Éamonn Burns (born 24 January 1972) is a Gaelic footballer who played for Ballinascreen and the Derry county team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
[1] Burns had massive promise at underage level, and won a vast range of honours by the time he was 21, however some feel he never reached his true potential on the inter-county stage.
In 1994 Burns and Screen were beat in another Derry Championship final,[3] this time to Bellaghy.
Burns was in the United States for a short period the early 1990s and while there played with St. Columbkille's GFC, Boston.
He along with fellow Derry man Dermot McNicholl helped the club win a Boston Senior Football Championship in 1991.
Burns was part of the Derry Minor team again the following year, where they successfully defended their Ulster title,[1] beating Down in the final.
Burns got a groin injury against Down in 1991 and it meant he missed a lot of football that year and the next.
Burns was on the bench when Derry beat Tyrone in the 1992 National League final.
[1] The injury was finally diagnosed in March 1993 as a small hernia and an operation meant he was fit for the Championship campaign.
Burns won a fourth National League medal in 2000, with Derry beating Meath in the final.
[6] Burns manages some school football teams at St. Columb's College in Derry City.
Burns fractured his face and required surgery when he was assaulted at West End, Main Street, Buncrana, on 23 February 2014.
In the 2007/08 season he scored the goal that ultimately won the club the Northern Ireland Intermediate League title for the first time in their history.