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{{Short description|Dublin Gaelic footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| image =
| name = Kieran Duff
| Irish = Ciarán Ó Duibh
| nickname = Dully
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|2|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
| feet = 6
| inches = 0
| occupation = 
| sport = Gaelic football
| code = Football
| county = Dublin
| province = Leinster
| clposition = Forward
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| clubs = [[Fingallians GAA|Fingallians]]
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| clapps(points) =
| icposition = Right wing-forward
| icyears = 1980–1992
| icapps(points) = 40 (9–57)
| counties = [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
| icprovince = 4
| icallireland = 1
| nfl = 2
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'''Kieran Duff''' (born 14 February 1961) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] former [[Gaelic football]]er. His [[National Football League (Ireland)|league]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|championship]] career at senior level playing for the [[Dublin county football team|Dublin county team]] spanned thirteen seasons from 1979 to 1992.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://buzz.ie/former-dublin-footballer-kieran-duff-reflects-on-his-playing-days-and-his-move-from-the-pitch-to-the-stands/|title=Former Dublin footballer Kieran Duff reflects on his playing days and his move from the pitch to the stands|publisher=buzz.ie|date=26 May 2016|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=78854|title=Duff, Ciaran|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=11 December 1992|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>

Born in [[Dublin]], Duff first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling. He later joined the [[Fingallians GAA|Fingallians]] club and won a [[Dublin Junior Football Championship|county junior championship]] medal in 1993.

Duff made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was picked on the Dublin minor team. He won a [[Leinster Minor Football Championship|Leinster]] medal in this grade in 1979. Duff later joined the Dublin under-21 team, winning a [[Leinster Under-21 Football Championship|Leinster]] medal in 1980. By this stage he had joined the Dublin senior team, making his debut during the [[1979-80 National Football League (Ireland)|1979-80 league]]. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons Duff won one [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]] medal in 1983. He also won four [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster]] medals, two [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] medals and two [[GAA All Stars Awards|All-Stars]]. He retired from inter-county football during the [[1991-92 National Football League (Ireland)|1991-92 league]].

Duff also played [[association football]] for [[Swords Celtic]] and [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]], making his [[League of Ireland]] debut as a substitute on 8 December 1985.

In retirement from playing Duff became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the Dublin senior team under [[Paul Caffrey]].

==Honours==
===Team===
; Fingallians
* [[Dublin Junior Football Championship]] (1): 1993

; Dublin
* [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (1): [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1983]]
* [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] (4): [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1983]], [[1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1984]], [[1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1985]], [[1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1989]]
* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] (2): [[1986-87 National Football League (Ireland)|1986-87]], [[1990-91 National Football League (Ireland)|1990-91]]

===Individual===
; Awards
* [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All-Stars Awards]] (2): 1987, 1988

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1961 births]]
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[[Category:All Stars Awards winners (football)]]
[[Category:Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
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[[Category:Gaelic games players from Fingal]]
[[Category:League of Ireland players]]
[[Category:Shelbourne F.C. players]]
[[Category:Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)]]
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[[Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers]]
[[Category:Association footballers from County Dublin]]
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