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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}
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| irish = Gaibriél Ó hEireamhóin
| irish = Gaibriél Ó hEireamhóin
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| birth_date = 1965
| feet = 5
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| occupation = Garage owner
| occupation = Sales rep
| county = Mayo
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| province = Connacht
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| colleges = [[Sligo Regional Technical College]]
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| icyears = 1985-1993
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|7|1|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/olive/APA/INA/Default.aspx#panel=document|title=Player profiles|publisher=The Connacht Tribune|date=15 September 1989|accessdate=23 November 2022|first=|last=}}</ref>
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'''Gabriel Irwin''' (born 1965 in [[Glenamoy]], [[County Mayo]]) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] retired sportsperson. He played [[Gaelic football]] with his local club [[Glenamoy GAA|Glenamoy]] and was a member of the [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] senior inter-county team from 1983 until 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Mayo/Profile.aspx|title=Mayo GAA profile|publisher=www.hoganstand.com|date=|accessdate=2010-08-01}}</ref>
'''Gabriel Irwin''' (born 1 July 1965) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] former sportsperson. He played [[Gaelic football]] with his local club [[Glenamoy GAA|Glenamoy]] and was a member of the senior [[Mayo county football team|Mayo county team]] from 1983 until 1990.

==Career==

A shortage of underage activity in [[Glenamoy GAA|Glenamoy]] resulted in Irwin first playing competitive [[Gaelic football]] as a schoolboy with Lacken Cross Vocational School. Here he won consecutive Mayo VSSFC titles as well as a Connacht VSSFC title. Irwin also earned inclusion on the Mayo vocational schools' team and won an [[All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship#Football Roll of Honour|All-Ireland VSSFC]] title in 1982. He later won a Freshers' Cup title with [[Sligo Regional Technical College]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Mayo/Article/Index/79983|title=Gabriel Irwin|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=9 April 1993|accessdate=23 November 2022|first=|last=}}</ref>

Irwin first appeared for [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] as a member of the [[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship|minor team]] in 1983, after being overlooked the year before. He was also drafted onto the under-21 team that year and won an [[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship|All-Ireland U21FC]] medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mayonews.ie/sports/5302-band-of-mayo-brothers|title=Band of Mayo brothers|publisher=The Mayo News|date=|accessdate=23 November 2022|first=|last=}}</ref> Irwin's four-year tenure with the under-21 also resulted in four successive [[Connacht Under-21 Football Championship|Connacht U21FC]] medals. He joined the [[Mayo senior football team|senior team]] as reserve goalkeeper in 1985. Irwin later made the starting fifteen and was in goal when Mayo suffered a defeat by [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in the [[1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1989 All-Ireland final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mayonews.ie/sports/6894-twenty-years-on-from-that-game|title=Twenty years on from THAT game|publisher=The Mayo News|date=|accessdate=23 November 2022|first=|last=}}</ref> His performances throughout the season earned him an [[GAA All Stars Awards|All-Star]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-10098770.html|title=Mayo face year without Burke after knee injury|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=26 June 2003|accessdate=23 November 2022|first=|last=}}</ref> Irwin left the inter-county scene in 1993, by which time he had also claimed five [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht SFC]] medals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/where-are-they-now-gabriel-irwin-former-mayo-footballer-26756887.html|title=Where are they now? Gabriel Irwin (Former Mayo footballer)|publisher=Irish Independent|date=31 July 2011|accessdate=23 November 2022|first=|last=}}</ref>

==Honours==

;Lacken Cross Vocational School
*Connacht Vocational Schools Senior Football Championship: 1982
*Mayo Vocational Schools Senior Football Championship: 1982, 1983
*Connacht Vocational Schools Junior Football Championship: 1980

;Sligo Regional Technical College
*Higher Education Special Freshers Championship: 1984

;Mayo
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]: [[1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1985]], [[1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1988]], [[1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1989]], [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1992]], [[1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1993]]
*[[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]]: [[1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship|1983]]
*[[Connacht Under-21 Football Championship]]: [[1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship#Connacht Under-21 Football Championship|1983]], [[1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship#Connacht Under-21 Football Championship|1984]], [[1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship#Connacht Under-21 Football Championship|1985]], [[1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship#Connacht Under-21 Football Championship|1986]]
*[[All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship#Football Roll of Honour|All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship]]: 1982


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 1 December 2022

Gabriel Irwin
Personal information
Irish name Gaibriél Ó hEireamhóin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965 (age 59)[1]
Glenamoy,
County Mayo, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Sales rep
Club(s)
Years Club
 Glenamoy
Club titles
Mayo titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 Sligo Regional Technical College
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1985-1993
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 1

Gabriel Irwin (born 1 July 1965) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Glenamoy and was a member of the senior Mayo county team from 1983 until 1990.

Career

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A shortage of underage activity in Glenamoy resulted in Irwin first playing competitive Gaelic football as a schoolboy with Lacken Cross Vocational School. Here he won consecutive Mayo VSSFC titles as well as a Connacht VSSFC title. Irwin also earned inclusion on the Mayo vocational schools' team and won an All-Ireland VSSFC title in 1982. He later won a Freshers' Cup title with Sligo Regional Technical College.[2]

Irwin first appeared for Mayo as a member of the minor team in 1983, after being overlooked the year before. He was also drafted onto the under-21 team that year and won an All-Ireland U21FC medal.[3] Irwin's four-year tenure with the under-21 also resulted in four successive Connacht U21FC medals. He joined the senior team as reserve goalkeeper in 1985. Irwin later made the starting fifteen and was in goal when Mayo suffered a defeat by Cork in the 1989 All-Ireland final.[4] His performances throughout the season earned him an All-Star.[5] Irwin left the inter-county scene in 1993, by which time he had also claimed five Connacht SFC medals.[6]

Honours

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Lacken Cross Vocational School
  • Connacht Vocational Schools Senior Football Championship: 1982
  • Mayo Vocational Schools Senior Football Championship: 1982, 1983
  • Connacht Vocational Schools Junior Football Championship: 1980
Sligo Regional Technical College
  • Higher Education Special Freshers Championship: 1984
Mayo

References

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  1. ^ "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Gabriel Irwin". Hogan Stand. 9 April 1993. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Band of Mayo brothers". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Twenty years on from THAT game". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Mayo face year without Burke after knee injury". Irish Examiner. 26 June 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Where are they now? Gabriel Irwin (Former Mayo footballer)". Irish Independent. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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