Niall Carolan (born 18 April 2002) is an Irish

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er who plays for Cuchulainns and the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Club

Carolan joined the Cuchulainns at a young age and joined the club's senior team in 2020.

Inter-county

Minor and under-20

Carolan was captain of the Cavan under-20 team for the 2022 season. On 22 April, Carolan was in the half-back line as Cavan faced Tyrone in the Ulster final. Tyrone came out winners on a 0-11 to 0-10 scoreline.

Senior

Carolan joined the Cavan senior squad in 2022 after the Ulster under-20 final loss. On 28 May, Carolan made his senior debut in a first round

Tailteann Cup The Tailteann Cup is a second tier Gaelic football championship competition held annually since 2022 and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is contested by those county teams who do not qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Foot ...

win over Down, scoring a point as a second half substitute. Carolan made his first senior start in the quarter-final win over

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on 5 June. Cavan went on to face

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in the

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on 9 July. Carolan started the game, with Westmeath coming out winners by four points.

References

2002 births Living people

Niall Niall is a male given name of Irish origin. The original meaning of the name is unknown, but popular modern sources have suggested that it means "champion" (derived from the Old Irish word ''niadh''),. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early an ...

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