Pádraig Reidy
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| Pádraig Reidy | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Full name | Pádraig Reidy | |
| Place of birth | Scartaglin , County Kerry | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Scartaglin GAA | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Club Titles | ||
| Kerry Titles | 0 | |
| Munster Titles | 0 | |
| All-Ireland | 0 | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Kerry | |
| Position | Corner-back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Kerry | 2007-Present | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
| All Stars | 0 | |
|
* club appearances and scores |
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Pádraig Reidy is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Scartaglin club and the Kerry county team.
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[edit] Underage Career
Reidy was an outstanding schools player with St.Patrick's College of Castleisland, and won the 2003 Dunloe Shield.[1] [2] He won two Munster Minor Football Championship medals with Kerry (2003 and 2004), and was a member of the Kerry minor side beaten by Laois in the 2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship semi-final and of the team which lost to Tyrone in the 2004 final.[3]
[edit] 2005 Kerry Juniors
Reidy was a member of the Kerry squad for the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 2005, starting at corner-back. Kerry defeated Tipperary GAA[4] in the quarter-final of the Munster Junior Football Championship. They then overcame Limerick GAA in a replay to reach the final, with Reidy part of what was considered a very solid full-back line.[5]. However, Cork GAA, who subsequently won the All-Ireland championship, beat them in the final.[6]
[edit] Senior Career
The Scartaglin man made his National Football League debut in 2005, against Mayo. He first broke through not the Kerry championship team in 2007, with a debut against Waterford in the Munster Senior Football Championship on June 3. He played in the corner-back spot vacated by Tom O'Suullivan, who moved to full-back following the retirement of Mike McCarthy. Despite his inexperience nad early difficulties[7], Reidy settled well and is recognised as a talented young back who blossomed during the Championship[8]. He gave fine performances against Mark Vaughan of Dublin GAA and James Masters of Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final and final[9]. Reidy played at corner-back as Kerry won the final by 3-13 to 1-9 against Cork GAA. [10] The victory made him the first Scartaglin player to win a senior All-Ireland with Kerry.[11]
Reidy also had a fine year with his club, which won the East Kerry Intermediate championship. As a result, the club qualified for the East Kerry Senior Football Championship proper, surprisingly reaching the semi-finals and almost beating the powerful Dr. Crokes in what was described as a "David and Goliath battle".[12] At divisional level however, Reidy's St. Kieran's sides were knocked out in the second round of the Kerry Senior Football Championship by eventual champions Feale Rangers.[13]
== In 2008, Reidy has so far retained hsi number four jersey and is one of the starting corner-backs for Kerry in the National Football League.[14]
[edit] References
- ^ The Kingdom - 2003/02/19: GAA: O'Shea rescues Islanders
- ^ The Kingdom - 2003/03/26: GAA: It's St Patrick's day in Dunloe Shield
- ^ Munster Minor Football Teams - Munster GAA Web Site
- ^ The Kingdom - 2005/06/02: GAA: Late Foley point saves Kerry’s blushes
- ^ The Kingdom - 2005/06/30: GAA: Juniors book Munster Final date with Cork
- ^ Munster Junior Football Teams - Munster GAA Web Site
- ^ East Kerry Player Profiles
- ^ http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sport-qqqm=GAA-qqqa=sport-qqqid=55500-qqqx=1.asp
- ^ East Kerry Player Profiles
- ^ RTÉ Sport: Kerry v Cork matchtracker
- ^ Profile of Pádraig Reidy at eastkerrygaa.com
- ^ The Kingdom: David and Goliath battle for Scartaglin
- ^ The Kingdom - 2007/05/25: GAA: Kennelly goal sinks hapless Saints
- ^ RTÉ Sport: Mayo 0-16 Kerry 1-12
