Tags: Gaelic Games Player.
Shane Ryan (born 5 October 1978) is an Irish sportsman who plays hurling for Dublin and a former Gaelic footballer and All Star with Dublin. Ryan plays his club hurling and football for Naomh Mearnóg and his preferred position is centre back although he is known to have played many positions for Dublin. He made his senior debut for Dublin on 4 June 1999. He made the decision to concentrate solely on Gaelic football in 2004 which dealt a blow to the then hurling manager Humphrey Kelleher.