Pat Gilroy
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Pat Gilroy is a former Dublin
Gaelic football
player and current Dublin senior football manager. Gilroy had Mickey Whelan
, Paul Nugent
and Paddy O'Donoghue as his selectors for 2009. David Hickey replaced Paul Nugent as a selector in October 2009 for the 2010 season.
He played his club football for St Vincents
. Gilroy was formerly tipped to succeed Liam Mulvihill
as the GAA’s Director General. Pat is the son of former Dublin footballer Jackie Gilroy
. This offer never materialised as the position was eventually given to Monaghan
's Paraic Duffy
who has been appointed for a seven year period.
medal later that year. He was part of the St Vincent's team that defeated Nemo Rangers in the 2008 All Ireland Club final, where he played a pivotal role at full forward during the campaign.
debut for Dublin against Offaly
in Tullamore on May 31, 1992. He won an All-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1995, with an appearance as a substitute. He has four Leinster Senior Football Championship
medals with Dublin, collecting them in 1992, 1993, 1994 and again in 1995. Gilroy retired from inter-county football career in July 2000.
of Meath
. In Gilroy's first season as Dublin manager, he guided Dublin to sixth position in the NFL, narrowly avoiding relegation to Division Two.
Gilroy began his 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
against neighbours Meath
in the Leinster Senior Football Championship
quarter finals at Croke Park
. Dublin defeated Meath in the game but the game proved to be a real struggle as both sides failed to impress in the game which finished 0-14 to 0-12. Dublin progressed to face Westmeath
in the Leinster semi final at Croke Park. The game was very different to the previous game and Dublin dominated and proved too strong against a lacklustre Westmeath
. The game finished 4-26 to 0-11 with Bernard Brogan dominating the scoring with 2-08 sending his team to the Leinster final against Kildare
for a potential fifth Leinster title in a row. Dublin defeated Kildare in the Leinster final to win the Delaney Cup for the fifth year in a row in what proved to be a tight encounter. The game finished 2-15 to 0-18 with Sherlock and Cahill's goals proving the difference between the sides. This victory set up a tough quarter final against a Kerry
side which had created doubts with the media due to a few bad performances against Sligo
and Longford
. Any doubts concerning the Kerry side were forgotten as Dublin were completely outclassed by a solid and relentless Kerry performance. The game finished 1-24 to 1-07 which proved to be their worst ever championship defeat to Kerry.
Gilroy began his 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
against Wexford
which proved to be a real struggle for Dublin
, however they ran out as winners with the result 2-16 to 0-15. Up next they faced old neighbours Meath
for the second time in a row which turned out to be a disappointing performance from Dublin
with the result ending Meath
5-09 to 0-13 to end The Dubs 5th Leinster title in a row. Dublin
defeated Tipperary
in their first game in the qualifiers with the result 1-21 to 1-13 with goal by one of the newcomers Michael Darragh Macauley
however there was still improvement to be made. Dublin
defeated Armagh
in their next game with the result 0-14 to 0-11. Dublin
improved greatly against Leinster-finalists Louth with Eoghan O'Gara
scoring two goals to send them back to the quarter final. Dublin
played Ulster Champions Tyrone
and defeated them for the first time since 1995 by the result of 1-15 to 0-13. Dublin
played Cork in their first Semi Final since 2007 but were narrowly defeated by one point 1-15 to 1-14.
Gilroy began his 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
against Laois
which turned out to be a very good display of football with the team running out winners 1-16 to 0-11. Up next they faced opponents of the 2009 Leinster final Kildare
which turned out to be a very tense enough battle with Dublin just scraping past to advance to their 2nd Leinster under Gilroy despite a great comeback from Kieran McGeeney's Kildare
.Dublin faced Wexford
on July 10th 2011 which turned out to be a very disappointing display with Dublin running on the end 2-12 to 1-12.Dublin faced Tyrone
in the All-Ireland Quarter final on August 6th,2011 which turned to be the best performance from the Dubs in ages against a very tired Tyrone team and Dublin ended the 2008 All-Ireland champions with an humaliation with the final score 0-22 to 0-15 to advance to the All-Ireland Semi-final where they will face Ulster champions Donegal
on August 28th. Dublin went on to win the game against a highly disciplined Donegal side by 0-08 to 0-06 and beat Kerry
in the final
by 1-12 to 1-11.
