Martin Dunne (Gaelic footballer)

Martin Dunne (born 22 January 1989) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan Gaels club and the Cavan county team.

Martin Dunne
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín Ó Doinn
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989
County Cavan, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nickname Dunnie
Occupation Accountant
Club(s)
Years Club
2007–2021
 Cavan Gaels
Club titles
Cavan titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2012–2015
 Cavan 9 (1–36)
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 0
All Stars 0

Playing career

Club

Dunne played with Cavan Gaels from underage level, and progressed to the club's senior team.

Dunne did not feature in the Gaels county championship success in 2007, as he was playing with the club's minor team. He joined the senior team for their Ulster Club campaign. On 21 October, Dunne made his debut, scoring a point in the Gaels' preliminary round win over St Eunan's.[1]

On 19 October 2008, Dunne came on as a substitute against Denn in his first Cavan Senior Football Championship final scoring a point in their 0-15 to 0-8 win.[2]

Dunne started a county final for the first time in 2009, with the Gaels facing Denn for the second year in a row. Dunne scored two points as the Gaels had a comfortable win.[3]

After surrendering their title to Kingscourt Stars in 2010,[4] Cavan Gaels faced Castlerahan in the 2011 decider. Dunne top-scored with 1-4 from play as the Cavan town club reclaimed the senior crown.[5]

On 13 October 2013, Dunne was at corner forward as the Gaels returned to the county final, facing Ballinagh. Dunne kicked four points but Ballinagh upset the odds to claim their first senior title.[6]

Dunne was joint-captain of the Gaels in 2014, but didn't feature for much of the championship through injury. On 11 October, Dunne came on as a late substitute in the county final against Kingscourt. A late point from Micheál Lyng secured the title for the Gaels, while Dunne lifted the cup with joint-captain Eamonn Reilly after the game.[7][8]

It would be 2017 before Cavan Gaels would reach the county final again. On 8 October, Dunne was in the full forward line as they faced Castlerahan, scoring 0-2 in theire five-point win.[9] The Gaels would later defeat Lámh Dhearg and Derrygonnelly to reach the Ulster Club final.[10][11] On 26 November, Dunne was at corner forward as Cavan Gaels faced Slaughtneil in the Ulster final. Dunne top-scored for the Gaels with 0-4, but Slaughtneil were comfortable winners.[12]

Inter-county

On 5 February 2012, Dunne made his National League debut, coming on as a substitute in a loss to Wexford.[13] On 27 June, Dunne won a Leinster Junior Football Championship, scoring five points in the final win over Kildare.[14]

Dunne made his championship debut on 19 May 2013, scoring nine points in Cavan's Ulster championship win over Armagh.[15] Dunne kept his position for the rest of the year and Cavan exited the championship to Kerry at the quarter-final stage.[16] Dunne finished the 2013 championship as the second highest scorer with 1–33, only beaten by Mayo's Cillian O'Connor.[17] Dunne was nominated for an All-Star award at the end of the season.[18]

On 27 April 2014, Dunne was at full forward as Cavan faced Roscommon in the National League Division 3 Final. Dunne scored 0-3 but had a penalty saved as Roscommon were winners on a 1-17 to 0-18 scoreline.[19] Dunne was named in the Cavan team to face Armagh on 8 June 2014,[20] but was unable to play, sustaining injuries during a mass brawl ahead of the game.[21] Armagh went on to win by six points.[22] Dunne suffered multiple breaks in his hand, and didn't feature for Cavan for the rest of the year.[23]

On 24 June 2015, Dunne was a substitute as Cavan faced Monaghan in the Ulster championship. Dunne scored two points as Cavan lost out by a single point.[24] On 4 July, Dunne scored a point from the bench in a qualifier loss to Roscommon.[25] It was his last game for Cavan.

Dunne stepped away from the Cavan panel after the 2015 season.[26][27]

Managerial career

Drumlane

Dunne took his first managerial job ahead of the 2022 season, taking over Cavan Junior Football Championship club Drumlane.[28] In his first year, Drumlane reached the Junior championship final.[29] Drumlane won the championship after beating Arva in the final, a team they had lost by ten points to earlier in the championship.[30][31] Following their county championship success, Dunne led the Sons of O'Connell to the final of the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship.[32] Drumlane lost the final in a penalty shoot-out to Stewartstown Harps.[33]

Honours

Player

Cavan

Cavan Gaels

Individual

  • Irish News Ulster All-Star (1): 2013
  • Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Star (1): 2017

Manager

Drumlane

References
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  2. "Johnston points the way as classy Gaels blow Denn away". Irish Independent. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Cavan SFC: Gaels breeze past Denn". Hogan Stand. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  4. "Regal showing by McCormack as Kingscourt dethrone Gaels". Irish Independent. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. "12th title for Gaels". Irish Examiner. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. "Gaels left stunned by Ballinagh". Belfast Telegraph. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. "Lyng seals the deal to leave Kingscourt seeing stars". Irish Independent. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. "Cavan Gaels club notes". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  9. "Gaels too strong for Castlerahan in Cavan final". The Irish News. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  10. "Cavan Gaels prove much too strong for Lamh Dhearg". The Irish News. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  11. "Cavan Gaels reach a first Ulster SFC final since 1977". The Irish Times. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  12. "Slaughtneil ease to Ulster title beating Cavan Gaels". RTÉ. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  13. "Bradley keeps cool to kill off Cavan revival". Irish Independent. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  14. "Leinster JFC: third time lucky for Cavan". Hogan Stand. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  15. "Dunne on fire as Cavan beat Armagh". RTÉ. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  16. "No fairytale for Cavan as Kerry maintain control". Irish Examiner. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  17. "Martin Dunne – a true Gael". Gaelic Life. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  18. "Dublin and Mayo dominate football All-Star nominations". Irish Independent. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  19. "Roscommon claim Division 3 football title". RTÉ. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  20. "No Aaron Kernan as Armagh and Cavan name their XV for Sunday's SFC clash". The42.ie. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  21. "Violent scenes prior to Armagh and Cavan clash". RTÉ News. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  22. "Armagh dispatch below-par Breffni". RTÉ. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  23. "Fears grow over Cavan star Martin Dunne's injury as GAA set to launch probe into parade melee". Irish Independent. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  24. "Monaghan rally to edge out Cavan". RTÉ. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  25. "Roscommon scalp Cavan in football qualifiers". RTÉ. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  26. "Cavan boss warns game is facing a player crisis". The Irish News. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  27. "Dunne 'not going travelling'". Hogan Stand. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  28. "Dunne to take charge of JFC hopefuls Drumlane". The Anglo-Celt. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  29. "Drumlane advance to JFC final". The Anglo-Celt. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  30. "Dunne hoping for role reversal against Arva". Gaelic Life. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  31. "Connolly leads Drumlane to glory in excellent JFC final". The Anglo-Celt. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  32. "Drumlane overpower Newtownbutler to book place in Ulster junior decider". The Irish News. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  33. "Stewartstown are just the ticket after lottery of penalty hands them Ulster junior title". The Irish News. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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