Martin Dunne (born 22 January 1989) is an Irish former

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er who played for the

Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Cavan Town, County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA. The club was founded in 1957 following the merging of two clubs in Cavan Town, Cavan Harps and Cavan Slashers. They are ...

club and the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Club

Dunne played with Cavan Gaels from underage level, and progressed to the club's senior team. Dunne did not feature in the Gaels county championship success in 2007, as he was playing with the club's minor team. He joined the senior team for their Ulster Club campaign. On 21 October, Dunne made his debut, scoring a point in the Gaels' preliminary round win over St Eunan's. On 19 October 2008, Dunne came on as a substitute against

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in his first

Cavan Senior Football Championship The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to represent t ...

final scoring a point in their 0-15 to 0-8 win. Dunne started a county final for the first time in 2009, with the Gaels facing Denn for the second year in a row. Dunne scored two points as the Gaels had a comfortable win. After surrendering their title to Kingscourt Stars in 2010, Cavan Gaels faced Castlerahan in the 2011 decider. Dunne top-scored with 1-4 from play as the Cavan town club reclaimed the senior crown. On 13 October 2013, Dunne was at corner forward as the Gaels returned to the county final, facing

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. Dunne kicked four points but Ballinagh upset the odds to claim their first senior title. Dunne was joint-captain of the Gaels in 2014, but didn't feature for much of the championship through injury. On 11 October, Dunne came on as a late substitute in the county final against Kingscourt. A late point from Micheál Lyng secured the title for the Gaels, while Dunne lifted the cup with joint-captain Eamonn Reilly after the game. It would be 2017 before Cavan Gaels would reach the county final again. On 8 October, Dunne was in the full forward line as they faced Castlerahan, scoring 0-2 in theire five-point win. The Gaels would later defeat Lámh Dhearg and Derrygonnelly to reach the Ulster Club final. On 26 November, Dunne was at corner forward as Cavan Gaels faced Slaughtneil in the Ulster final. Dunne top-scored for the Gaels with 0-4, but Slaughtneil were comfortable winners.

Inter-county

On 5 February 2012, Dunne made his National League debut, coming on as a substitute in a loss to Wexford. On 27 June, Dunne won a

Leinster Junior Football Championship The Leinster Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The competition began in 1906, ...

, scoring five points in the final win over Kildare. Dunne made his championship debut on 19 May 2013, scoring nine points in Cavan's Ulster championship win over

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. Dunne kept his position for the rest of the year and Cavan exited the championship to Kerry at the quarter-final stage. Dunne finished the 2013 championship as the second highest scorer with 1–33, only beaten by Mayo's Cillian O'Connor. Dunne was nominated for an All-Star award at the end of the season. On 27 April 2014, Dunne was at full forward as Cavan faced Roscommon in the National League Division 3 Final. Dunne scored 0-3 but had a penalty saved as Roscommon were winners on a 1-17 to 0-18 scoreline. Dunne was named in the Cavan team to face Armagh on 8 June 2014, but was unable to play, sustaining injuries during a mass brawl ahead of the game. Armagh went on to win by six points. Dunne suffered multiple breaks in his hand, and didn't feature for Cavan for the rest of the year. On 24 June 2015, Dunne was a substitute as Cavan faced

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in the Ulster championship. Dunne scored two points as Cavan lost out by a single point. On 4 July, Dunne scored a point from the bench in a qualifier loss to Roscommon. It was his last game for Cavan. Dunne stepped away from the Cavan panel after the 2015 season.

Managerial career

Drumlane

Dunne took his first managerial job ahead of the 2022 season, taking over Cavan Junior Football Championship club Drumlane. In his first year, Drumlane reached the Junior championship final. Drumlane won the championship after beating Arva in the final, a team they had lost by ten points to earlier in the championship. Following their county championship success, Dunne led the Sons of O'Connell to the final of the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. Drumlane lost the final in a penalty shoot-out to

Stewartstown Harps Stewartstown Harps is a Gaelic Athletic Association club which was founded in 1912 and based in the village of Stewartstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The club plays its games in Mullaghmoyle park. History Stewartstown won the Ulste ...

Honours

Player

Cavan *

(1): 2012 Cavan Gaels *

(5): 2008, 2009, 2011,

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Individual * ''Irish News'' Ulster All-Star (1): 2013 * ''Gaelic Life'' Ulster Club All-Star (1): 2017

Manager

Drumlane * Cavan Junior Football Championship (1): 2022

References

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