Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer)

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Galway Gaelic footballer

Declan MeehanPersonal information

Irish name|  Déaglán Ó Míocháin
Sport|  Gaelic football
Position|  Right half back
Born|  (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976 (age 48)
Ballinasloe, Ireland
Height|  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Club(s)
Years|  Club

1993–2016

|  Caltra
Club titles
Galway titles|  1
Connacht titles|  1
All-Ireland Titles|  1
Inter-county(ies)
Years|  County

1996–2011

|  Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles|  6
All-Irelands|  2
NFL|  0
All Stars|  2

Declan Meehan (born 16 January 1976) is an Irish Gaelic footballer from County Galway, Ireland. He plays his club football with Caltra and played inter-county football for the Galway team from 1996 to 2011.[1] He was regarded as one of the most talented and skillful wing half-backs in the country.

## Playing career[edit]

### Club[edit]

In 2004, Meehan was part of the Caltra team that had a memorable run to All-Ireland Club Championship glory. After coming through the Galway and Connacht club finals, which first time triumphs for the club, Caltra met An Ghaeltacht of Munster. In a close exciting encounter, Caltra prevailed by one point, 0–13 to 0–12. His brothers, Michael, Tomás, Enda and Noel, who captained the team, were all starting players on the team.

### Inter-county[edit]

He won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with Galway in 1998 and 2001,[2] he also won 6 Connacht Senior Football Championship medals. As well as an All Ireland medal in 2001 he also won a second All Star in a row and was named Player of the Year. He was part of the Ireland international rules team in 2002.

In January 2011, Meehan announced his retirement from inter-county football.[3][4]

## Biography[edit]

He attended the famous St. Jarlath's College and won a Hogan Cup medal with them in 1994.

He comes from a famous footballing family in Galway. His brother Tomás also played in the All Ireland win's in 1998 and 2001, and his youngest brother Michael also played for the Galway senior team. The passion of football in the Meehan family was clearly evident when 5 brothers started on the successful All-Ireland Club Championship Caltra side while eldest brother Seamus was a sub on that day. Declan's sister, Mairead, was a sporting star in her own right. She was a very useful camogie player. A teacher who graduated from DCU, she gained an All-Ireland junior camogie medal with Holy Rosary College. Mairead died in 2007 from osteosarcoma.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "O Flatharta pays tribute to retiring Meehan". Hoganstand.com. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
2. ^ "Football". Hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
3. ^ "Meehan calls time on Galway career". Hoganstand.com. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
4. ^ "Meehan calls time on Galway football". RTÉ Sport. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2011.

Awards

Preceded by

Seamus Moynihan

|  All Stars Footballer of the Year
2001  | Succeeded by

Kieran McGeeney

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Caltra – 2004 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions (1st title)

* 1 K. Kilroy
* 2 J. Murray
* 3 E. Meehan
* 4 B. Kilroy
* 5 D. Meehan
* 6 K. Gavin
* 7 O. Kelly
* 8 T. Meehan
* 9 D. Cunniffe
* 10 B. Laffey
* 11 J. Galvin
* 12 M. Killilea
* 13 M. Meehan
* 14 N. Meehan (c)
* 15 S. Hogan

Subs used
19 C. Kilroy for B. Laffey
17 O. Hennelly for S. Hogan

Manager
G. Naughton

Galway squads

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Galway – 1994 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship runners-up

* 1 L. Kelly
* 2 R. Fahey
* 21 M. Heneghan
* 4 T. Meehan
* 5 J. Divilly
* 6 D. Meehan
* 7 J. Lardner
* 8 A. Donnellan (c)
* 9 M. Higgins
* 10 P. Clancy
* 11 M. Donnellan
* 12 P. Joyce
* 13 D. Savage
* 14 J. Concannon
* 15 D. Reilly

Subs
3 K. Keane
16 D. Devanney
17 M. Waldron
18 É. King
19 T. Reilly
20 M. Turner
22 M. Connaughton
23 P. Lambe
24 K. Comer

