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Dermot Heaney

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Dermot Heaney, born on 27 July 1971, is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1990s and early 2000s, usually in the half-forward line and sometimes in midfield, and who played club football with St Malachy's GAC Castledawson. Known as a football prodigy as a teenager, he won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Derry in 1989. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning side, playing right half forward in the final, and won Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1993 and 1998 along with National League medals in 1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000. He was also part of four Railway Cup winning Ulster sides and attended St Pius X College, Magherafelt, where he won two Ulster and two All-Ireland U-16 Vocational Schools Championships.

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    Dermot Heaney (born 27 July 1971) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead, sport
    Dermot Heaney (born 27 July 1971) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • On The Roster Of: Derry county football team, Lead, county team
    Dermot Heaney (born 27 July 1971) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Honours, County
    All-Ireland Senior Football Championship - Winner (1): 1993
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