Tomás Corrigan

Tomás Corrigan
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Corragáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born (1990-08-01) August 1, 1990 (age 34)
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.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ‘’Fermanagh GAA Official website’’
  3. ^ a b "Fermanagh's Tomas Corrigan on dropping all and purchasing that one-way ticket to Mexico". Gaelic Life. 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Bannon, Orla (10 March 2016). "In-form Tomás Corrigan keen to learn from new Dublin clubmates". Irish Examiner.
  7. ^ Loughran, Neil (7 March 2016). "Tomas Corrigan the star of Erne show against Laois". The Irish News.
  8. ^ "GList: Fermanagh's top performers since 2008". Gaelic Life. 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Fermanagh Forward Lashes Out At Sunday Game Coverage Of Win". Balls.ie. 14 July 2015.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Corrigan, Dominic". Hogan Stand. 19 June 1992.