Austin O'Malley

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Austin O'Malley
Personal information
Irish name Austin Ó Máille
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full Forward
Born Louisburgh, County Mayo
Occupation Teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub

2006
2008–2010
2011–2013
2014–
Louisburgh
UCD
St Vincents
St Patrick's
Louisburgh
Club titles
titles 3
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
IT Sligo
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2004–2009
2011–2013
Mayo
Wicklow
50 (7-114)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1

Austin O'Malley is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Patrick's and the Wicklow county team. O'Malley won the Dublin Senior Football Championship with UCD in 2006. [1] The Louisburgh native was involved in a transfer process which brought him to Dublin club St Vincent's. The story was leaked to Dublin newspaper, the Metro . [2] Austin works as a teacher in St Benildus College, where he uses the strength and ambition that he gained from years on the training pitch to discipline and motivate the pupils. In 2011 he joined Wicklow town club St Patrick's and the Wicklow county team. In 2014 he transferred back to his native club Louisburgh in Co Mayo.

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References

  1. HILL 16
  2. "Sport".