Paddy McConigley: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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'''Paddy McConigley''' is a former [[Gaelic football]]er who played inter-county for [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] and [[London GAA|London]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Damian|last=Lawlor|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mcconigley-determined-to-revive-donegal-career-26332543.html|title=McConigley determined to revive Donegal career|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=18 November 2007|accessdate=18 November 2007}}</ref> he now plays for the Railyard Football club in Kilkenny where he is a great idol for young players.

He was a member of the Donegal team that won the [[2007 National Football League (Ireland)|2007 National Football League]], and started in the final against [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html|title=Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo|newspaper=Donegal Times|date=25 April 2007|accessdate=25 April 2007}}</ref> Months later, while on a team bonding trip in [[Milford, County Donegal|Milford]], he was shot in the eye and blinded. His vision never recovered and he never played for Donegal again.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=85855|title=McConigley fails to recover sight in one eye|work=Hogan Stand|date=13 November 2007|accessdate=13 November 2007}}</ref><ref name=simple_pleasures>{{cite news|first=John|last=Fogarty|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/simple-pleasures-sustain-mcconigley-232360.html|title=Simple pleasures sustain McConigley|newspaper=Irish Examiner|publisher=Thomas Crosbie Holdings|date=25 May 2013|accessdate=25 May 2013}}</ref>