Niall Sludden is an

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er who plays for the Dromore St Dympna's club and the Tyrone county team. On 25 October 2017, Sludden was named in the

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squad for the

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against

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in November. Sludden was in the

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final team of 2018, when Tyrone faced

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(Tyrone lost). He scored a crucial goal in the semi-final against

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to win that game.

References

Living people Dromore St Dympna's Gaelic footballers Tyrone inter-county Gaelic footballers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Tyrone-gaelic-football-bio-stub