JP Rooney
J P Rooney (John Paul) is a Gaelic footballer from County Louth, Ireland. He plays with the Louth and Naomh Máirtín teams.[1] He was part of the Louth team that played in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship[2] in 2010, but were beaten in controversial circumstances by Meath.[3] He helped Louth to win both Tommy Murphy Cup and National League Div 2 tiles in 2006. JP is Naomh Máirtín's most well known player and in 2000 he won the Drogheda Independent/Drogheda Concentrates Sportstar of the Year. He has since retired from playing for Louth GAA but still plays for Naomh Máirtín. He has taken up a role as an underage coach for Louth GAA where he coaches teams under the age of 18.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
27 August 1979 Louth | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1997-2020 | Naomh Máirtín | 57 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1999-2012 | Louth | 15-74 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
References
- "Louth's JP is back!". Hoganstand.com. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- "Rooney relief". Hoganstand.com. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- "Rooney has no sympathy for ref". Hoganstand.com. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
JP Rooney is still raging over referee Martin Sludden's decision to award Meath's controversial winning goal in Sunday's Leinster SFC final.
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