In November 2011, Dublin County Committee reappointed Gilroy as Manager for the 2012 season.
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player and current Dublin senior football manager. Gilroy had Mickey Whelan
Mickey Whelan
Mickey Whelan is former selector on the Dublin senior football team, he was a selector for Pat Gilroy who played for him while he managed St Vincents. He is a former player and manager of Dublin and St Vincents senior football teams...
, Paul Nugent
Paul Nugent (Gaelic footballer)
Paul Nugent is a former selector and player on the Dublin Senior Football team. He was one of the selectors for the Dublin senior football team during Pat Gilroy's first season in charge in 2009...
and Paddy O'Donoghue as his selectors for 2009. David Hickey replaced Paul Nugent as a selector in October 2009 for the 2010 season.
He played his club football for St Vincents
St Vincents GAA
St Vincents is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Marino, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1931, originally in Raheny, but it moved to its home in Marino in 1987. St Vincents merged with Marino Camogie Club in 1997 to form the St Vincents Hurling, Football and...
. Gilroy was formerly tipped to succeed Liam Mulvihill
Liam Mulvihill
Liam Mulvihill was the 17th Director General of the Gaelic Athletic Association who officially retired at the end January 2008 to be replaced by Paraic Duffy. A native of County Longford, Mulvihill represented his county in football at many levels...
as the GAA’s Director General. Pat is the son of former Dublin footballer Jackie Gilroy
Jackie Gilroy
Jackie Gilroy is a former Gaelic footballer for Dublin and St Vincents. He was born in Raheny, County Dublin. He won an all-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1963 as part of the Dublin senior football panel. Dublin defeated Galway in the final at Croke Park. Jackie won the All-Ireland Minor Football...
. This offer never materialised as the position was eventually given to Monaghan
Monaghan GAA
The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Monaghan and the Monaghan inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responsible for the...
's Paraic Duffy
Paraic Duffy
Paraic Duffy is the 18th Director General of the Gaelic Athletic Association and a former chairman of the Monaghan county board. He replaced Liam Mulvihill in November 2007. Paraic is currently employed as the GAA's player welfare officer but will take up his position as Director General on...
who has been appointed for a seven year period.
Club
Gilroy won his first Dublin Senior Football Championship medal with St Vincents in 2007 as a substitute and went on to gain a Leinster Senior Club Football ChampionshipLeinster Senior Club Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Portlaoise from Laois. Offaly side Gracefield were the first winners of the Leinster senior club...
medal later that year. He was part of the St Vincent's team that defeated Nemo Rangers in the 2008 All Ireland Club final, where he played a pivotal role at full forward during the campaign.
Intercounty
Gilroy made his All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
debut for Dublin against Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
in Tullamore on May 31, 1992. He won an All-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1995, with an appearance as a substitute. He has four Leinster Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
medals with Dublin, collecting them in 1992, 1993, 1994 and again in 1995. Gilroy retired from inter-county football career in July 2000.
Managerial career
Unlike previous Dublin football management teams, Gilroy has given his support to the club scene and will encourage his players to return and play for their clubs in between inter-county games. This move has received praise from such pundits as Colm O'RourkeColm O'Rourke
Colm O'Rourke is a retired inter-county Irish Gaelic footballer for County Meath in Ireland, a columnist with the Sunday Independent and a panellist on The Sunday Game on RTÉ Television....
of Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
. In Gilroy's first season as Dublin manager, he guided Dublin to sixth position in the NFL, narrowly avoiding relegation to Division Two.
