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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{infobox Gaelic games player
|image           =
|name            = Éamonn Fennell
|irish           = Éamonn Ó Fionnail
|nickname        =
|occupation      =
|birth_date      = {{birth year and age|1984}}
|birth_place     = [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]
|height          = {{convert|1.95|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|sport           = Gaelic Football
|code            = Football
|county          = Dublin
|province        = Leinster
|club            = [[O'Tooles GAA|O'Tooles]]<br />[[St Vincents GAA|St Vincents]]
|clyears         = 2001-2010<br />2011-
|clposition      = Midfield
|clapps(points)  =
|clcounty        = 2
|clprovince      = 2
|clallireland    = 1
|counties        = [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
|icyears         = 2005-2013
|icposition      = Midfield
|icapps(points)  =
|icprovince      = 4
|icallireland    = 1
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'''Eamonn Fennell''' (born 1984) is a [[Gaelic football]]er who plays for the [[St Vincents GAA|St Vincents]] club and, formerly, for northside club [[O'Tooles GAA|O'Tooles]]. He has played for the [[Dublin county football team|Dublin county team]] in the past.

==Inter-county==
Fennell was first brought onto the Dublin team in 2005, after winning Leinster with the Dublin U21s. Fennell was on Dublin's [[2008 O'Byrne Cup]] winning team, which defeated [[Longford GAA|Longford]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9513&viewstory=yes|title=HILL 16}}</ref> He helped guide Dublin to promotion to Division One of the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=93368|title=NFL: Dubs win Parnell Park battle|work=Hoganstand.com|date=20 April 2008|access-date=20 April 2008}}</ref> Fennell has won the [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] with [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He came on as a substitute in Dublins All-Ireland victory over rivals Kerry at Croke Park in September 2011.

==Transfer issue==
Fennell was the subject of a controversial club transfer move from his club O'Tooles to northside rivals St Vincents. The transfer was rejected by his own club and then by the Dublin county board with Dublin's Cork born county chairman Gerry Harrington giving the deciding vote. The verdict is expected to be appealed. The reason given for the rejection was "''A player is considered to always owe allegiance and loyalty to the club he first legally participated with in club competition''."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=123003|title=Dublin board explains Fennell transfer refusal|work=Hoganstand.com|date=26 January 2010|access-date=26 January 2010}}</ref> The transfer to St Vincents was finally agreed on 15 February 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=142482|title=Fennell transfer goes through|work=Hoganstand.com|date=16 February 2011|access-date=16 February 2011}}</ref>

==Imposter==
After the [[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]], a Dublin fan sneaked onto the pitch to celebrate. He put on Fennell's discarded tracksuit top after joining the substitutes' bench and was seen on live television and in photographs.<ref>{{cite news|first=Fiona|last=Ellis|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/who-are-ya-impostor-stephen-pitches-up-in-the-middle-of-dublins-allireland-celebrations-16053965.html|title=Who are ya? Impostor Stephen pitches up in the middle of Dublin's All-Ireland celebrations|newspaper=The Belfast Telegraph|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=23 September 2011|access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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{{St Vincents Football Team 2014}}
{{Dublin Football Team 2011}}
{{2010 Ireland international rules football team}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:O'Tooles Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:St Vincents (Dublin) Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen]]


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