Thomas Galligan (born 15 September 1996) is an Irish

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er who plays for the Cavan county team. He plays his club football with Lacken.

Playing career

College

Galligan went to school at St Patrick's College in

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

. Galligan starred in the 2015 season as St Pat's reached their first

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final since 1975. On 17 March 2015, Galligan started in midfield in the final against

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. Galligan scored two points as Cavan were winners by 2–12 to 0–8. He also received the man of the match award. Galligan played in the

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semi-final against PBS Chorca Dhuibhne, where St Pat's suffered a three-point loss.

Club

Galligan has played with Lacken from a young age. He has yet to win a championship medal at senior level.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Galligan represented Cavan at minor and under-21 level, but had little success at either grade.

Senior

Galligan joined the Cavan senior squad ahead of the 2017 season. On 25 June 2017 he made his championship debut as a substitute in a qualifier against

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. On 18 May 2019, Galligan made his first championship start for Cavan at full forward in an Ulster championship win against

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. On 23 June, Galligan came on as a substitute in the Ulster final loss to

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. On 31 October 2020, Galligan came on as a half-time substitute against

in the Ulster preliminary round, with Cavan seven points behind. Cavan eventually won by one point after extra-time with Galligan being named man of the match. On 22 November, Galligan started in midfield in the Ulster final against

. Galligan was named man of the match as Cavan won their first Ulster title since 1997. Galligan was sent off late in the game as Cavan lost the All-Ireland semi-final to

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. After the All-Ireland final, Galligan was named on ''

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'' Team of the Year. Galligan was later selected at midfield on the All Star team. On 2 April 2022, Galligan started the National League Division 4 final against

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at Croke Park, with Cavan coming out winners on a 2–10 to 0–15 scoreline. On 5 June, Galligan top-scored with 1–4 from play in a

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quarter-final win against

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. Galligan started the

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against

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on 9 July. Galligan was sent off in the 58th minute for a challenge on Westmeath's

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. Westmeath went on to win the match by 2–14 to 1–13. In September 2022, it was reported that Galligan wouldn't feature for Cavan in 2023, as he was planning to go travelling to

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Honours

Cavan *

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* National Football League Division 4:

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St. Patrick's College Cavan *

: 2015 Individual * All Star Award: 2020 * ''

'' Team of the Year: 2020 * ''Irish News'' Ulster Footballer of the Year: 2020 * ''Irish News'' Ulster All-Star: 2020 * GAA/GPA Footballer of the Month: November 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galligan, Thomas 1996 births Living people Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers Lacken Celtic Gaelic footballers