Ben Crealey

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Ben Crealey
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Maghery
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
 Armagh

Ben Crealey is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Maghery club [1] and at senior level for the Armagh county team. [2] [3]

He played against Kerry in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final, helping to send his team through to a first final for 21 years. [4]

A midfielder, Crealey is also a former rally driver. [5] His father was a rally driver too. [6] After winning the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, Crealey described rallying as his "family sport". [7]

At the end of the game, he was reunited with his girlfriend Aoife Reynolds for the first time since she had left for Australia nine months previously. [8] He won an All Star at the end of the 2024 season. [9]

Crealey is a first cousin of Bláithín Bogue, a rookie signing in the 2023 AFL Women's draft. [10]

Honours

Armagh
Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Final cameo was a risk worth taking admits Maghery midfielder Ben Crealey". 15 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Armagh midfielder Ben Crealey ruled out with broken collarbone". 15 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Armagh spirit augurs well for Ulster final says Ben Crealey". 7 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Croker pain no more as Armagh edge out Kerry in cracker". 15 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "When rally driving was number one for Armagh midfielder Ben Crealey". 2 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh (31 July 2024). "'I couldn't live with the guilt of it' – Rallying career parked as Armagh's Ben Crealey takes All-Ireland route instead". independent.ie.
  7. ↑ "Ben Crealey rallies Armagh to second All-Ireland title". RTÉ.ie . 29 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Armagh star enjoyed happy reunion at Croker". hoganstand.com. 30 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News . 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "'I couldn't live with the guilt of it, missing games' – Rally driver to All-Ireland winner". the42.ie. 31 July 2024.
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