Des O'Grady

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Des O'Grady
Des O'Grady 2012.jpg
O'Grady in 2012
Personal information
Irish name Deasún Ó Gráda
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born 1952
Togher, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Dessie
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Politician
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 3
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1977
Cork 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:23, 18 July 2014.

James Desmond O'Grady (born 1952) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Cork county team. [1]

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Career

Born in Togher, Cork, O'Grady first played competitive football during his youth. He made his senior debut during the 1977 championship. O'Grady was a regular member of the team for just one season. He was a Munster runner-up on one occasion.

At club level O'Grady is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with St Finbarr's. In addition to this he also won two Munster medals and three championship medals. [2]

His brother, Dónal, was an All-Ireland medallist as a player and as a manager with the Cork senior hurling team.

Political career

In 2014, O'Grady was elected to Cork County Council as a Sinn Féin member. [3]

Honours

North Monastery
St Finbarr's

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References

  1. "Cork Football Teams: 1970-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. "St. Finbarr's - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. Kelleher, Olivia (25 May 2014). "Cork County Electoral area: High profile names lose out". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2014.