Seán McVeigh
Seán McVeigh (born 1990/91)[1][2] is a dual player. He plays Gaelic football for St Eunan's, as well as, formerly, hurling for the Donegal county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Born | 1990/91 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
20??– | St Eunan's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Donegal titles | 3 | 1 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2007–2022 | Donegal | 129[1] | |
McVeigh is from Letterkenny.[1] He made his inter-county debut at the age of 16, away to Longford in the 2007 National Hurling League.[1]
He played for the full game and scored at Croke Park when Donegal won the Lory Meagher Cup in 2011.[3][4] He has also scored in the National Hurling League and Nicky Rackard Cup.[5][6]
In 2012, he won the Donegal Senior Football Championship with his club team, scoring in the final as well.[7][8]
He was named on the Nicky Rackard 'Champion XV' in 2012, to formally be awarded at that year's All Stars Banquet.[9]
He scored a goal in the final of the 2013 Nicky Rackard Cup as Donegal defeated Roscommon.[10][11] His goal was an exceptional solo effort.[12] However, due to restructure of the competitions, Donegal were not promoted to the 2014 Christy Ring Cup.[2]
McVeigh spent time in Barcelona in 2018.[2] He did not play every game of the 2018 National Hurling League for Donegal, when the county recorded their first competitive victories over Derry and Down (he did not play against Derry but did against Down).[13][14][15] However, he did play and score a point in the loss to Wicklow, and also played when Donegal defeated Armagh in the closing game of that league campaign.[16][17]
Donegal went on to win their second Nicky Rackard Cup in 2018, with McVeigh again involved.[18]
He returned to Letterkenny from Barcelona in time to compete for his county in the 2019 Christy Ring Cup.[2]
He took over from Danny Cullen as captain of the Donegal hurling team ahead of the 2020 season.[19] He led them to the 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup.[20]
He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling in June 2022.[21] With 129 appearances, only Danny Cullen (153) was ahead of him from the 2022 panel, while Ronan McDermott was in third (108).[1]
Honours edit
- Team
- 2005 Ulster Under-16C[1]
- 2008 Ulster Under-21B[1]
- 2022 Ulster Under-21B[1]
- 2011 Lory Meagher Cup[1][4]
- 2012 Donegal Senior Football Championship[1]
- 2013 Nicky Rackard Cup[11]
- 2014 National Hurling League Division 3A[1]
- 2014 Donegal Senior Football Championship[1]
- 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Shield[1]
- 2018 Nicky Rackard Cup[1][18]
- 2020 National Hurling League Division 3A[1]
- 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup[1]
- 2021 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship[1]
- 2021 Donegal Senior Football Championship[1][22]
- Individual
- 2013: Nicky Rackard All Star[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "McVeigh's Donegal numbers crunched". Donegal News. 23 June 2022. p. 64. Statistics compiled by Donegal GAA historian Fr Seán Ó Gallchóir.
- ^ a b c d Ferry, Ryan (17 May 2019). "Hurlers rise to Christy Ring challenge". Donegal News. p. 76.
McVeigh has been on the scene for well over a decade now despite only being 28.
- ^ . RTÉ Sport. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Donegal thriller at Croke Park". 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Dowds, Damien (24 February 2011). . Inishowen News. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
Featuring match report of 2011 game against Roscommon during which McVeigh scored.
- ^ "McVeigh goal the catalyst for comeback". Irish Independent. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Keys, Colm (5 November 2012). "Eunan's survive storm". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ . The42.ie. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ . Donegal Democrat. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ . RTÉ Sport. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
Sean McVeigh edged Donegal in front with a 29th-minute goal, but Fallon netted a free to give the Rossies a 2–10 to 1–10 interval lead.
- ^ a b "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Durack hails effort as Donegal 'dig deep' to claim silverware". Irish Independent. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
With Lee Henderson totting up a 10-point tally and Sean McVeigh, [Paddy] Hannigan and Paul Sheridan grabbing the goals — McVeigh's solo effort a contender for goal of the year — they had just enough in hand to follow up their success in the Lory Meagher Cup two years ago.
- ^ Devlin, Michael (20 June 2018). "The Cullen family continues to deliver for Donegal hurling". Retrieved 20 June 2018.
Down was one of the big games, we've never beat them before.
- ^ "Donegal make their own history: Donegal 4–17 Derry 2–9". Irish Independent. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Comack, Tom (25 February 2018). "Donegal hurlers pull off an historic first win over Down in Letterkenny". Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Garden get back on track". Irish Independent. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Fired-up Coulter burns Orchard: Donegal 2–17 Armagh 1–17". Irish Independent. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Donegal win the Nicky Rackard Cup for the first time since 2013". Irish Independent. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Craig, Frank (26 January 2020). "County hurlers open at home to Armagh". Donegal News. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Tipp man Flynn to the fore as Donegal claim Nicky Rackard Cup glory". The42.ie. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Comack, Tom (23 June 2022). "'McVeigh will be a huge loss to Donegal'". Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Campbell, Peter (7 November 2021). "St Eunan's overpower Naomh Conaill in Donegal SFC final". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links edit
- Seán McVeigh at gaainfo.com
- 2016 interview
- 2020 interview