Charlie Redmond
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Charlie Redmond is a Dublin born former Gaelic football
er for Dublin
and current manager of Trinity Gaels seniors.
Redmond is a fire fighter by profession and has featured in the Dublin fire brigade Halloween
health and safety campaign. In 2007 the Irish language
television station TG4
did a documentary
on Charlie Redmond and his football
career.http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=7857&viewstory=yes
He was a clinical free kick taker for Dublin, and would often precede his kick by habitually licking his gloves three times.
which ended on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-12; later in the same game he was controversially sent off, with the referee showing him the red card twice as he apparently did not see it the first time. He also was on Dublin's winning side when Dublin won the National Football League in 1991 against local rivals Kildare
, the game finished on a scoreline of 1-09 to 0-10. His second national football league title was in 1993 when Dublin beat Donegal 0-10 0-6 in the replay of the final. Redmond missed from the penalty spot on three critical occasions, the 1988 Leinster final and the 1992 and 1994 All-Ireland finals which made the goal in the 1995 final all the more precious. Charlie was on the panel when Dublin won the 1983 all-Ireland.
Charlie won two Dublin Senior Football Championship medals with Erins Isle
. He won the first in 1993 and after appearing in the final on three occaseions again he finally won his second medal in 1997.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er for Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
and current manager of Trinity Gaels seniors.
Redmond is a fire fighter by profession and has featured in the Dublin fire brigade Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
health and safety campaign. In 2007 the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
television station TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
did a documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
on Charlie Redmond and his football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
career.http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=7857&viewstory=yes
He was a clinical free kick taker for Dublin, and would often precede his kick by habitually licking his gloves three times.
Football career
Redmond received three all-stars for his performances with Dublin, in 1993, 1994 and in his only all-Ireland winning year with Dublin in 1995. He scored a goal in the 1995 All-Ireland final win over TyroneTyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
which ended on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-12; later in the same game he was controversially sent off, with the referee showing him the red card twice as he apparently did not see it the first time. He also was on Dublin's winning side when Dublin won the National Football League in 1991 against local rivals Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
, the game finished on a scoreline of 1-09 to 0-10. His second national football league title was in 1993 when Dublin beat Donegal 0-10 0-6 in the replay of the final. Redmond missed from the penalty spot on three critical occasions, the 1988 Leinster final and the 1992 and 1994 All-Ireland finals which made the goal in the 1995 final all the more precious. Charlie was on the panel when Dublin won the 1983 all-Ireland.
Charlie won two Dublin Senior Football Championship medals with Erins Isle
Erins Isle
Erins Isle is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Finglas, Dublin, Ireland. Erins Isle have won the Dublin Senior Football Championship on two occasions in 1993 and 1997, also capturing the Leinster Club Football Championship in 1997...
. He won the first in 1993 and after appearing in the final on three occaseions again he finally won his second medal in 1997.