Ciaran Bonner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre Forward | ||
| Born | Letterkenny, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2004-2011 2012 |
Glenswilly Tír Chonaill Gaels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Donegal titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2006-2009 2012- |
Donegal London | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Ciaran Bonner is an Irish Gaelic footballer with Glenswilly and has been a member of the Donegal senior inter-county team.
Playing career
Club
Bonner was part of the Glenswilly team that won its first Donegal Senior Football Championship in 2011, with a 1-8 to 0-9 victory over Naomh Mícheál.[1] He played in the 2007 final which Glenswilly lost.[2] He later moved to the London club Tír Chonaill Gaels.[2]
He scored a goal in the final of the 2013 Donegal Senior Football Championship following a deft flick of the heel from Michael Murphy.[3][4] That was Bonner's second Donegal Senior Football Championship. Bonner's team progressed to the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, which they lost to Ballinderry.[5][6]
Inter-county
Bonner's Donegal debut came against St Mary's in the Dr. McKenna Cup. He played in the 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park.[7] He played many more games in the Ulster Senior Football Championship as well, and made an appearance at the semi-final stage in 2007. That same year he was part of the Donegal team that won the 2007 Dr. McKenna Cup, as well as the 2007 National Football League, scoring 0-2 in the final at Croke Park.[2]
Bonner voluntarily left Donegal "for good" following the team's penultimate match of the 2008 National Football League, against Laois, a game in which he was substituted.[8] However, he was then dropped by manager John Joe Doherty over a breach of discipline ahead of the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier game against Carlow, having been expected to start that game and having played in the previous game, an Ulster Senior Football Championship defeat to Antrim.[9] Bonner played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, making his debut for London against Leitrim in June 2012.[10]
Honours
- 1 National Football League Division 1 (2007)
- 1 Dr. McKenna Cup (2007)
- 2 Donegal Senior Football Championships (2011, 2013)
References
- ↑ "Murphy magic proves key as Glenswilly secure first Donegal crown". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 Dolan, Damian. "Gaels land Donegal star". tirchonaillgaels.com.
- ↑ "Watch: Michael Murphy's magical piece of skill". Hogan Stand. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "Murphy follows up Ireland heroics by firing Glenswilly to county glory". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ballinderry 1-13 Glenswilly 2-06". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Live: Glenswilly v Ballinderry Shamrocks Ulster senior club final". Donegal Now. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Donegal 0-09 1-09 Armagh". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
- ↑ "Donegal rocked as Bonner opts out of county panel 'for good'". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ↑ "Donegal duo dropped for discipline breach". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
Ciaran Bonner and Neil Gallagher have been dropped from the Donegal football panel for a breach of discipline ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier against Carlow in Ballybofey.
- ↑ "Bonner makes London debut". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.