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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Seven-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin transfers to Meath GAA club in big boost to their prospects
FORMER Dublin corner-back Eric Lowndes has transferred from St Peregrine's to St Peter's Dunboyne. The seven-time All-Ireland winner has already made his debut for his new club too as he came off the bench during Sunday's 3-10 to 1-12 victory versus Wolfe Tones. 2 The defender stepped away from the Dublin panel in 2021 after falling out of favour 2 He was a consistent panel member throughout Jim Gavin's reign He has strong ties to the club and area as his brothers Stuart and Craig play their football with Dunboyne while he went to school there. The club hasn't lifted the Keegan Cup since 2018 though they did make the county final in 2021 where they lost to Wolfe Tones. Adding the longtime Dublin defender, 31, to their ranks will strengthen their chances of making it back to the decider this year. His former county teammates meanwhile, Read More On GAA Dublin's footballers and hurlers are set for a Saturday Croker double header, with the Tailteann Cup semis penned in for Jones' road on Sunday. The Sky Blues face Limerick in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals at HQ at 4pm, before they entertain the Rebels at 6.15. Dessie Farrell's men were drawn to face Cork on Monday as the race for Sam Maguire enters knockout football. Munster champions Kerry will look to bounce back from their Most read in GAA Football And Galway's All-Ireland SHC quarter final clash with Tipperary will be played at Limerick's Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening at 6.15. A bumper Sunday will see Ulster champions Donegal and Leinster kingpins Louth face off in Ballybofey at 4pm. 'Just in time for Father's Day' - Dublin GAA legends welcome the birth of precious baby daughter That'll be a repeat of last year's All-Ireland quarter-final which Jim McGuinness's men won 1-23 to 0-18. Galway's prize for their And Croker will roll out the red carpet for the last four of the Tailteann Cup as Wicklow get the ball rolling against Limerick at 2pm before Kildare's clash with Fermanagh at 4.
The 42
4 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Dublin seven-time All-Ireland winner transfers to Meath side Dunboyne
DUBLIN'S SEVEN-TIME All-Ireland winner Eric Lowndes has transferred to Meath side Dunboyne. A club official from the 2018 senior county champions confirmed the news to The42 with today, with Lowndes having featured in a club league game over the weekend. The St Peregrine's clubman left the Dublin squad in 2021, six years after making his senior debut. Lowndes first emerged as part of the 2011 Dublin minor team that featured Jack McCaffrey, Ciarán Kilkenny and Cormac Costello. He was also a talented hurler who represented Dublin in both codes as a minor. He played in both All-Ireland minor finals in 2012, wining the football decider against Meath and losing the hurling final to Tipperary. Advertisement Both of Lowndes's parents are from Meath and he also attended school in St Peter's Dunboyne. Lowndes joins a Dunboyne side who contested the 2021 Meath SFC final where they lost out to Wolfe Tones. Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here
Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Multiple Dublin GAA All-Ireland winner joins leading Meath club
Multiple Dublin All-Ireland winner Eric Lowndes has moved to leading Meath side, St. Peter's Dunboyne. Lowndes, who went to school in Dunboyne, will join his brothers Stuart and Craig in the senior side at the club. Eric Lowndes is 31 now, having made his Dublin Championship debut in 2015 after a stellar underage career where he won four Leinster minor medals in hurling and football across two seasons as well as an All-Ireland under-21 football titles. Lowndes was a regular throughout Dublin's Leinster campaign in their 2017 run to the All-Ireland, but didn't start the All-Ireland semi-final or final. Stuart Lowndes played for both Dublin and Meath at senior level and his goal was vital as Dunboyne won the Senior Championship in 2018, their most recent victory in the competition. The brother's parents are both Meath people. Eric Lowndes has been training with the Dunboyne club recently and made his debut over the weekend in a Division 1 encounter with Wolfe Tones.
