Career
He plays his club football with Caltra and played inter-county football for the Galway from 1996 to 2011. He was regarded as one of the most talented and skillful wing half-backs in the country. Club
In 2004, Meehan was part of the Caltra team that enjoyed a memorable run to All-Ireland Club Championship glory.
After coming through the Galway and Connacht club finals, which first time triumphs for the club, Caltra met An Ghaeltacht of Munster.
In a close exciting encounter, Caltra prevailed by one point, 0–13 to 0–12. Inter-county
In January 2011, Meehan announced his retirement from inter-county football.
He comes from a famous footballing family in Galway. The passion of football in the Meehan family was clearly evident when 5 brothers started on the successful All-Ireland Club Championship Caltra side while eldest brother Seamus was a sub on that day.
Declan"s sister, Mairead, was a sporting star in her own right.
She was a very useful camogie player. A teacher who graduated from DCU, she gained an All-Ireland junior camogie medal with Holy Rosary College. Mairead died in 2007 from osteosarcoma.
