Paddy Keenan (Gaelic footballer)

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Paddy Keenan
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Cianáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born (1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 38)
Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nickname PK
Occupation Financial Advisor
Club(s)
YearsClub
2001–
St Patrick's GFC (Naomh Pádraig CLG)
Lordship
Club titles
Louth titles 7
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2003- 2014
Louth
Inter-county titles
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Paddy Keenan (born 1 October 1984) is a Gaelic footballer from County Louth, Ireland. He played for the Louth senior inter-county football team and for his club St Patrick's Lordship.

Contents

Education

Keenan is a graduate of DCU where he obtained an MSC in Business Management and played for DCU in the 2008 Sigerson Cup. [1]

All Star

In October 2010, Keenan was selected on the All Stars football team at midfield for his performances for Louth during the 2010 season. [2]

2010 Leinster Football Championship Final

He played and scored a point in the 2010 Leinster Football Final defeat to Meath where Louth appeared to be on their way to a first title since 1957, before losing to a late goal. [3]

He helped Louth to win both Tommy Murphy Cup [4] and National League Division 2 titles in 2006. [5]

Keenan is Louth's first ever All Star winner since the scheme began in 1971, meaning only Carlow and Longford have never won an All Star in either code. [6] Keenan captained the side that won Louth the NFL Division 3 title in 2011. [7]

Leinster and Ireland

Paddy represented his Province, Leinster, with fellow club and county player Dessie Finnegan. In 2010 he also represented Ireland in the International Rules Series against Australia on a number of occasions. [8]

St Patrick's

At club level he has won seven Louth Senior Football Championship titles with St. Patrick's of Lordship. [9] He captained 'The Pats' in 2007, winning a third Louth SFC title by beating local rivals Cooley Kickhams. [10]

Retirement

He retired from inter-county football at the age of 29 in 2014. [11]

Honours

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References

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  2. "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. "Louth 1-10 Meath 1-12". RTE Sport. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
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  5. "Wee glee as brave". Irish Independent . 1 May 2006.
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  7. "Keenan left in dark over lights". Irish Examiner . 25 April 2011.
  8. "Ireland 52-55 Australia (92-102 on agg)". RTÉ Sport . 30 October 2010.
  9. "Keenan dedicates win to late team-mate". Hogan Stand . 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  10. "White's penalty the difference in Louth showpiece". Irish Independent . 24 September 2007.
  11. "Paddy Keenan announces his retirement from intercounty football: The 2010 Allstar midfielder hangs up his boots after 12 years of representing his county". The Score. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  12. "Happy New Year as new look Louth down Mourne County". Dundalk Democrat . 6 January 2011.
  13. "Keenan and Dooley honoured for June displays". Irish Examiner . 7 July 2010.
  14. "Paddy Keenan drives Louth to victory over Westmeath". The Irish Times . 17 May 2014.
  15. "Pat'll do nicely". Hogan Stand . 27 November 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
Preceded by
Colin Goss
Louth Senior Football Captain
2009-2014
Succeeded by
Adrian Reid