Paddy Keenan (born 1 October 1984) is a
Gaelic football
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er from
County Louth
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,
Ireland. He played for the
Louth senior inter-county football team and for his club St Patrick's Lordship.
Education
Keenan is a graduate of
DCU where he obtained an MSC in Business Management and played for
DCU in the 2008
Sigerson Cup.
All Star
In October 2010, Keenan was selected on the
All Stars football team at midfield for his performances for Louth during the
2010 season.
2010 Leinster Football Championship Final
He played and scored a point in the
2010 Leinster Football Final defeat to
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where Louth appeared to be on their way to a first title since 1957, before losing to a late goal.
He helped
Louth to win both
Tommy Murphy Cup and
National League Division 2 titles in 2006.
Keenan is Louth's first ever
All Star winner since the scheme began in 1971, meaning only
Carlow
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and
Longford
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have never won an All Star in either code. Keenan captained the side that won Louth the
NFL Division 3 title in 2011.
Leinster and Ireland
Paddy represented his Province,
Leinster, with fellow club and county player Dessie Finnegan. In 2010 he also represented
Ireland in the
International Rules Series against
Australia
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on a number of occasions.
St Patrick's
At club level he has won seven
Louth Senior Football Championship titles with St. Patrick's of
Lordship. He captained 'The Pats' in 2007, winning a third Louth
SFC title by beating local rivals
Cooley Kickhams.
Retirement
He retired from inter-county football at the age of 29 in 2014.
Honours
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All Star (1): 2010
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National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011
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National Football League Division 2 (1): 2006
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Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
* McGeough Cup (1): 2011
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Vodafone Player Of The Month (1): June 2010
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GAA Player Of the Week (1): 20 May 2014 - for his performance against
Westmeath in the
Leinster Senior Football Championship.
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Louth Team Captain: 2009 - 2014
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Louth Senior Football Championship (7): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
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Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (5): 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
* Paddy Sheelan Cup (1): 2011
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Louth Minor Football Championship (1): 2002
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Louth Under-21 Football Championship
The Louth Under-21 Football Championship is an annual competition organised by Louth GAA for Gaelic football teams in County Louth.
History
First contested in 1972, the inaugural winners were Cooley Kickhams. As is the case nationally, amalgama ...
(1): 2001
References
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1984 births
Living people
Alumni of Dublin City University
DCU Gaelic footballers
Louth inter-county Gaelic footballers
St Patrick's Lordship Gaelic footballers