Alan Larkin

For the American artist, see Alan Larkin (artist).

Alan Larkin is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Raheny club and for the Dublin county team.^[1]

Alan Larkin

Personal information
Irish name	Ailéin Ó Lorcáin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	centreback
Born	Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	QFA
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Raheny
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
?–?	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	?
All-Irelands	2
All Stars	0

Playing career

Larkin won his first all-Ireland SFC title in 1974, as part of the Dublin team that defeated Galway by 0–14 to 1–6. He won his second title in 1977, when Dublin defeated Armagh by 5–12 to 3–6. Larkin served as manager of the Dublin minor team and led them to an All-Ireland MFC in the 1980s.^[1]

Post-football career

Larkin has worked for Ministers of the Word in Beaumont Hospital and in his own parish of Kilmore West.^[2] He coached a Dublin minor league team, which won the Leinster Championship in 1994.^[3] He is married to his wife, Rose, and together they have five children and several grandchildren.^[2]

He is part of a "Dublin 70s group" who meet for social events and organise reunions for teams on anniversaries.^[4]