Ciaran Whelan is regarded as the best Dublin footballer of his generation not to have won an All-Ireland title.
The midfield hardman, known to the Hill 16 faithful simply as Wheelo, did amass a total of 6 Leinster titles in an inter-county career spanning 13 years from 1996 to 2009.
Whelan faced the men from the Royal county seven times in the Leinster Championship. He was on the winning side four times, drew once and lost two.
Those two defeats were the only matches in which the midfielder faced Meath in Leinster finals (1996 & 2001).
Whelan was at the launch of the 2014 Bord Gais Energy Legends Tours at Croke Park and spoke to 98FM Sport's Stephen Doyle about being bullied by Meath men, bullying Meath men himself and his thoughts on this Sunday's final.
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The details of the forthcoming 2014 Bord Gáis Energy Legends Tours at Croke Park are as follows;
- Johnny Doyle, Saturday, 19th July, 2pm
- Brendan Cummins, Saturday, 9th August, 2pm
- Brian Corcoran, Saturday, 16th July, 2pm
- Maurice Fitzgerald, Saturday, 23rd August, 12pm
- Mickey Whelan, Thursday, 28th August, 7pm
All Bord Gáis Energy Legends Tours include a trip to the newly-refurbished GAA Museum which was recently awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the influential TripAdvisor website and is ranked in the Top 5 Places to Visit in Dublin. The museum includes two floors of exclusive exhibits as well as an extensive interactive games area. For booking and information about the GAA legends for this summer’s tours visit www.Crokepark.ie
