Ray Finnegan Explained

Ray Finnegan (born 1982) is a retired inter-county Gaelic footballer from Louth. He played club football with his local team St Patrick's. He was a member of the Louth senior football team from 2004 until his retirement in 2013. His younger brother Dessie was a teammate at both club and county level.^[1]

Finnegan was captain of the St Patricks team that won the club's sixth Louth SFC title in 2014.^[2]

Honours

County

• Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
• National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011
• O'Byrne Cup (1): 2009
• Owen Treacy Cup (1): 2006^[3]

Club

• Louth Senior Football Championship (7): 2003,^[4] 2004,^[5] 2007,^[6] 2011,^[7] 2012,^[8] 2014,^[9] 2015^[10]
• Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (5): 2003,^[11] 2009,^[12] 2012,^[13] 2013,^[14] 2014^[15]
• Paddy Sheelan Cup (2): 2002,^[16] 2011^[17]
• Louth Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2001^[18]

Notes and References

1. News: One change for Louth . Hogan Stand. 4 February 2011.
2. Web site: Louth SFC final: Pat's hold off determined Dreadnots. . 29 September 2014.
3. Web site: American bossed on own soil by ace Reds. Irish Independent. 25 October 2006.
4. Web site: Supersub Hynes late Pat's hero . Irish Independent. 22 September 2003.
5. Web site: Patrick's hold on . Irish Times. 20 September 2004.
6. Web site: White's penalty the difference in Louth showpiece . Irish Independent. 24 September 2007.
7. Web site: Louth SFC final: Keenan proves the difference for Pat's. . 31 October 2011.
8. Web site: St Patrick's retain title with commanding performance. Irish Times. 8 October 2012.
9. Web site: O'Connor helps St Pat's over the line . . 29 September 2014.
10. Web site: There were five county champions crowned across the country today. the42.ie. 4 October 2015.
11. Web site: Famous double ends St Pats perfect season . . 12 December 2003 .
12. Web site: ugly end to season as Pats have the final say . Drogheda Independent. 2 December 2009.
13. Web site: Paddy leads Pats to double delight . . 12 December 2012.
14. Web site: Cardinal O'Donnell final: Pat's retain title in style . . 3 November 2013.
15. Web site: Pat's complete double to bring bittersweet season to an end. Dundalk Democrat. 25 November 2014.
16. Web site: Pats land first ever ACC Cup. Hogan Stand. 30 November 2002.
17. Web site: Silver lining for Pats in disappointing final. The Argus. 13 July 2011.
18. Web site: Kilkerley parish district history-2001. Willie Quigley.