Gilroy began his 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
against neighbours Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
in the Leinster Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
quarter finals at Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
. Dublin defeated Meath in the game but the game proved to be a real struggle as both sides failed to impress in the game which finished 0-14 to 0-12. Dublin progressed to face Westmeath
Westmeath GAA
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...
in the Leinster semi final at Croke Park. The game was very different to the previous game and Dublin dominated and proved too strong against a lacklustre Westmeath
Westmeath GAA
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...
. The game finished 4-26 to 0-11 with Bernard Brogan dominating the scoring with 2-08 sending his team to the Leinster final against Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
for a potential fifth Leinster title in a row. Dublin defeated Kildare in the Leinster final to win the Delaney Cup for the fifth year in a row in what proved to be a tight encounter. The game finished 2-15 to 0-18 with Sherlock and Cahill's goals proving the difference between the sides. This victory set up a tough quarter final against a Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
side which had created doubts with the media due to a few bad performances against Sligo
Sligo GAA
The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Sligo...
and Longford
Longford GAA
The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford...
. Any doubts concerning the Kerry side were forgotten as Dublin were completely outclassed by a solid and relentless Kerry performance. The game finished 1-24 to 1-07 which proved to be their worst ever championship defeat to Kerry.
Gilroy began his 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
against Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
which proved to be a real struggle for Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
, however they ran out as winners with the result 2-16 to 0-15. Up next they faced old neighbours Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
for the second time in a row which turned out to be a disappointing performance from Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
with the result ending Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
5-09 to 0-13 to end The Dubs 5th Leinster title in a row. Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
defeated Tipperary
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
in their first game in the qualifiers with the result 1-21 to 1-13 with goal by one of the newcomers Michael Darragh Macauley
Michael Darragh MacAuley
Michael Darragh MacAuley is a Dublin born inter-county Gaelic football player for Dublin. He plays his club football with Ballyboden St. Enda's whom he won a Dublin Senior Football Championship with in 2009.-Inter-county:...
however there was still improvement to be made. Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
defeated Armagh
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
in their next game with the result 0-14 to 0-11. Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
improved greatly against Leinster-finalists Louth with Eoghan O'Gara
Eoghan O'Gara
Eoghan O'Gara is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a forward for the Dublin inter-county team. Eoghan attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in Terenure.-Intercounty Football:...
scoring two goals to send them back to the quarter final. Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
played Ulster Champions Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
and defeated them for the first time since 1995 by the result of 1-15 to 0-13. Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
played Cork in their first Semi Final since 2007 but were narrowly defeated by one point 1-15 to 1-14.
Gilroy began his 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
against Laois
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
which turned out to be a very good display of football with the team running out winners 1-16 to 0-11. Up next they faced opponents of the 2009 Leinster final Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
which turned out to be a very tense enough battle with Dublin just scraping past to advance to their 2nd Leinster under Gilroy despite a great comeback from Kieran McGeeney's Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
.Dublin faced Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
on July 10th 2011 which turned out to be a very disappointing display with Dublin running on the end 2-12 to 1-12.Dublin faced Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
in the All-Ireland Quarter final on August 6th,2011 which turned to be the best performance from the Dubs in ages against a very tired Tyrone team and Dublin ended the 2008 All-Ireland champions with an humaliation with the final score 0-22 to 0-15 to advance to the All-Ireland Semi-final where they will face Ulster champions Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
on August 28th. Dublin went on to win the game against a highly disciplined Donegal side by 0-08 to 0-06 and beat Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
in the final
2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 2011 All-Ireland Football Final was the 124th event of its kind. It was the culmination of Gaelic football's premier competition, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, and was played between Kerry and Dublin on 18 September 2011 at Croke Park, Dublin.Dublin were victorious by a single...
by 1-12 to 1-11.
In November 2011, Dublin County Committee reappointed Gilroy as Manager for the 2012 season.