Cathal Daly

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Cathal Daly is a Gaelic football coach and former player for Tullamore and the Offaly county team. He is a former Offaly captain. [1]

Daly won a Leinster Senior Football Championship title in 1997 and a National Football League title in 1998. [2] With his club he won three Offaly Senior Football Championships: 2000, 2002 and 2007. [2] [3]

He played in a defensive position. [2] Offaly was the first to achieve an All Star Award representing every number (1–15) in both codes when Daly received his #4 All Star Award in 1997. [2] [4] It was also Offaly's first football All Star since 1983. [5]

Daly is a member of the Garda Síochána. [5] As of 2006, he was stationed in Castlecomer. [6] He retired as a player in 2009 and later took up coaching. [2] He was involved with his club in this capacity in 2024, when Tullamore won a first set of consecutive Offaly SFC titles since 1926. [4] He has also worked with the Offaly minor football team. [5]

References

  1. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (18 September 2003). "Players not considering revoltover sacking of Offaly manager". Irish Examiner.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Corrigan, Kevin (10 October 2024). "Cathal Daly and Tullamore focused on doing what it takes to win". Offaly Express.
  3. ↑ "Silver jubilee reunion of Tullamore's landmark 2000 Offaly SFC winners". Offaly Independent. 27 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 Keegan, Gearoid (13 October 2024). "Unforgettable number two for victorious boys in blue". Offaly Express.
  5. 1 2 3 Browne, PJ (24 October 2022). "The 1997 GAA All-Star Football Team: Where Are They Now?".
  6. ↑ Keys, Colm (24 January 2006). "Daly rules out return for Offaly this year". Irish Independent.
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