Shane Dalton is a member of St Vincents GAA Club in Marino Dublin.

He played with the Dublin Senior hurlers making his debut against Tipperary in October 1983 with his last game against Westmeath in 1999, winning two Division 2 National League hurling medals in 1989 and 1997 and losing a Leinster final against Offaly in 1990.

He has represented Leinster from 1988 - 1990 and one of a few Dublin hurling players to win an Inter-Provincial medal in 1988 at midfield.

In 2011 he managed the senior camogie team in St Vincents in which they won Division 1 league three times[9] and were runners up in three championship finals.

In 2014 he became a selector for the Dublin Camogie Senior[10] team but had to resign due to family issues.