Rónán Ó Flatharta is an Irish

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er who plays for An GhaeltachtMurt Murphy, "McCarthy's last-gasp point earns Tralee draw with Dingle," ''Irish Examiner'', 22 November 2001, found a
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. Accessed 11 March 2008. and at senior level for the Kerry county team.Fermanagh 0-8 1-12 Kerry: Three players were sent-off as Kerry eased to an Allianz NFL Division 1A victory at Breffni Park. BBC Sports TV story, found a
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Accessed 12 March 2008. He provides defensive cover for Kerry as a wing-back. Ó Flatharta made two appearances for Kerry in 2007, both in the

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against

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and

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."Sport: GAA: National Football League: Kerry select side for crunch clash," by Gareth Maher, 14 February 2008, found a
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or All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, both of which Kerry won by beating

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in each final. He played wing back in the

final in 2008 when

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lost to

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. Ó Flatharta is known for his tough play. In the Fermanagh game he received two yellow cards, and was sent off by the referee. Ó Flatharta was part of the

Dingle CBS Dingle CBS (''Meánscoil na mBráithre Críostaí'' in Irish) was a secondary School in the County Kerry town of Dingle. It opened in 1846 by the Christian Brothers. The school closed at the end of the 2006/07 school year. Notable past pupi ...

team that won the All Ireland Colleges title in 2001. In the same year he also won a Munster title with the Kerry minor team. At club level he has won 2

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s as well as a Munster championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oflatharta, Ronan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people An Ghaeltacht Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers People educated at Dingle CBS