Barney Rock
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Biography
Born in Ballymun, but growing up in Glasnevin, Dublin, Rock attended St Kevins College, Ballygall.[1]
He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballymun Kickhams and was a senior member of the Dublin county team from 1980 until 1991.[2] He won the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in 1983 at Croke Park against Galway. Rock was also chosen to play in the first International Rules Series against Australia in 1984.[3] Rock won an All Star for Dublin on three occasions, each in consecutive years 1983, 1984, 1985.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
After hanging up his boots, Rock went on to manage both the Westmeath senior and under 21 teams from 1995 to 1997 and was managing Dublin GAA club St Sylvester's in 2000.[4]
Rock was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1991 Dublin Corporation election for the Progressive Democrats. He stood for election to the local electoral area of Finglas on Dublin Corporation.[5]
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