Raymond Sweeney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born | County Donegal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| ? - ? | Dungloe | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1997 - 2010 | Donegal | 96 (0-0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Raymond Sweeney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Dungloe and has been a member of the Donegal senior inter-county team.
Sweeney was sent off in Donegal's 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh at Croke Park, in an incident later described as "one of the great injustices in Donegal football" history.[1][2]
Sweeney made his Championship debut against Antrim in 1998. He missed Donegal's National Football League in 2007 after leaving the squad at the end of the previous season due to a disagreement with the then manager Brian McIver. He also never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship during his career. However, he did win the 2009 Dr. McKenna Cup with Donegal and the 2004 Railway Cup with Ulster. Sweeney retired from intercounty football in 2010 after more than a decade and 96 games.[3]
His brother Adrian also played for Dungloe and Donegal.[4]
Honours
- 1 Dr. McKenna Cup (2009)
- 1 Railway Cup (2004)
References
- ↑ Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992-2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ Foley, Alan (11 September 2012). "Forward thinking McFadden". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
In the semi-final, 14-man Donegal, who had Raymond Sweeney harshly sent off for a second booking three minutes into the second half, led reigning champions Armagh until the dying embers, before losing 2-10 to 1-9. Oisin McConville's last minute penalty eventually buried brave Donegal.
- ↑ "Raymond Sweeney calls time on county career". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ "Veteran Boyle stars for Dungloe". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2002.
Brothers Adrian and Raymond Sweeney also impressed for Dungloe.
External links
- Raymond Sweeney at gaainfo.com