Paul Conroy (Gaelic footballer)

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Paul Conroy
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Conaire
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 35)
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
2006–
 St James'
Club titles
Galway titles 1
Connacht titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2008–
 Galway 64 (4-93)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 6
NFL 1
All Stars 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 28 July 2024.

Paul Conroy (born 22 May 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Galway county team and teacher. Conroy was captain of the All-Ireland winning Minor team in 2007 when they narrowly defeated Derry. Conroy made his Senior championship debut against Roscommon and scored finished the game with a tally of 0–6. [1]

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Career

Conroy won an Galway Intermediate Club Championship with St James' in 2010 and followed that up with a Connacht title. [2]

He played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series. [3] [4]

Conroy was named as Galway captain for the 2014 season. [5]

He is an Irish and business teacher at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway. [6] His fellow teammate Damien Comer also teaches in the school. [7] The Irish language has been an integral part of Conroy's life as his parents hail from the Connemara Gaeltacht. In March 2022, Conroy was announced as the GAA's Irish language ambassador for 2022 at an event in Croke Park. [8]

Conroy won an All Star and was selected as GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year at the end of the 2024 season. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 July 2024
TeamYear National League Connacht All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2008 Division 1 30-0710-0040-07
20091(?)0-0010-0220-02
201020-0110-0030-01
201111-0010-0021-00
201221-0710-0131-08
201310-0140-0850-09
201420-0420-0440-08
201530-1030-0760-17
201630-0410-0140-05
201720-0220-0140-03
201820-0010-0130-01
2019DNPDNPDNPDNP
202010-03—10-03
202120-02—20-02
202230-0630-0160-07
202310-0040-0450-04
202431-0371-13102-16
Career total323-50321-43644-93

Honours

St James'
Galway
Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-06". rte.ie/. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Conroy proves cut above for St James'". independent.ie/. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Galway appoint Conroy as new captain". GAA. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Galway's Paul Conroy encourages positive approach to Irish language". GAA.ie . 13 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Keys, Colm (14 June 2019). "Comer: Our game expanding but defensive roots won't be dug up". Irish Independent . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Paul Conroy announced as the GAA's Irish language Ambassador for 2022". GAA.ie . 3 March 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News . 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year
2024		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Sporting positions
Preceded by Galway Senior Football Captain
2014–2016		Succeeded by


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