Eoin Waide is an Irish

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er who plays for Naomh Conaill and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. In 2005, Waide played for his club in the final of the Donegal Senior Football Championship. He also played for his club in the final of the

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. He then played for his club in the final of the

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. His team won all three games. He also played for his club in the final of the

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. They won, following extra-time and a penalty shoot-out. He played for

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in 2008. Waide

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ed Donegal in the final and scored three points as the team won their first Ulster minor title in 10 years at

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in 2006. In 2009, he made substitute appearances for the Donegal senior team in the second halves of their championship victory over

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and their defeat to

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. He was injured in 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waide, Eoin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Donegal Boston Gaelic footballers Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Naomh Conaill Gaelic footballers