Jonathan Lyne

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]

Key Information

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Laighin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right half back
Born	(1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 35) Tralee, Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club
Years	Club
2007–	Killarney Legion
Club titles
Kerry titles	1
Inter-county*
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.
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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.

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