Anton Sullivan

{{Short description|Offaly Gaelic footballer}}

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Anton Sullivan (born 1991/1992){{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/190916|title=A Day in the Life: Offaly's Anton Sullivan|work=Hogan Stand|date=25 April 2013|quote=21-year old Sullivan finishes up his Army training this Friday before embarking on a new life stationed at the Athlone Barracks from Monday, where his brother Paraic is also based.}} is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Rhode{{cite news|url=https://www.midlands103.com/news/sports/fitness-test-likely-for-anton-sullivan-ahead-of-offaly-football-final/|title=Fitness Test Likely for Anton Sullivan Ahead of Offaly Football Final|publisher=Midlands 103|date=21 September 2022}} and at senior level for the Offaly county team.

Sullivan is a peacekeeper and has experienced service in the Lebanon.{{cite news|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/anton-sullivan-enjoying-offaly-duty/|title=Anton Sullivan enjoying Offaly duty|first=Cian|last=O'Connell|date=11 May 2018}} He was appointed as Offaly captain in 2018, shortly after returning to Ireland.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-news/anton-sullivan-ready-call-captain-11786187|title=Anton Sullivan ready for call to captain Offaly after tour of duty in Western Asia|first=Pat|last=Nolan|date=3 January 2018}}

He was named on the Tailteann Cup Team of the Year at the end of the 2022 campaign.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/1020/1330333-westmeath-lead-tailteann-team-selection/|title=Westmeath secure six places in Tailteann team selection|publisher=RTÉ|date=20 October 2022}}

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{{2022 Tailteann Cup Team of the Year}}

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Category:1990s births

Category:Living people

Category:Irish Army soldiers

Category:Offaly inter-county Gaelic footballers

Category:Rhode Gaelic footballers

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