Dessie Dolan

Dessie Dolan

Personal information
Irish name	Deasún Ó Dúláin
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Full Forward
Born	Athlone, Westmeath
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Garrycastle
Club Titles
Westmeath titles	6
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1999-	Westmeath	22-451
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All Irelands	1 under 21
NFL	3 Div 2
All Stars	1

Dessie Dolan is a Gaelic football player for Westmeath and Garrycastle. He won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Westmeath in 2004.

He is widely regarded as Westmeath's leading talisman throughout their ascension from GAA minnows to quality opposition. Despite the growth and promise demonstrated in their 1999 U21 All Ireland victory, the current crop of players may be viewed as "might-have-beens".

Westmeath have experienced their most successful GAA period of their history in the last seven years (2001–2008).

Largely due to virtually unmatchable talent in attack, Westmeath forced their way into GAA pundits' heads as upsetters and sometimes favourites. Two Division 2 league titles spearheaded by Dolan's attacking prowess and eventually, in 2004, Championship success in winning a Leinster Senior Football Championship title finally showed the squad's promise.

Westmeath reached 3 All-Ireland Quarter Finals since the revamped championship system of 2001, Dolan starring each season (2001, 2004, 2006).

At club level Dessie has won numerous underage titles and back-to-back senior titles in 2005 and 2006 with club, Garrycastle. He was regularly selected for the Irish International Rules team until the series was suspended in 2006.

He is a well-respected man in GAA circles both locally and nationally.^{[citation needed]}.

References

http://www.garrycastlegaa.com/clubhistory.html

Persondata
Name	Dolan, Dessie
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Place of birth	Athlone, County Westmeath
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