Paddy McConigley

Paddy McConigley is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Donegal and, before that, London.[1] He currently plays for The Railyard Football Club in Kilkenny, where he has won two Kilkenny Senior Football Championships in 2015 and 2016.

Paddy McConigley
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
Years Club
 Railyard
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
200?–200?
200?–2007
 London
Donegal
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

He was a member of the Donegal team that won the 2007 National Football League, and started in the final against Mayo.[2] Months later, while on a team bonding trip in Milford, he was shot in the eye and blinded. His vision never recovered and he never played for Donegal again.[3][4]

He has one son.[4]

He carried on playing locally and won a Donegal Intermediate Football Championship in 2009.[5] He won an All-Ireland Gaeltacht title in 2012.[5]

He played club football in Donegal until the conclusion of the 2014 season, then he and his family relocated to Kilkenny and he began playing for Railyard.[5]

References
  1. Lawlor, Damian (18 November 2007). "McConigley determined to revive Donegal career". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  2. "Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo". Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
  3. "McConigley fails to recover sight in one eye". Hogan Stand. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  4. Fogarty, John (25 May 2013). "Simple pleasures sustain McConigley". Irish Examiner. Thomas Crosbie Holdings. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. Forker, Mark (29 June 2015). "Former Donegal GAA star helps Kilkenny footballers win British junior title". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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