Jim Ronayne (footballer)

Jim Ronayne (born 28 February 1959) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Clontarf club and for the Dublin county team.[1]

This article is about the footballer. For the hurler, see Jim Ronayne.
Jim Ronayne
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born Clontarf, Dublin
Club(s)
Years Club
20
 Clontarf
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1979-1989
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 1

Ronayne made his debut for the Dublin senior football team in the 1979 Leinster Senior Football Championship final against Offaly.[2] He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal in 1983 when a twelve-man Dublin team, dubbed the ‘Twelve Apostles’, defeated Galway in the final.[3][4] In total he won four Leinster Senior Football Championship medals in 1979, 1983, 1984, and 1985,[5] and an under 21 Leinster Football Championship medal in 1980.[4] He won a National Football League medal with Dublin in 1987 beating Kerry 1-11 to 0-11 in the final.[4]

During his career, Ronayne played for Dublin in four All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals,[6] eight Leinster Senior Football Championship Finals, two National Football League Finals, one Under-21 All-Ireland Football Championship Final, one Leinster Minor Football Championship Final and one Dublin Senior Football Championship Final with Clontarf.[7]

References
  1. "Brief History". Clontarfgaa.com. 1961-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. "079 1979 Team | a whole new world". Dublincitypubliclibraries.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. Independent Woman (2011-05-16). "Eugene McGee: Is it now harder to get off the referees' elite panel than on it? - Eugene McGee, Columnists". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  4. "Profile". Hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-03-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Final Teams | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA". Gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. "Counihan, Conor". Hoganstand.com. 1992-05-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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