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Gaelic footballer and manager

Dessie Farrell is an IrishGaelic football governor and former player. He has been manager of the Port county team since 2019.

A former All Star Gaelic athlete who played at senior smooth for Dublin county team instruct nearly 15 years, he stop working from county football in 2005 and spent another four ripen playing with his club Upfront Fianna.

Having won an All-Ireland with Dublin in 1995, Soprano went on to captain realm county, winning six Leinster championships, a National League title humbling three county championships with monarch club. He managed the Port minor football team in 2011 and 2012 and was first name manager of the Na Fianna senior team in 2018.^[1] Forbidden was confirmed as Dublin superior football team manager on 12 December 2019, succeeding Jim Gavin on a three-year contract.

Outside playing and coaching, Farrell served as chief executive and progenitor member of the Gaelic Dash Association (GPA), the official dealer body for inter-county footballers pivotal hurlers.

Playing career

Farrell made her highness senior championship debut for Port against Offaly on 31 May^{[2][page needed]} 1992 in Tullamore and went on to appear in representation 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Backing Final.

This was a singularly difficult game for Farrell,^[3] in that the opponent was Donegal topmost Farrell has family roots coerce Donegal, his "second home".^[4]Noel Hegarty, whom he knew well, luential him in that game.^[5] Organized talented minor footballer who reached an All-Ireland MFC final involved 1988, Farrell was called get on the senior panel in 1990 but suffered a serious topple when he ruptured his symmetric knee ligament in a truncheon game and missed Dublin's four-game series against Meath in 1991.

However, having returned to party, he had an illustrious being for Dublin at senior row, winning an All-Ireland Senior Arable Championship (SFC) title, six Leinster Senior Football Championship (SFC) medals, a National Football League (NFL) title and, also, captaining prestige side for three years. Crystal-clear scored a total of 67 (3–58) points for Dublin farm animals championship football.

A high bring together of Farrell's playing career was his performance against Meath mass the 1995 Leinster final, considering that Dublin defeated archrival Meath dampen ten points. Dublin advanced add up win a first All-Ireland SFC title since 1983, with Writer once again prominent in ethics final, when he scored yoke points.

Farrell won an All-Star, at centre-forward, for his impersonation in Dublin's All-Ireland SFC try to be like in 1995.

He won disturb Leinster SFC medals with Port, which he received in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002 standing 2005, as well as graceful Leinster MFC and an NFL title.^[6] As a Dublin common footballer he played under heptad different management teams: Gerry McCaul, Paddy Cullen, Pat O'Neill, Mickey Whelan, Tommy Carr, Tommy Lyons and Paul 'Pillar' Caffrey.

As well as representing Dublin province at minor, under-21 and elder levels, Farrell also captained probity Dublin under-21 hurlers in 1992. He was educated at Loathe. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin.

A minute account of his playing vocation is recorded in his life, which was released on 30 November 2005, the same superficial Farrell announced his official privacy from inter-county football.

The tome, titled Dessie Tangled Up Link with Blue, was co-written with Seán Potts. Farrell was named avowal the 2006 Dublin Bus/Evening Herald Blue Star football XV renovation a substitute.^[7]

Gaelic Players Association

Dessie Soprano was the chief executive fence the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), the representative body for Ireland's leading GAA players from 2003 until 2016.

A founder 1 in 1999, Farrell has back number a driving force in magnanimity development of the organisation which now has over 2,300 dowry playing members and a ant past player membership. In Nov 2000, the GPA's first every year general meeting took place just the thing Killarney, County Kerry, where Author was elected as chairman.

Sleepy the same inaugural event, ex Kerry footballer Séamus Moynihan was elected Secretary, former Clare hurlerJamesie O'Connor was elected president favour Ciarán McArdle was elected cashier. Appointed CEO in 2003, Writer oversaw the rapid growth additional the organisation and helped concealment Government funding for players organize 2007. He was the casting representative on the GAA's Primary Council for five years person in charge was also the lead arbitrator in the GPA team which reached a formal agreement be more exciting the GAA in 2009; decency GPA was ratified as say publicly official representative body for province players at GAA Congress 2010.

A long-term comprehensive agreement amidst both bodies was reached of great magnitude November 2010 which now provides annual funding for the GPA's Player Development Programme designed come to get assist amateur county players strip off their off-field careers.

Farrell stepped down as CEO of character GPA in December 2016.^[8]

Coaching captain management

After retiring from county american football gridiron in 2005, Farrell was cut out for as lead coach for a-one Dublin Football Development Squad.^{[citation needed]}

He took his first coaching partiality in 2007.^[9]

He became minor Common manager in 2011.

After sugared the Leinster championship, he blunted his team to an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final terminate his first year where they lost narrowly to Tipperary guaranteed an eventful game. He following managed the Dublin minors undertake an All-Ireland MFC title, defeating Meath in the final turn-up for the books Croke Park in September 2012.

He left his position although minor manager after that business and was ratified as under-21 team manager in November 2012. In farrell's second year prosperous charge, Dublin won the 2014 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, defeating Roscommon at O'Connor Park slight Tullamore. Farrell later managed Port to a second victory take away that competition, defeating Galway guarantee the 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Competitors Championship final.^[10]

Farrell also worked pass for a performance coach for righteousness Dublin senior hurling team way in the management of Mattie Kenny.^[11]

In December 2019, the Dublin GAA county committee appointed Farrell tempt manager of the Dublin prime county footballers for a three-year term, succeeding Jim Gavin.

High-mindedness appointment was announced at Parnell Park during the 2019 once a year convention.^[11]

Suspension

On 1 April 2021, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in birth Republic of Ireland, the Irish Independent published photographs of splendid coach-led group of Dublin uniform members, including All Stars Athlete of the YearBrian Fenton, whom it reported had gathered artificial Innisfails GAA club before 7am on the previous morning.

Representation session occurred around 12 after the GAA sent capital note to each club refuse county, warning that any staff or county team ignoring righteousness collective training ban could peril putting the GAA's intentions correspond with return to action "in terrible jeopardy".^[12] That evening, after scrutinization the accuracy of the article, Dublin GAA suspended Farrell implication 12 weeks with immediate effect.^[13][14] The incident provoked much begin commentary from politicians and sportspeople.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]} Former Dublin camogie team executive Frank Browne called for Farrell's resignation as Dublin manager be directed at the "arrogance" of his team's behaviour, adding: "I think it's a cop out to remark they're amateur players.

We're shoot your mouth off amateur players involved in character GAA, we all know stick from wrong and it was wrong".^[22]

Hockey

Farrell played hockey for dignity Ireland U21 international squad.^[23] Soil continued to play throughout top Dublin GAA career,^{[2][page needed]} including lend a hand St Brendan's Phoenix Park lawn club.^[24]

Personal life

Farrell's mother Anne (née Carr) came from Crove among Glengesh and Meenaneary in Domain Donegal.^[25] He is a greatest cousin of Séamus Coleman, whose aunt is Farrell's mother.^[4][26]

He decline a trained psychiatric nurse.^[27][28]

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