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Paul Bannon
Paul Anthony Bannon (15 November 1956 – 15 February 2016) was an Irish professional association football, footballer who played most of his career as a Forward (association football), centre forward, moving to centre half for his last few years in the League of Ireland. Bannon played in England, Wales, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland, making over 200 career appearances. Early life Bannon was born in Dublin, the son of Tipperary GAA, Tipperary senior inter-county hurling, hurler, three-time All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland title winner, Séamus Bannon. Career Corby Town Bannon began his career at Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest, scoring consistently for the club's reserve side, but never made a senior appearance for the club. Despite the offer of a trial at Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City, in July 1977, Bannon joined Southern Football League side Corby Town F.C., Corby Town, making his debut in the first leg of a cup match, a 1–1 draw wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, Dubli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
