Ronan Wallace
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Multyfarnham | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Westmeath | |||
Ronan Wallace is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Multyfarnham club and at senior level for the Westmeath county team.[1]
He was a member of the team that defeated Dublin at Parnell Park in the 2019 O'Byrne Cup final, his county's first time to win that trophy since 1988.[2][3][4] He won his second piece of silverware of 2019 when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park, Wallace scored 0–1.[5]
He scored the first goal against Offaly in the 2022 Tailteann Cup semi-final, which Westmeath won to qualify for the competition's inaugural final.[6][7] Then he got the insurance score in that one to down Cavan.[8]
Honours[edit]
- Westmeath
- Tailteann Cup (1): 2022
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2019
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 2019
- Individual
- Tailteann Cup Team of the Year (1): 2022
References[edit]
- ^ Hughes, Paul (19 June 2022). "Westmeath turn on the style to reach first Tailteann Cup final". The Anglo-Celt.
However, they underlined their early dominance when in the 15th minute, David Lynch set the onrushing Ronan Wallace through on goal, and the Multyfarnham man rattled the Offaly net from close range.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (18 January 2019). "Ger Egan hits 1–5 as Westmeath defeat Dublin for first O'Byrne Cup title since 1988". The42.ie.
- ^ Keane, Paul (18 January 2019). "Egan leads Westmeath to O'Byrne Cup win over Dublin". RTÉ.
- ^ "O'Byrne Cup final: Egan steers Westmeath past Dubs". Hogan Stand. 18 January 2019.
- ^ Keane, Paul (6 April 2019). "Westmeath claim more silverware with Division 3 success". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "All the goals as Westmeath beat neighbours with impressive first-half display". Hogan Stand. 19 June 2022.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (19 June 2022). "Free scoring Westmeath see off Offaly to book Tailteann decider spot". RTÉ.
- ^ Keane, Paul (10 July 2022). "Breaking new ground: Westmeath claim first Tailteann Cup". Irish Examiner.