Paddy Keenan (born 1 October 1984) is a Gaelic footballer from County Louth,

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. He played for the

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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

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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 Meath where Louth appeared to be on their way to a first title since 1957, before losing to a late goal. He helped

to win both

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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 and Longford 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

in the

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against Australia on a number of occasions.

St Patrick's

At club level he has won seven

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titles with St. Patrick's of

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. He captained 'The Pats' in 2007, winning a third Louth SFC title by beating local rivals

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Retirement

He retired from inter-county football at the age of 29 in 2014.

Honours

* All Star (1): 2010 * National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011 * National Football League Division 2 (1): 2006 *

(1): 2006 * McGeough Cup (1): 2011 *

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Player Of The Month (1): June 2010 * GAA Player Of the Week (1): 20 May 2014 - for his performance against

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in the

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. * Louth Team Captain: 2009 - 2014 *

(7): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 *

Cardinal O'Donnell Cup The Cardinal O'Donnell Cup is an annual senior league competition organised by Louth GAA for the Division 1 teams in Gaelic football in County Louth. Format All 12 teams play each other once, with the top four traditionally qualifying for the ...

(5): 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 * Paddy Sheelan Cup (1): 2011 *

Louth Minor Football Championship The Louth Minor Football Championship is an annual competition organised by Louth GAA between the premier teams in minor (under-17) Gaelic football in County Louth. Trophy The winning team is presented with the Father Larry Murray Cup, named a ...

(1): 2002 * Louth Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2001

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keenan, Paddy 1984 births Living people Alumni of Dublin City University DCU Gaelic footballers Louth inter-county Gaelic footballers St Patrick's Lordship Gaelic footballers