Joe Sheridan is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays with the Seneschalstown club and the Meath county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Sirideáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | Big Joe | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Seneschalstown | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2004-2012 2012-2013 2017 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
He was part of the Meath team that made it to the 2002 All-Ireland Minor Championship Final but lost out to Derry.
He made headlines for scoring a controversial and illegal late goal in the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final. The goal stood and Meath got a 1-12 to 1-10 win over Louth.[1]
He won Meath Senior Football Championship medals in 2007 and 2009 with Seneschalstown.
In March 2012, Sheridan quit the Meath panel due to work commitments in Boston.[2] A month later it was announced that Sheridan was returning to the Meath panel in time for the championship 2012.[3]
Meath manager Mick O'Dowd axed him at the end of 2013.[4]
In December 2019, he was named as a Meath under-20 county team selector under the management of Ger Robinson.[5]
Personal life
editThrough his association with Fianna Fáil he has met Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama.[6]
Sheridan supported the No Vote in the 2018 Abortion referendum.[7]
Honours
edit- 2 O'Byrne Cups (2004, 2006)
- 2 Meath Senior Football Championships (2007, 2009)
- 1 Leinster Senior Football Championship (2010)
- 1 National Football League Division 2 (2007)
References
edit- ^ "Referee Martin Sludden struck after Leinster decider". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Sheridan departs Meath for new job". RTÉ Sport. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Sheridan set for Meath return". RTÉ Sport. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ Wall, Sean (24 September 2013). "Sheridan axed in Meath reshuffle as O'Dowd aims to knock Dublin off perch". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Robinson appointed u-20 boss". Meath Chronicle. 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Sheridan to answer Fianna Fáil's call". Hogan Stand. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Video: High-profile GAA players call for 'No' vote in abortion referendum". 2 May 2018.