David Tubridy (born 1987) is a Gaelic footballer. He plays senior football for

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and the Clare county team. Tubridy plays as a forward. The '' Irish Independent'' has described him as "the floating butterfly lurking on the Clare '45".

Early life

Tubridy grew up in

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. He attended Clare

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training alongside his father

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(who remained involved with the team following his retirement from playing). Tommy Tubridy played for Clare, until 1990. The 1992 Munster SFC win came when David Tubridy was four years of age. The jersey he wore while attending the Munster SFC final was passed around the plane the team used to fly from

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to Dublin for the 1992 All-Ireland SFC semi-final. The entire panel signed the jersey, which Tubridy retained as a memento. According to his father, "from nine months old he was following the ball". From an early age he was encouraged to work on both his feet.

Playing career

He made his debut for Clare against

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in the

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. Páidí Ó Sé was team

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. Tubridy became top scorer in

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history against Cork in May 2021, his total score in the competition after this game (22–412, i.e. 478 points) causing him to overtake Mickey Kearins. Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Ireland celebrated by giving him lifetime membership of its golf club, at which Tubridy caddied when he was a boy (including for

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and

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). Tubridy plays off six, according to the ''Irish Independent'' in 2022. Against

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in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC he was used as a substitute after 15 years of featuring from the start of games; a problematic

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contributed to this.

Personal life

Tubridy runs a football academy in Doonbeg. Around September/October 2020, he tested positive for

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from which he recovered, though he lost several kilograms of weight and could not eat for several days. His parents

and Bridget had been away and, when Tommy became symptomatic after their return, both parents and son tested positive, with parents fearing the worst. Tubridy and his father are involved in the restaurant trade. They run Tubridy's Bar & Restaurant. Visitors have included Ken Griffey Jr., Dan Marino,

Ger Loughnane Gerard "Ger" Loughnane (born 27 January 1953) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Clare senior team. Born in Feakle, County Clare, Loughnane first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Flannan's C ...

's 1990s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners and Jim Gavin's 2010s All-Ireland SFC winners.

Career Statistics

: ''As of match played 25 June 2022''

References

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