{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2022}} '''Damien Rafferty''' is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Final as a left-full-back and was Club Down Player of the Year after that.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/rafferty-joins-down-roll-of-honour-28574671.html|title=Rafferty joins Down roll of honour|work=Belfast Telegraph|first=John|last=Campbell|date=5 December 2020}}</ref> A Newry Shamrocks clubman, he was a corner-back and he had to retire in 2012 due to injury.<ref name=forced_to_retire>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/18396416|title=Down's Rafferty forced to retire|publisher=BBC|date=11 June 2012}}</ref> Damien Rafferty played in the club's 2010 run.<ref name=forced_to_retire/>{{what?|reason=What run?|date=November 2022}} He was a "relevant newcomer".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/raffertys-resistance-will-be-test-for-tyrone-28542426.html|title=Rafferty's resistance will be test for Tyrone|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=19 June 2010}}</ref> Though he was experienced he was not able to play in the early part of 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/145213|title=Down boosted by trio's return|work=Hogan Stand|date=29 March 2011}}</ref>{{Inconsistent|date=November 2022|reason=Which is it? Was he a 'newcomer'? Or 'experienced'?}} As of 2021, he was the most recent player from Newry to play inter-county championship football.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2021/08/10/news/kicking-out-at-what-point-do-we-question-urban-investment--2412321/|title=Kicking Out: At what point do we question urban investment?|work=The Irish News|first=Cahair|last=O'Kane|date=10 August 2021|quote=No player from Newry has played championship football for Down since Damien Rafferty retired in 2012.}}</ref>

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{{Down Football Team 2010}}

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