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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}
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'''Paul Conroy''' (born 22 May 1989) is an Irish [[Gaelic football]]er and teacher who plays at senior level for the [[Galway county football team|Galway county team]]. Conroy was captain of the All-Ireland winning Minor team in 2007 when they narrowly defeated [[Derry GAA|Derry]]. Conroy made his Senior championship debut against [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] and scored finished the game with a tally of 0–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2008/0518/232013-galway_roscommon/|title=Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-06|work=rte.ie/|date=18 May 2008|accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref>
'''Paul Conroy''' (born 22 May 1989) is an Irish [[Gaelic football]]er who plays at senior level for the [[Galway county football team|Galway county team]] and works as a teacher. Conroy was captain of the All-Ireland winning Minor team in 2007 when they narrowly defeated [[Derry GAA|Derry]]. Conroy made his Senior championship debut against [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] and finished the game with a tally of 0–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2008/0518/232013-galway_roscommon/|title=Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-06|work=rte.ie/|date=18 May 2008|accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref>


==Career==
Conroy won an Galway Intermediate Club Championship with [[St James' GAA (Galway)|St James']] in 2010 and followed that up with a Connacht title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/conroy-proves-cut-above-for-st-james-2411464.html|title=Conroy proves cut above for St James'|work=independent.ie/|date=8 November 2010|accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref>
Conroy won an Galway Intermediate Club Championship with [[St James' GAA (Galway)|St James']] in 2010 and followed that up with a Connacht title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/conroy-proves-cut-above-for-st-james-2411464.html|title=Conroy proves cut above for St James'|work=independent.ie/|date=8 November 2010|accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref>


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Conroy was named as [[Galway GAA|Galway]] captain for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0501141008-galway-appoint-conroy-as-new-captain/ |title=Galway appoint Conroy as new captain |publisher=GAA |date=5 January 2014 |accessdate=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109014956/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0501141008-galway-appoint-conroy-as-new-captain/ |archivedate= 9 January 2014 }}</ref>
Conroy was named as [[Galway GAA|Galway]] captain for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0501141008-galway-appoint-conroy-as-new-captain/ |title=Galway appoint Conroy as new captain |publisher=GAA |date=5 January 2014 |accessdate=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109014956/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0501141008-galway-appoint-conroy-as-new-captain/ |archivedate= 9 January 2014 }}</ref>


He is an Irish and business teacher at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in [[Claregalway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/news/galway-s-paul-conroy-encourages-positive-approach-to-irish-language/|title=Galway's Paul Conroy encourages positive approach to Irish language|website=[[GAA.ie]]|date=13 March 2019|accessdate=10 July 2022}}</ref> His fellow teammate [[Damien Comer]] also teaches in the school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/comer-our-game-expanding-but-defensive-roots-wont-be-dug-up-38218435.html|title=Comer: Our game expanding but defensive roots won't be dug up|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]|first=Colm|last=Keys|date=14 June 2019|accessdate=10 July 2022}}</ref> 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 [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]]'s Irish language ambassador for 2022 at an event in [[Croke Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/news/paul-conroy-announced-as-the-gaa-s-irish-language-ambassador-for-2022/|title=Paul Conroy announced as the GAA’s Irish language Ambassador for 2022|website=[[GAA.ie]]|date=3 March 2022|accessdate=10 July 2022}}</ref>
He is an Irish and business teacher at [[Coláiste Bhaile Chláir]] in [[Claregalway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/news/galway-s-paul-conroy-encourages-positive-approach-to-irish-language/|title=Galway's Paul Conroy encourages positive approach to Irish language|website=[[GAA.ie]]|date=13 March 2019|accessdate=10 July 2022}}</ref> His fellow teammate [[Damien Comer]] also teaches in the school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/comer-our-game-expanding-but-defensive-roots-wont-be-dug-up-38218435.html|title=Comer: Our game expanding but defensive roots won't be dug up|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]|first=Colm|last=Keys|date=14 June 2019|accessdate=10 July 2022}}</ref> 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 [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]]'s Irish language ambassador for 2022 at an event in [[Croke Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/news/paul-conroy-announced-as-the-gaa-s-irish-language-ambassador-for-2022/|title=Paul Conroy announced as the GAA’s Irish language Ambassador for 2022|website=[[GAA.ie]]|date=3 March 2022|accessdate=10 July 2022}}</ref>

Conroy won an [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All Star]] and was selected as [[GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year]] at the end of the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/1101/1478693-conroy-and-odonnell-scoop-player-of-the-year-awards/|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=1 November 2024|access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

: ''As of match played 28 July 2024''

