Ger Reidy (Irish: Gearóid Ó Riada), is a GAA

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currently playing for

Castleisland Desmonds Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981, 1982 and 1984. They won the Munster Club Championship and All-I ...

and

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. He made his intercounty debut in the National League fixture vs. Donegal in

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. He went on to play in 3 further matches in Kerry's ultimately successful 2009 Allianz National Football League Division 1 campaign against Derry,

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and

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conceding only one goal (to Galway). For Kerry's 2009

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campaign he was substitute goalkeeper and although he made no appearance, as a member of the winning squad, he gained his first All Ireland Senior Football medal. Following the retirement of

Diarmuid Murphy Diarmuid Murphy (born 22 August 1975 in Dingle, County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for his local club Dingle and was the goalkeeper at senior level on the Kerry county football team from 2004 until 2009. In August 2010 it wa ...

he was widely tipped as a front runner for the No 1 shirt and started out the year by winning a

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medal when

overcame

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in the final. He lined out for Kerry against

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in the opening match of the 2010 NFL campaign. However on 10 March 2010 he announced his resignation from the Kerry squad. In October 2010, Ger was part of the Castleisland Desmonds squad who would go on to win RTÉ's ''

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'' competition, beating Ballymun Kickhams in a thrilling final at Parnell Park, Dublin. In 2012 Ger was goalkeeper for Kingdom Kerry Gaels, a Senior London side based in the north of the city. Despite good team performances in all competitions that year, Ger was part of the losing side in the London Senior Football Final in Ruislip against rivals Tir Chonaill Gaels. He currently plays for Castleisland Desmonds.

Achievements

, 2009 *

Allianz National Football League The National Football League (NFL; ga, Sraith Náisiúnta Peile) is an annual Gaelic football competition between the senior county teams of Ireland plus London. Sponsored by Allianz, it is officially known as the Allianz National Football Leagu ...

Div.1, 2009 *

2010 *

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, 2007 * RTÉ ''

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'', 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reidy, Ger 1986 births Living people Castleisland Gaelic footballers Gaelic football goalkeepers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Place of birth missing (living people)