Paul Conroy (Gaelic footballer)
Paul Conroy (born 22 May 1989) is a current Gaelic football player for the Galway senior football team. Conroy was captain of the All-Ireland winning Minor team in 2007 when they narrowly defeated Derry. Conroy made his Senior championship debut against Roscommon and scored finished the game with a tally of 0–6.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Ó Conaire | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
22 May 1989 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2006– | St James' | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2008– | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Conroy won an Galway Intermediate Club Championship with St. James' in 2010 and followed that up with a Connacht title.[2]
He played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series.[3][4]
Honours
- St James'
^Galway Minor Football Championships (2): 2006, 2007,
- Galway Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2010
- Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2010
- Galway
- Connacht Minor Football Championship (1): 2007
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2007
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (2): 2008, 2016, 2018
- National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2017
References
- "Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-06". rte.ie/. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- "Conroy proves cut above for St James'". independent.ie/. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Galway appoint Conroy as new captain". GAA. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
| Preceded by Finian Hanley |
Galway Senior Football Captain 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Gary O'Donnell |
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