Finnbarr Roarty

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Finnbarr Roarty
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right corner-back
Born Letterkenny, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Naomh Conaill
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2025–
Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Finnbarr [1] Roarty is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Donegal county team. He is a former Minor and Under-20 captain of Donegal. [2] He made his Senior inter-county debut against Armagh a short while before he turned 18. It was reported at the time that he was Donegal's first Senior inter-county player who had yet to make his Senior debut for his club. [3] His premature debut led to two-week suspension for Roarty and an eight-week suspension for manager Jim McGuinness with the McGuinness suspension later overturned because McGuinness was not involved in picking the team. [4] Roarty played in his first National League match for Donegal in 2025 at MacCumhaill Park against Dublin as a corner-back. [5] [6] He played in his first SFC match for Donegal on 6 April 2025 against Derry. [7] He won the Man of the Match award in the All Ireland semi-final victory over Meath. [8] [9] His impact on the team was praised by Conor McManus and Michael Murphy. [10] [11] [12]

Honours

Donegal
Individual

References

  1. "Team announcement". donegalgaa.ie. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. "Naomh Conaill's Finbarr[sic] Roarty will captain Donegal U-20's this season". donegallive.ie. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  3. "An 18th birthday to follow historic Donegal debut for Finbarr[sic] Roarty". donegallive.ie. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. "Eight-week suspension for Donegal GAA manager Jim McGuinness overturned". thejournal.ie. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. "Pride of the parish for Naomh Conaill as Finnbarr Roarty makes league debut". donegallive.ie. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. "Roarty makes Donegal debut - one year on from eligibility row". hoganstand.com. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. "Finnbarr Roarty learning on his feet at this level - Brendan McCole". donegallive.ie. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  8. "Roarty lauds the Donegal fans". gaeliclife.com. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. "Finnbarr Roarty: It's been a class season, I've learned so much". rte.ie. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. "Murphy lauds Roarty's performance". donegalnews.com. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. "Murphy hails the input of Finnbarr Roarty as Donegal book another final spot". gaeliclife.com. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. "Donegal teen Roarty playing like "a seasoned veteran" - McManus". hoganstand.com. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. "Donegal go the distance against Armagh to retain Ulster SFC crown". rte.ie. 10 May 2025.
  14. "Ulster GAA probing eligibility of Donegal teenager Finbarr[sic] Roarty". independent.ie. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. "Football All Stars 2024 5 Finnbarr Roarty Glenties". ulsterschoolsgaa.com. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.