Paddy Dowdall

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Paddy Dowdall
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Dúdal
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1982
Clonkill, County Westmeath, Ireland
Occupation NCO Plant fitter
Club(s)
YearsClub
2001-present

St. Loman's Mullingar (Football)

Clonkill (Hurling)
Club titles
Westmeath titles 14
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2001-present
Westmeath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Paddy Dowdall (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a midfielder for the Westmeath senior team. [1]

Dowdall joined the Westmeath team straight from the minor ranks in 2001, however, he didn't become a regular until the 2003 National League. Since then he was won two Christy Ring Cup medals and one National League (Division 2) medal.

At club level Dowdall is an All-Ireland and Leinster medalist in the intermediate grade with Clonkill. He has also won four senior county club championship medals. Also plays Gaelic football for St Lomans GAA, Mullingar. Altogether, Dowdall holds 15 senior club championship medals; 9 with Clonkill and 6 with St Lomans.

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References

  1. "The Friday Interview: Paddy Dowdall". Hogan Stand website. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Westmeath Senior Hurling Captain
2012
Succeeded by