Paul Doherty (Gaelic footballer)

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Paul Doherty
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Dochartaigh
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born Galway, Ireland
Occupation Chartered Accountant
Club(s)
YearsClub
2002–2010
Tuam Stars
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2007–2010
Galway 7 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 1

Paul Doherty is a former inter-county goalkeeper for Galway. [1]

Doherty made his Championship debut against Mayo in May 2007 and has been a first choice for the county in the Championship ever since. In the 2007 Connacht SFC semi-final against Leitrim, the then manager of Galway, Peter Forde, heaped praise on Doherty after he left Leitrim fans reeling after Donal Brennan's shot was stopped by the outstretched hands of Doherty. "The opposition is always going to have chances during a 70 minute game. That is what we expect our goalkeeper to do, to pull off a great save like that when it is needed and thankfully he did that. It is important that when the opposition get in on goal that you have a goalie who can pull off a save like that and he proved that today," Forde said. Galway won the game by 0-17 to 1-10

He has played in two Connacht finals, in 2007, losing to Sligo, and in 2008, defeating Mayo.

Doherty plays his club football with the Tuam Stars. His brother, Conor, was a member of Galway's victorious All-Ireland Minor Championship team in 2007.

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References

  1. Foley, Cliona (25 June 2007). "Mediocre Galway get off the hook". Irish Independent . Retrieved 22 May 2011.

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