Pádraig Reidy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born |
1986 (age 37–38) Tralee, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2003– | Scartaglin | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006–2011 | Kerry | 52 (0–0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 28 March 2008 (UTC). | |||
Pádraig Reidy is an Irish Gaelic footballer, who has played with the Scartaglin club and the Kerry county team.
Underage career
[edit]Reidy played schools football 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]
He lined out with the Kerry Under 21's between 2005 and 2007.[citation needed]
2005 Kerry Juniors
[edit]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.[5] However, Cork GAA, who subsequently won the All-Ireland championship, beat them in the final.[6]
Senior career
[edit]Reidy made his National Football League debut in 2006, against Mayo.[citation needed]
He first broke through onto the Kerry team in 2007, playing in that season's National Football League. He made his championship debut against Waterford in the Munster Senior Football Championship on 3 June 2007. He played in the corner-back spot vacated by Tom O'Sullivan, who moved to full-back following the retirement of Mike McCarthy. He won his first Munster Senior Football Championship title after over coming Cork in the 2009 final.[7] Reidy played at corner-back as Kerry beat Cork by 3–13 to 1–09.[8][9] The victory made him the first Scartaglin player to win a senior All-Ireland with Kerry.[7]
He played in all of Kerry's National Football League games in 2008, including the final loss to Derry.[citation needed]
At a club level, Reidy was a member of the team which won the East Kerry Intermediate championship. As a result, the club qualified for the East Kerry Senior Football Championship proper, reaching the semi-finals and almost beating Dr. Crokes in what was described as a "David and Goliath battle".[10] 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.[11]
As of 2008, Reidy had retained his number four jersey and was one of the starting corner-backs for Kerry in the 2008 National Football League.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Kingdom – 2003/02/19: GAA: O'Shea rescues Islanders". Archived from the original on 25 January 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "The Kingdom – 2003/03/26: GAA: It's St Patrick's day in Dunloe Shield". Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
- ^ Munster Minor Football Teams – Munster GAA Web Site Archived 2009-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Kingdom – 2005/06/02: GAA: Late Foley point saves Kerry’s blushes Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Kingdom – 2005/06/30: GAA: Juniors book Munster Final date with Cork Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Munster Junior Football Teams – Munster GAA Web Site Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "East Kerry Player Profiles". eastkerrygaa.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009.
- ^ RTÉ Sport: Kerry v Cork matchtracker[dead link]
- ^ "Munster SFC Semi-Final – Kerry Vs. Cork". munster.gaa.ie. Munster GAA. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ The Kingdom: David and Goliath battle for Scartaglin
- ^ "The Kingdom – 2007/05/25: GAA: Kennelly goal sinks hapless Saints". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ RTÉ Sport: Mayo 0–16 Kerry 1–12 Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine