Jonathan Lyne

Jonathan Lyne
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Laighin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right half back
Born (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 34)
Tralee, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2007–
 Killarney Legion
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2012–2020
 Kerry 9 (0-3)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20 September 2015.

Jonathan Lyne (24 February 1990) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Killarney Legion and was a member of the senior Kerry county team from 2014.[1]

Lyne started at right half-back for Kerry in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final defeat to Dublin.[2]

He is a cousin of Pat Spillane. His younger brother Damien died suddenly in Killarney in 2020.[3]

Lyne confirmed his retirement from inter-county football on 1 January 2021.[4] Though he played often in 2020, he was not involved in the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final defeat to Cork.[5]

  1. ^ "14 rising GAA stars to watch for in 2014". Irish Independent. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ "DUBLIN 0-12 KERRY 0-9". Munster GAA. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Man in 20s dies in Kerry in suspected fall". Irish Examiner. 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Lyne retires from Kerry duty". Hogan Stand. 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Kerry's Jonathan Lyne retires from inter-county football". Dublin's 98FM. 2 January 2021.