Shea Fahy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Shea Fahy

Gaelic football player

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1962

Place of Birth: Cong, Connacht, Ireland

Profession: Gaelic football player

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Shea Fahy

  • Shea Fahy (born 6 October 1962 in Newbridge, County Kildare) is an Irish retired sportsperson.
  • He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Sarsfield's in Kildare and Nemo Rangers in Cork, and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s Shea Fahy is regarded as one of the heroes of the Cork senior football team that was most successful between 1987 and 1995.
  • Although born in County Kildare, along with team-mate Larry Tompkins, the Cork supporters and management considered him one of their own.
  • Although he never won any honours at minor or under-21 levels Fahy won his first Munster Championship in 1987.
  • It was the first of four Munster titles in-a-row for Fahy and Cork which also culminated in four consecutive All-Ireland final appearances.
  • While Cork lost the first two finals to Meath they returned in 1989 and 1990 to win back-to-back titles.
  • These resulted in Fahy winning his only two All-Ireland medals.
  • Fahy claimed two further Munster titles in 1993 and 1994 before retiring from inter-county football. Fahy also had a highly successful career with Nemo Rangers at club level.
  • He won numerous county championships as well as an All-Ireland Club title in 1994.
  • He was awarded with the title of player of the year in 1990 and also won two All-Stars Awards in 1988 and 1990.

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