Dermot Hannafin is a retired Irish

Irish people

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 sportsperson. He played Gaelic football

Gaelic football

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 with his local club Castleisland Desmonds

Castleisland Desmonds

Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981 , 1982 and 1984...

 and was a member of the Kerry

Kerry GAA

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 senior inter-county team from 1985 until 1993. His father also Dermot played with Kerry

Kerry GAA

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 during the 1950s.

Club

Hannafin played his club football with his local Castleisland Desmonds

Castleisland Desmonds

Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981 , 1982 and 1984...

 club and enjoyed much success. He won a number of county club championship

Kerry County Club Championship

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 titles with Castleisland throughout the 1980s and 1990s. These victories allowed the club to represent the county in the provincial club championship. A 2-6 to 0-9 defeat of the famous St. Finbarr's

St. Finbarr's GAA

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 club gave Hannafin a coveted Munster

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

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 club winners' medal. He later lined out in Croke Park

Croke Park

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 for the All-Ireland final against St. Vincents

St Vincents GAA

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 of Dublin. In one of the most dramatic endings ever a fifty-eighth minute goal gave Castleisland a 2-2 to 0-7 victory. The win gave Hannafin a coveted All-Ireland

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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 club winners' medal.

Hannafin collected a second consecutive Munster club winners' medal in 1985 as the mighty 'Barr's' were defeated for the second consecutive year. Castleisland later qualified for another All-Ireland final. This time Burren provided the opposition and the game was another close affair. A second-half goal secured the title for Burran as Hannafin's side were defeated by 1-10 to 1-6.

Intercounty

Hannafin also played with Kerry during the mid 1980's and early 1990s. He was part of the team that won Munster & All Ireland Championshps in 1986 a year that would turn out to be Kerry's last All Ireland for 11 years.

References

• http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/181/Dermot-%28Jnr%29-Hanafin/League