Pádraig Reidy
Irish Gaelic footballer
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Pádraig Reidy is an Irish Gaelic footballer, who has played with the Scartaglin club and the Kerry county team.
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| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Underage career
Reidy played schools football with St.Patrick's College of Castleisland, and won the 2003 Dunloe Shield.[1][2] He won two Munster Minor Football Championship medals with Kerry (2003 and 2004), and was a member of the Kerry minor side beaten by Laois in the 2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship semi-final and of the team which lost to Tyrone in the 2004 final.[3]
He lined out with the Kerry Under 21's between 2005 and 2007.[citation needed]
2005 Kerry Juniors
Reidy was a member of the Kerry squad for the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 2005, starting at corner-back. Kerry defeated Tipperary GAA[4] in the quarter-final of the Munster Junior Football Championship. They then overcame Limerick GAA in a replay to reach the final.[5] However, Cork GAA, who subsequently won the All-Ireland championship, beat them in the final.[6]
Senior career
Reidy made his National Football League debut in 2006, against Mayo.[citation needed]
He first broke through onto the Kerry team in 2007, playing in that season's National Football League. He made his championship debut against Waterford in the Munster Senior Football Championship on 3 June 2007. He played in the corner-back spot vacated by Tom O'Sullivan, who moved to full-back following the retirement of Mike McCarthy. He won his first Munster Senior Football Championship title after over coming Cork in the 2009 final.[7] Reidy played at corner-back as Kerry beat Cork by 3–13 to 1–09.[8][9] The victory made him the first Scartaglin player to win a senior All-Ireland with Kerry.[7]
He played in all of Kerry's National Football League games in 2008, including the final loss to Derry.[citation needed]
At a club level, Reidy was a member of the team which won the East Kerry Intermediate championship. As a result, the club qualified for the East Kerry Senior Football Championship proper, reaching the semi-finals and almost beating Dr. Crokes in what was described as a "David and Goliath battle".[10] At divisional level however, Reidy's St. Kieran's sides were knocked out in the second round of the Kerry Senior Football Championship by eventual champions Feale Rangers.[11]
As of 2008, Reidy had retained his number four jersey and was one of the starting corner-backs for Kerry in the 2008 National Football League.[12]