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="3" |[[National Football League (Ireland)|National League]]
! colspan="2" |[[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht]]
! colspan="2" |[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]]
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Score
!Apps
!Score
!Apps
!Score
!Apps
!Score
|-
| rowspan="17" |[[Galway county football team|Galway]]
|2008
| rowspan="17" |[[National Football League (Ireland)|Division 1]]
|
|
|3
|0-07
|1
|0-00
|4
|0-07
|-
|2009
|
|
|1(?)
|0-00
|1
|0-02
|2
|0-02
|-
|2010
|
|
|2
|0-01
|1
|0-00
|3
|0-01
|-
|2011
|
|
|1
|1-00
|1
|0-00
|2
|1-00
|-
|2012
|
|
|2
|1-07
|1
|0-01
|3
|1-08
|-
|2013
|
|
|1
|0-01
|4
|0-08
|5
|0-09
|-
|2014
|
|
|2
|0-04
|2
|0-04
|4
|0-08
|-
|2015
|
|
|3
|0-10
|3
|0-07
|6
|0-17
|-
|2016
|
|
|3
|0-04
|1
|0-01
|4
|0-05
|-
|2017
|
|
|2
|0-02
|2
|0-01
|4
|0-03
|-
|2018
|
|
|2
|0-00
|1
|0-01
|3
|0-01
|-
|2019
| colspan="2" | ''DNP''
| colspan="2" |''DNP''
| colspan="2" |''DNP''
| colspan="2" |''DNP''
|-
|2020
|
|
|1
|0-03
| colspan="2" | —
|1
|0-03
|-
|2021
|
|
|2
|0-02
| colspan="2" | —
|2
|0-02
|-
|2022
|
|
|3
|0-06
|3
|0-01
|6
|0-07
|-
|2023
|
|
|1
|0-00
|4
|0-04
|5
|0-04
|-
|2024
|
|
|3
|1-03
|7
|1-13
|10
|2-16
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!
!
!32
!3-50
!32
!1-43
!64
!4-93
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=July 2022}}
;St James'
;St James'
^Galway Minor Football Championships (2): 2006, 2007,
*Galway Minor Football Championships (2): 2006, 2007,
*Galway Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2010
*Galway Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2010
*[[Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship]] (1): 2010
*[[Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship]] (1): 2010
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*[[Connacht Minor Football Championship]] (1): 2007
*[[Connacht Minor Football Championship]] (1): 2007
*[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]] (1): 2007
*[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]] (1): 2007
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]] (2): 2008, 2016, 2018
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]] (6): 2008, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
*[[National Football League, Division 2]] (1): 2017
*[[National Football League, Division 2]] (1): 2017

;Individual
*[[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All Star]] (1): 2024
*[[GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year]] (1): 2024


==References==
==References==
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{{succession box
| before = [[David Clifford (Gaelic footballer)|David Clifford]]
| title = [[GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year]]
| years = 2024
| after = Incumbent
}}
{{s-sports}}
{{succession box||title=[[Galway GAA|Galway Senior Football Captain]]|before=[[Finian Hanley]]||after=[[Gary O'Donnell (Gaelic footballer)|Gary O'Donnell]]|
{{succession box||title=[[Galway GAA|Galway Senior Football Captain]]|before=[[Finian Hanley]]||after=[[Gary O'Donnell (Gaelic footballer)|Gary O'Donnell]]|
|years=2014–2016}}
|years=2014–2016}}
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{{Galway Minor Football Team 2007}}
{{Galway Minor Football Team 2007}}
{{Galway Football Team 2008}}
{{Galway Football Team 2008}}
{{Galway Football Team 2022}}
}}
}}
{{2013 Ireland international rules football team}}
{{2013 Ireland international rules football team}}
{{2024 All Stars}}
{{All Stars Footballer of the Year}}


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Latest revision as of 21:55, 6 January 2025

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)
Years Club
2006–
 St James'
Club titles
Galway titles 1
Connacht titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (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 works as a 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 finished the game with a tally of 0–6.[1]

Career

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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

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As of match played 28 July 2024
Team Year National League Connacht All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Galway 2008 Division 1 3 0-07 1 0-00 4 0-07
2009 1(?) 0-00 1 0-02 2 0-02
2010 2 0-01 1 0-00 3 0-01
2011 1 1-00 1 0-00 2 1-00
2012 2 1-07 1 0-01 3 1-08
2013 1 0-01 4 0-08 5 0-09
2014 2 0-04 2 0-04 4 0-08
2015 3 0-10 3 0-07 6 0-17
2016 3 0-04 1 0-01 4 0-05
2017 2 0-02 2 0-01 4 0-03
2018 2 0-00 1 0-01 3 0-01
2019 DNP DNP DNP DNP
2020 1 0-03 — 1 0-03
2021 2 0-02 — 2 0-02
2022 3 0-06 3 0-01 6 0-07
2023 1 0-00 4 0-04 5 0-04
2024 3 1-03 7 1-13 10 2-16
Career total 32 3-50 32 1-43 64 4-93

Honours

[edit]
St James'
Galway
Individual

References

[edit]
  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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