Ciarán McGrath (born 25 February 1985) is an Irish

Gaelic footballer Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

who plays for Corofin and the Galway county team McGrath made his championship debut for Galway in the 2012 Connacht SFC quarter-final against

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. With Corofin, McGrath was involved in its second

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title in

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. He was joint-

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with

Micheál Lundy Micheál Lundy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Corofin and the Galway county team. He was joint-captain with Ciarán McGrath for his club's run of three consecutive All-Ireland Club SFC titles between 2018 and 2020. When Alan Mu ...

for his club's run of three consecutive All-Ireland Club SFC titles between

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and

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1985 births Living people Corofin Gaelic footballers Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Garda Síochána officers Police officers from County Galway Sportspeople from Galway (city) {{Galway-Gaelic-football-bio-stub