Manager
M. Byrne
Selectors
T. Gavin
J. Stephens
H. Ryan
M. Crowley
J. Flaherty

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* e

Galway – 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (8th title)

* 1 M. McNamara
* 2 T. Meehan
* 3 G. Fahey
* 4 T. Mannion
* 5 R. Silke (c)
* 6 J. Divilly
* 7 S. de Paor
* 8 K. Walsh
* 9 S. Ó Domhnaill
* 10 M. Donnellan
* 11 J. Fallon
* 12 S. Walsh
* 13 D. Savage
* 14 P. Joyce
* 15 N. Finnegan

Subs
21 P. Clancy for S. Walsh

Subs not used
16 P. Comer
17 B. Silke
18 R. Fahey
19 K. Fallon
20 D. Mitchell
22 D. Meehan
23 T. Joyce
24 F. Gavin

Manager
J. O'Mahony
Selectors
S. Joyce
P. Warren

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Galway – 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

* 1 M. McNamara
* 2 T. Meehan
* 3 G. Fahey
* 4 R. Fahey
* 5 D. Meehan
* 6 J. Divilly
* 7 S. De Paor
* 8 K. Walsh
* 9 S. Ó Dómhnaill
* 10 T. Joyce
* 11 P. Joyce (c)
* 12 M. Donnellan
* 13 D. Savage
* 14 P. Clancy
* 15 N. Finnegan

Played in drawn game
4 R. Silke
9 J. Bergin

Subs used in drawn game
19 K. Walsh for Bergin
17 R. Fahey for Silke
22 J. Donnellan for T. Joyce

Subs used in replay
19 J. Bergin for Walsh
8 K. Walsh for Ó Dómhnaill
22 J. Donnellan for T. Joyce
21 S. Walsh for Clancy

Subs not used in replay
16 P. Lally
17 R. Silke
18 J. Killeen
20 M. Ó Callarain
23 K. Comer
24 L. Ó Callarain

Manager
J. O'Mahony
Selectors
S. Joyce
P. Warren

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Galway – 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (9th title)

* 1 A. Keane
* 2 K. Fitzgerald
* 3 G. Fahey (c)
* 4 R. Fahey
* 5 D. Meehan
* 6 T. Mannion
* 7 S. De Paor
* 8 K. Walsh
* 9 M. Donnellan
* 10 P. Clancy
* 11 J. Fallon
* 12 J. Bergin
* 13 D. Savage
* 14 P. Joyce
* 15 T. Joyce

Subs
21 A. Kerins for T. Joyce
23 K. Comer for Bergin

Subs not used
16 P. Lally
17 M. Comer
18 T. Meehan
19 M. Ó Callaráin
20 S. Ó Domhnaill
22 M. Clancy
24 J. Donnellan

Manager
J. O'Mahony
Selectors
S. Joyce
P. Warren

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Galway – 2004 National Football League runners-up

* 1 A. Keane
* 2 K. Fitzgerald
* 3 G. Fahey
* 4 M. Comer
* 5 D. Meehan
* 6 P. Clancy
* 7 S. De Paor
* 8 J. Bergin
* 9 S. Ó Domhnaill
* 10 M. Clancy
* 11 M. Donnellan
* 12 J. Devane
* 13 M. Meehan
* 14 P. Joyce
* 15 T. Joyce

Subs used
N. Joyce for Devane
C. Monahan for Comer
D. Savage for M. Clancy

Manager
J. O'Mahony

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Galway – 2006 National Football League runners-up

* 1 A. Keane
* 2 D. Meehan
* 3 K. Fitzgerald
* 4 D. Burke
* 5 A. Burke
* 6 D. Blake
* 7 M. Comer
* 8 P. Clancy
* 9 N. Coleman
* 10 M. Clancy
* 11 D. Savage
* 12 M. Donnellan
* 13 M. Meehan
* 14 P. Joyce
* 15 S. Armstrong

