Aidan Devaney is a

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 ki ...

er who plays as a

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for Calry-St Joseph's and at senior level for the Sligo county team. Devaney helped Sligo past Leitrim and into

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in the 2022 Tailteann Cup. He made two saves against

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Markievicz Park Markievicz Park ( ga, Páirc Marcievicz) is the principal GAA stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo Gaelic football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 in Sligo town (due mostly to Seán Forde who single-handedly gathered the funds ne ...

in an earlier game (one of which was a penalty) when extra time was needed for Sligo to advance. In October, Devaney was named on

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 Foo ...

Team of the Year.

Honours

;Individual * Tailteann Cup Team of the Year (1): 2022

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Gaelic football goalkeepers Sligo inter-county Gaelic footballers {{Sligo-Gaelic-football-bio-stub