Donal Shine (born 28 February 1989) is a former

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er from

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. He played at senior level for the Roscommon county team and the

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club.

Early life

His father is former Roscommon manager Donie Shine. He attended secondary school in

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Playing career

He was captain of the Clann na nGael senior team. He played for the Roscommon minor team that defeated

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in the 2006 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final. He was part of the DCU team that won the 2010 O'Byrne Cup, defeating

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in the final and the

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(defeating

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). In 2010 he helped the Roscommon under-21 team to a

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after a 1-6 to 0-4 win over

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. Later in the year, he again starred in a provincial final against Sligo as he scored 10 points in Roscommon's 0-14 to 0-13

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win. In 2015, he picked up his first senior County medal with Clann na nGael, scoring 1–3 in the final against Padraig Pearses. Shine's last appearance for Roscommon was in the Connacht Final in 2016 versus Galway. He remained as a player for Clann na nGael but was forced to retire from the game ahead of the 2021 season, injuries having caught up with him.

Honours

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under ...

(1): 2006 *

Connacht Minor Football Championship The Connacht Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18 until 2017, now under-17) in the province of C ...

(1): 2006 *

(1): 2010 *

(2): 2010, 2016 *

(1): 2010 *

O'Byrne Cup The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954. The competition is named after Matt Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of a quirk in translation, ...

(1): 2010 *

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(2): *Leinster Schools titles (3): *All-Ireland Féile title (1): *Roscommon Senior County Title (2): 2015, 2018

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shine, Donal 1989 births Living people Clan na Gael (Roscommon) Gaelic footballers DCU Gaelic footballers Roscommon inter-county Gaelic footballers