Paul Griffin is an
Irish
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Gaelic football
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er. He was educated at
Oatlands College
Oatlands College ( ga, Coláiste Fhearann an Choirce) is a voluntary Christian Brothers secondary school for boys aged 12–18, located in Mount Merrion, County Dublin in Ireland. It prepares students for Junior Certificate and Leaving Certif ...
, Stillorgan, and University College Dublin, where he graduated in Physiotherapy. He plays for club side
Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
and plays left full-back for the
Dublin county team, although he started his Dublin career in the half-back line. He has been one of Dublin's most consistent performers since making his Dublin debut in 2004. He has won the Leinster senior football championship with Dublin on two occasions in 2005 and 2006. He was on the Kilmacud Crokes side that won the 2006 Leinster Senior club football championship. He has won the Dublin club football championship with the Crokes on two occasions, 2004 and 2005. Paul Griffin captained Dublin's U-21 football side in 200
Griffin was nominated for a 2006 all-star award. Griffin was named on the 2006
Dublin Blue Stars, Dublin Bus/Evening Herald Blue Star football XV at right half-bac
He won the
O'Byrne Cup 2007, 2007 O'Byrne Cup
The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954.
The competition is named after Matt Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of a quirk in translation, ...
for Dublin against Laois at
O'Connor Park
O'Connor Park ( ga, Páirc Uà Chonchúir) is a GAA stadium in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. It is one of the principal grounds of the Offaly GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. It is known for sponsorship reasons as Bord na Móna O†...
in Offaly. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois.
In April 2009 he was named by Dublin football manager Pat Gilroy as captain for the 2009 season.
He played hurling for Dublin up to minor level but eventually he committed to football.
Honours
He won the Leinster Minor football championship with Dublin in 200
Griff has won five
Leinster Senior Football Championship
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medals, one
All-Ireland U-21 Football Championship and two
Leinster U-21 Football Championship medals. At club level he has won the
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Kilcoo of ...
, two
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
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, three
Dublin Senior Football Championship
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and one
Dublin Junior D Football Championship medals. He also won a county division one championship medal with Crokes in 2008, one Leinster Colleges' Hurling championship, one U-16, U-21 and minor football championships too.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Dual players
Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers
Dublin inter-county hurlers
Gaelic football backs
Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic footballers
Kilmacud Crokes hurlers
People educated at Oatlands College
Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
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