December he resigned from managing Edenderry.He is now managing Moorefield of Kildare and won the Kildare senior championship on the 17th October 2010
series Charity Lords of the Ring
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Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
senior Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player. He played his club football for Dublin based club Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contested the Dublin Senior Championship in 1887...
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Football career
Sheedy made his championship debut for Dublin against MeathMeath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
in the first round of the Leinster Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
in 1991,after having been a panelest on the Dublin team beaten by Kerry in 1984.0 The series famously finished after four games (three replays), with Dublin losing by a point. He scored a goal in the opening game against Meath and finished the series with 1-03. He went on to win five Leinster championships with Dublin in 1984,1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. He won an allstar for Dublin in 1994, the same year that he won his fourth Lenster championship and then an all-Ireland senior football final defeat to Down
Down GAA
The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down...
; a game which finished on a scoreline of 0-13 to 1-12.He suffered a cruciate ligament injury in 1995,ruling him out of an allIreland medal with Dublin that year.
Jack won two national football league finals with Dublin. The first final was against Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
in his first senior football year. He then won his second title in 1993 against Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
in a game that was forced to a replay which Dublin eventually won.
Sheedy also won a North American championship with the Wolfe Tones Gaa club in Chicago in 1997 a team that included Kevin o Brien of Wicklow and Gregory Macarton of Down.
Sheedy won the All-Ireland Masters Football Championship with Dublin in 2004 when he captained Dublin to victory over Leitrim http://www.mcaviney.com/gallery/med.php?id=3771&cat=122
He was manager of Edenderry Senior team in Co. Offaly. He won division two league title as manager of Edenderry, June 2009.
On the 7th December he resigned from managing Edenderry.He is now managing Moorefield of Kildare and won the Kildare senior championship on the 17th October 2010
Other work
In August 2009, he appeared in the RTÉ OneRTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
series Charity Lords of the Ring
Charity Lords of the Ring
Charity Lords of the Ring is an Irish reality television competition, broadcast on RTÉ One. Presented by Lucy Kennedy and ex-boxer Barry McGuigan, the four-part series follows ten personalities compete for their charity of choice, in the field of boxing...
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