James Ruane is an Irish former

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

er who played for the Donegal county team. Ruane won an

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest in ...

with Donegal in 1995.

P. J. McGowan P. J. McGowan (born 1951/52) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and administrator. He succeeded Brian McEniff as Donegal county football team, Donegal manager in 1994 and lasted until 1997, thus preceding Declan Bonner's first spell in charge. H ...

was the manager to introduce Ruane to the Donegal senior team. He made a substitute appearance in the first game of

Brian McEniff Brian McEniff (born 1 December 1942) is a former Gaelic football player, manager and administrator. McEniff played as a wing-back for the St Joseph's combination of clubs from Bundoran and Ballyshannon. He won seven Donegal Senior Football ...

's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

Tuam Tuam (; , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midland Region, Ireland, midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. The town is in a civil parishe ...

in February 2003. However, an ankle injury caused Ruane to miss the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against

Armagh Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...

. Ruane also played for Donegal Boston.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Donegal Boston Gaelic footballers Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Donegal-gaelic-football-bio-stub