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Wheel turns for Paddy McConigley

When Paddy McConigley was growing up kicking football for his local Fanad Gaels club at Triaghalough in north-west Donegal, little did he know where the wind on the gusty peninsula would take him.

Wheel turns for Paddy McConigley

Sat, 25 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

Alan Foley

The area, part of the Gaeltacht, has a strong tradition for sport, most notably soccer with the Fanad United FC winning the FAI Intermediate Cup in 1988 and 1995, as well as reaching the League Cup semi-final in 1987.

McConigley was more interested in Gaelic football and today will line out at centre-back for Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Junior Football semi-final against Mayo at O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

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Courts Gaa Football Kilkenny GAA Donegal Kilkenny Paddy McConigley Place: Triaghalough Place: O’Connor Park Place: Tullamore Place: Croke Park Place: Donegal Place: Ulster Place: Letterkenny Place: Bundoran Place: Dungloe Place: Ballybofey Place: Derry Place: Castlecomer Place: Kilkenny Place: McLean Avenue Place: Bronx Place: Cork Place: Dublin Place: Gweedore Place: London Place: St Patrick’s Centre Place: Kells Road Place: Birr Person: Paddy McConigley Person: McConigley Person: Brian McIver Person: Karl Lacey Person: Neil McGee Person: Siobhan Person: Rory Kavanagh Person: Darragh Person: Odhran Person: Anthony Lynch Person: Ciarán O’Hare Person: Martin Coll Person: Brian Egan Person: Charlie Harrison Person: Kerryman Person: Christy Walsh Event: FAI Intermediate Cup Event: League Cup Event: All-Ireland junior football semi-final Event: National Football League Division One Organisation: Fanad Gaels club Organisation: Fanad United FC Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: Mayo Organisation: Donegal Organisation: Fanad Gaels Organisation: Institute of Technology Organisation: HSE Organisation: Foyle College Organisation: Tir Chonaill Gaels Organisation: Sligo Organisation: St Patrick

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