Graham O'Sullivan

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Graham O'Sullivan
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1998 (age 2526)
Place of birth County Kerry, Ireland [1]
Team information
Current team
Dromid Parses
Kerry county team

Graham O'Sullivan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Dromid Parses club and at senior level for the Kerry county team.

Sullivan made his senior championship debut in the 2022 Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final against Cork, though he had been involved with the senior panel for four years. [2] 2022 marked his breakthrough season for his county and his performance in that year's All-Ireland SFC Final was ranked alongside those of David Clifford, Shane Walsh and Cillian McDaid. [3]

O'Sullivan played at cornerback for Kerry in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC Final. [4] He was assigned to mark Robert Finnerty and kept him from influencing the game, while also scoring a point. [5]

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References

  1. Shauna Bannon Ward. "Kerry GAA's Graham O'Sullivan's health battle, breakthrough match and family life". RSVP Live. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. Harrington, John (21 July 2022). "Graham O'Sullivan has seized his time to shine".
  3. O'Dowd, John (26 July 2022). "Graham O'Sullivan revels in 'unbelievable year' with Kerry after final masterclass". Independent.ie.
  4. O'Toole, Fintan (24 July 2022). "Kerry come strong at finish to land All-Ireland senior football glory against Galway". The42.ie.
  5. Browne, P. J. (22 September 2022). "Graham O'Sullivan Remembers Underage Teammate As Kerry Celebrate". Balls.ie.