Shane Ryan

Infobox GAA dualplayer |


code=Football
placeofbirth=Dublin
countryofbirth=Ireland
name =Shane Ryan
occupation=Primary level teacher
nickname=Ryaner, The Rhino
irish =Seán Ó Riain
province=Leinster
county=Dublin
bday=5
bmonth=10
byear=1978
dday=
dmonth=
dyear=
club= Naomh Mearnóg
clpositionf=Midfield
clpositionh=-
clubs=Naomh Mearnóg (F)
Naomh Mearnóg(H)
clyears=?-present
?-present
clapps(points)= ?
icpositionf=Midfield
icpositionh=Midfield
counties=Dublin (F)
Dublin (H)
icyears=1999-present
?-2004
icapps(points)=?
icprovincef=4
icprovinceh=-|

Shane Ryan (born October 5th 1978) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin. Ryan plays his club football for Naomh Mearnóg and his preferred position is centre back although, he is known to have played many positions for Dublin. He made his senior debut for Dublin on the 04 June 1999. [cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/players/default.aspx?County=Dublin|title=Dublin players on hoganstand|accessdate=2006-09-14|language=english|] He also plays hurling and has represented Dublin at all levels up to senior. He made the decision to concentrate solely on Gaelic football in 2004, which dealt a blow to the then hurling manager Humphrey Kelleher. [cite web|url=http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=3114&viewstory=yes|title=Ryan to concentrate on football|accessdate=2006-09-14|language=english|] This was a turn around from his original decision in 2001, to only concentrate on football just for that year. [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=261&viewstory=yes] Shane is a graduate of Business Studies (2001) in Dublin City University and is a teacher by profession.

He has an illustrious ancestry in the Gaelic Athletic Association as his father, Jack Ryan won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal with Tipperary in 1971. His mother, the late Orla Ní Shíocháin was an inter-county camogie player with Dublin for many years and won three All-Ireland Senior Camogie medals. She also won many Interprovincial Championship medals with Leinster. His paternal grandfather was Séamus O'Riain, President of the Gaelic Athletic Association 1967-70 and his maternal grandfather, Seán Ó' Siocháin was the first Director General of the Association having served as General Secretary for many years.

Sporting Achievements

He was a Leinster Under 21 finalist in 1998 in football and a Leinster Minor and Under 21 finalist 1996 and 1998 in hurling. Ryan has won 4 Leinster Senior Football Championship medals with Dublin 2002, 2005 2006 and 2007 .

He won the 2006 Sigerson Cup with Dublin City University. He has been nominated for an all-star for his 2006 performances in Midfield. 2006 continued to be a good year for Ryan as Seán Boylan named him on the Compromise Rules squad to play Australia in the first test at Pearse Stadium on October 29, 2006.

Shane was drafted in the all-stars match at Dubai to represent the 2006 Vodafone all stars despite not receiving an all star himself. [http://www.gaa.ie/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=17266]

Shane was on Dublins winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final. [ [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9513&viewstory=yes HILL 16 ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.naomhmearnog.ie/ CLG Naomh Mearnóg]
* [http://www.hill16.ie/ Official Dublin Website]