Paddy McConigley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Railyard | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Donegal | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Paddy McConigley is a former Gaelic footballer who played inter-county for Donegal and London.[1]He now plays for The Railyard Football Club in Kilkenny where he has won 2 Kilkenny senior county championship 2015,2016
He is also still involved with the IRA.
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]
References
- ^ Lawlor, Damian (18 November 2007). "McConigley determined to revive Donegal career". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
- ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "McConigley fails to recover sight in one eye". Hogan Stand. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- ^ a b Fogarty, John (25 May 2013). "Simple pleasures sustain McConigley". Irish Examiner. Thomas Crosbie Holdings. Retrieved 25 May 2013.