| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Corragáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | August 1, 1990 | ||
| Occupation | Solicitor[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Kinawley St Oliver Plunketts | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Fermanagh | |||
Tomás Corrigan (born August 1, 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who has played for the Fermanagh GAA, Kinawley, Dublin GAA,St Oliver Plunketts, and the Fermanagh county team.
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Career
Corrigan made his Inter County Debut Date in January 2010.[2]
Corrigan played for Fermanagh, who reached the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals.[3] He became well-known after Fermanagh beat Westmeath the same year.[4]
He was the fourth highest scorer in Championship 2016, making a higher scoring average than marquee forwards Cillian O'Connor, Conor McManus, and Michael Quinlivan.[5]
In 2016, Corrigan transferred from Kinawley to St Oliver Plunketts in Dublin.[6][7]
In 2018, he helped to take the Fermanagh team to the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship final. He then travelled to Mexico and Argentina.[3]
In total, he has made 85 appearances as a corner-forward.[8] He has been critical of The Sunday Game on several occasions.[9]
Personal life
Corrigan was born in 1990 and attended St Michael's College, Enniskillen. He went on to study Law at Trinity College Dublin,[5] graduating in 2013.
He is a solicitor[1] and has previously worked for the law firm Arthur Cox.[10] In 2021, he moved to the law firm Mason Hayes & Curran in Dublin.
His father Dominic Corrigan played for and managed Fermanagh.[11] His brother Ruari plays for Fermanagh and Kinawley.
References
- ^ a b Keane, Paul (11 January 2019). "Half-back line is glamour position now, says Tomás Corrigan". The Times. London.
Tomás Corrigan, a solicitor by trade and Fermanagh player for fun, will be aware of a few Gaelic football terms that would not stand up to scrutiny in a court of law.
- ^ ‘’Fermanagh GAA Official website’’
- ^ a b "Fermanagh's Tomas Corrigan on dropping all and purchasing that one-way ticket to Mexico". Gaelic Life. 2 April 2020.
- ^ Roche, Frank (27 August 2015). "Fermanagh star Tomás Corrigan: We're not going to make up the numbers in quarter final clash with Dubs". The Herald.
- ^ a b Clerkin, Malachy (20 May 2017). "When small Fermanagh victories mean as much as All-Irelands do to Dublin". The Irish Times.
Tomás turned 14 in the summer of 2004, when Fermanagh were a kick of a ball from an All-Ireland final, the time of his life.
- ^ Bannon, Orla (10 March 2016). "In-form Tomás Corrigan keen to learn from new Dublin clubmates". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Loughran, Neil (7 March 2016). "Tomas Corrigan the star of Erne show against Laois". The Irish News.
- ^ "GList: Fermanagh's top performers since 2008". Gaelic Life. 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Fermanagh Forward Lashes Out At Sunday Game Coverage Of Win". Balls.ie. 14 July 2015.
- ^ McConville, Oisín (14 April 2020). "Tomas Corrigan: I rediscovered my love for GAA in Latin America but now the central body must overhaul its funding priorities". Sunday Life.
- ^ "Corrigan, Dominic". Hogan Stand. 19 June 1992.
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This page was last edited on 13 April 2024, at 13:30