Denis Bastick (born 8 May 1981) is a

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er who plays for Templeogue Synge Street and, formerly, for the Dublin county team.

Biography

Bastick attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in

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. Bastick's club side Templeogue Synge Street won promotion to the

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in Dublin football for 2007. Bastick was considered unlikely to feature in the 2007 league campaign for Dublin due to a cruciate knee injury. Bastick made his return to the inter-county scene in June 2007 by being named on the

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panel to

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in the

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. Bastick won the

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with Templeogue Synge Street in 2008. He was

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of the 2008 All-Ireland Junior Football winning Dublin team. Bastick made his Championship debut for Dublin against Meath in June 2009. Bastick won the

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with

in July 2011 at Croke Park against

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. Bastick won a previous title with Dublin in July 2009. Bastick won the

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with Dublin in September 2011 against

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. In September 2015, Bastick won his third All-Ireland football title with Dublin after a 0–12 to 0–9 win in the

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against

. The week before the match his car had been stolen from the driveway, it was recovered towards the end of the week. Bastick announced his retirement from inter-county football in November 2017. Bastick was sent off after being issued with a straight red card shortly after taking to the field against Tyrone in the Gaelic Masters Association's 2022 All-Ireland Final.

Media career

In 2012, Bastick appeared on

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reality show ''Franc's DIY Brides'' where he married his fiancé Jody Hannon at

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in December 2011. He appeared on the 2019 series of the Irish edition of ''Dancing with the Stars''.

Honours

;Club *

(1): 2008 ;County *

(1): 2008 *

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(1): 2008 *

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(4): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 *

(8): 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 *

(5): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

References

1981 births Living people DCU Gaelic footballers Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Participants in Irish reality television series Sportspeople from South Dublin (county) Templeogue Synge Street Gaelic footballers Winners of five All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football) {{Dublin-gaelic-football-bio-stub