Subs used
P. Geraghty for Armstrong
B. Cullinane for Savage
F. Hanley for D. Burke

Manager
P. Ford

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Galway – 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finalists

* 1 P. Doherty
* 2 G. Bradshaw
* 3 F. Hanley
* 4 D. Burke
* 5 N. Coyne
* 6 D. Blake
* 7 G. Sice
* 8 B. Cullinane
* 9 M. Lydon
* 10 C. Bane
* 11 P. Joyce
* 12 P. Conroy
* 13 M. Clancy
* 14 M. Meehan
* 15 F. Breathnach

Subs used
17 K. Fitzgerald for Hanley (blood sub)
23 N. Coleman for Clancy
24 J. Bergin for Conroy
13 M. Clancy for Bane
18 D. Meehan for Blake
25 A. Burke for Coleman (blood sub)

Subs not used
16 A. Faherty
19 G. O'Donnell
20 D. Mullahy
21 M. Comer
22 D. Finnegan
26 E. Hoare
27 T. Hughes

Manager
L. Sammon

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Ireland football team - 2002 International Rules Series

* 1 S. Cluxton
* 2 P. Christie
* 3 D. Ó Sé
* 4 A. Lynch
* 5 C. McAnallen
* 6 S. Moynihan (c)
* 7 K. McGeeney
* 8 T. Giles
* 9 G. Canty
* 10 D. Dolan
* 11 T. Kennelly
* 12 B. J. O'Sullivan
* 13 P. Joyce
* 14 C. McManus
* 15 G. Geraghty

Subs
R. Cosgrove
J. Bergin
E. Kelly
E. O'Hara
D. Meehan
C. Holmes
D. Savage
T. Ó Sé
P. Burke
A. Rainbow
P. McGrane
P. Barden

Stand-by players
S. Cluxton
J. Gill
N. Walsh
D. Magee
R. Clarke

Coach
J. O'Keeffe

Selectors
M. Carney
P. McGinnity
M. Connor

Awards

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2000 All Star Gaelic Football Team

* 1 D. O'Keeffe
* 2 K. McKeever
* 3 S. Moynihan
* 4 M. McCarthy
* 5 D. Meehan
* 6 K. McGeeney
* 7 A. Rainbow
* 8 A. Tohill
* 9 D. Ó Sé
* 10 M. Donnellan
* 11 L. Hassett
* 12 O. McConville
* 13 M. F. Russell
* 14 P. Joyce
* 15 D. Savage

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2001 All Star Gaelic Football Team

* 1 C. Sullivan
* 2 K. Fitzgerald
* 3 D. Fay
* 4 C. Goggins
* 5 D. MeehanFOTY
* 6 F. Grehan
* 7 S. De Paor
* 8 K. Walsh
* 9 R. O'Connell
* 10 E. Kelly
* 11 S. O'Neill
* 12 M. Donnellan
* 13 O. Murphy
* 14 P. Joyce
* 15 J. Crowley

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GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year

* 1995: P. Canavan
* 1996: T. Giles
* 1997: M. Fitzgerald
* 1998: J. Fallon
* 1999: T. Giles
* 2000: S. Moynihan
* 2001: D. Meehan
* 2002: K. McGeeney
* 2003: S. McDonnell
* 2004: T. Ó Sé
* 2005: S. O'Neill
* 2006: K. Donaghy
* 2007: M. Ó Sé
* 2008: S. Cavanagh
* 2009: P. Galvin
* 2010: B. Brogan
* 2011: A. Brogan
* 2012: K. Lacey
* 2013: M. D. MacAuley
* 2014: J. O'Donoghue
* 2015: J. McCaffrey
* 2016: L. Keegan
* 2017: A. Moran
* 2018: B. Fenton
* 2019: S. Cluxton
* 2020: B. Fenton
* 2021: K. McGeary
* 2022: D. Clifford
* 2023: D. Clifford

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