Nigel Dineen
Nigel Dineen is a former Gaelic football manager and player who has served as a member of Roscommon County Council since June 2014. He played for the Castlerea St Kevin's club and at senior level for the Roscommon county team.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Corner forward | ||
Born | County Roscommon | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Castlerea St Kevin's | |||
Club titles | |||
Roscommon titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1994–2005 | Roscommon | 58 (9–89) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 1 |
Playing career
Dineen won three Roscommon Senior Football Championship titles while playing for Castlerea St Kevin's: in 2003, 2008[1] and 2009.[2] Castlerea lost to Sligo in 2010.[3]
Post-playing career
In 2011, Dineen was appointed as manager of the Roscommon under-21 team for the 2012 season, having been a selector under the former management team.[4] He led Roscommon to the Connacht Under-21 Football Championship title in his first year in the job and later to the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final, where his side lost to Dublin.
Dineen challenged Kevin McStay for the Roscommon senior management role ahead of the 2017 season, but pulled out a month later, stating that he had "strong reservations about the integrity of the selection and recruitment process".[5][6]
In June 2014, Dineen was elected to Roscommon County Council[7] as an Independent.
References
- "Roscommon SFC final: Dineen rescues Castlerea". 13 October 2008.
- "Roscommon SFC: Castlerea retain title". 28 September 2009.
- "Dineen taking nothing for granted". 1 April 2010.
- "Dineen chosen for Roscommon U21 role". 10 November 2011.
- "Nigel Dineen to challenge Kevin McStay for Roscommon job". RTÉ. 12 September 2016.
- "Nigel Dineen slams 'extremely damaging' behind-the-scenes influences as he drops out of Roscommon race". Independent.ie. 13 October 2016.
- "Fine Gael Vote Implodes". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 April 2016.