Nigel Dineen is an Irish politician and former Gaelic football manager and player who has served as a member of Roscommon County Council since June 2014. He played for the Castlerea St Kevin's club and at senior level for the Roscommon county team.
Nigel Dineen | |
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| Roscommon County Councillor | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Roscommon |
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| Party | Independent Ireland (since 2024) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2014–2024) |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Corner forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sports career
editPlaying career
editDineen won three Roscommon Senior Football Championship titles while playing for Castlerea St Kevin's: in 2003, 2008[1] and 2009.[2] Castlerea lost to Sligo[clarification needed] in 2010.[3]
Managerial career
editIn 2011, Dineen was appointed as manager of the Roscommon under-21 team for the 2012 season, having been a selector under the former management team.[4] He led Roscommon to the Connacht Under-21 Football Championship title in his first year in the job and later to the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final, where his side lost to Dublin.
Dineen challenged Kevin McStay for the Roscommon senior management role ahead of the 2017 season, but pulled out a month later, stating that he had "strong reservations about the integrity of the selection and recruitment process".[5][6]
Political career
editIn June 2014, Dineen was elected to Roscommon County Council[7] as an independent. In 2024, Dineen joined the Independent Ireland party.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Roscommon SFC final: Dineen rescues Castlerea". 13 October 2008.
- ↑ "Roscommon SFC: Castlerea retain title". 28 September 2009.
- ↑ "Dineen taking nothing for granted". 1 April 2010.
- ↑ "Dineen chosen for Roscommon U21 role". 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "Nigel Dineen to challenge Kevin McStay for Roscommon job". RTÉ. 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Nigel Dineen slams 'extremely damaging' behind-the-scenes influences as he drops out of Roscommon race". Independent.ie. 13 October 2016.
- ↑ "Fine Gael Vote Implodes". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Roscommon Councillor Nigel Dineen to run for Independent Ireland". Midwest Radio. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.