Darren Rooney
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| Darren Rooney | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Dual player | |
| Irish Name | Darren Ó Ruanaidh | |
| Place of birth | Laois, Ireland | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Clonaslee-St.Manmans | |
| Football Position | - | |
| Hurling Position | - | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Clonaslee-St.Manmans (F) Clonaslee-St.Manmans (H) |
?-? ?-? |
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| Inter County | ||
| County | Laois | |
| Football Position | Right Half Back | |
| Hurling Position | - | |
| Inter County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Laois (F) Laois (H) |
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| ? | ||
| Inter County Titles | ||
| Football | Hurling | |
| Leinster titles | 1 | - |
|
* club appearances and scores |
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Darren Rooney is a gaelic football and hurling player from Laois in Ireland. His dual status makes him most unusual in the modern GAA.
He plays for the Clonaslee-St.Manmans club. He usually plays at right half back or full back for the Laois senior football team and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946. Rooney was a member of the Laois minor team that retained the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship in 1997.
[edit] External links
- The Times interview
- http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/in-brief-rooney-new-laois-football-captain-1278531.html
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