Neil Gallagher (Louth footballer)

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Neil Gallagher
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 40)
Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Cooley Kickhams
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2010–2018
Louth
Neil Gallagher
Personal information
Full name Neil Gallagher
Date of birth (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Northern Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Bellurgan United FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Dundalk 0 (0)
2003–2006 UCD 18 (0)
2006Dundalk (loan) 8 (0)
2006–2007 Dundalk 18 (0)
2008 Longford Town 26 (0)
2009 Dundalk 0 (0)
2010 Newry City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Gallagher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football for Cooley Kickhams and is a former inter-county goalkeeper with Louth. He also played soccer for Dundalk, UCD and Longford Town in the League of Ireland. [1]

Born in Newry, County Down, Gallagher was the Louth Minor team goalkeeper in 2003. The side narrowly failed to reach a Leinster Final. [2] His soccer career began with local amateur side Bellurgan United and he won Leinster and All-Ireland honours playing for his school St. Mary's College. [3] While at school he also won a Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship. [4]

On completion of his secondary education, he was awarded a scholarship by UCD. [5]

By 2010 he had established himself as the Louth senior inter-county goalkeeper. He featured on the team that contested the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final, when Louth were beaten in controversial circumstances by Meath. [6]

In 2016, Gallagher was a member of the management team of the successful Cooley Kickhams under-21 side that defeated Geraldines in the Championship final on a scoreline of 3-07 to 8 points. [7]

Honours

County
Club
School

References

  1. "Neil Gallagher". Extratime.com . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. "Ice-cool O'Hara Dubs hero". Irish Independent . 3 July 2003.
  3. "Marist tops in the land". Drogheda Independent . 10 May 2002.
  4. "Straight A's for Dundalk schools". Hogan Stand . 20 November 2002.
  5. "Keeper Neil helps UCD to top spot". The Argus . 30 April 2004.
  6. "Ref's rush of blood robs Louth". Drogheda Independent . 14 July 2010.
  7. "Cooley Kickhams Under 21 Champions – Louth GAA". Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  8. "Brian White the hero as Cooley Kickhams end 32-year wait for Louth championship title". Drogheda Independent . 3 October 2022.