Pádraig O'Hora
Irish Gaelic footballer
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Padraig O'Hora (Irish: Pádraig Ó hEaghra) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Ballina Stephenites and at senior level for the Mayo county team.[1][2]
Youth Justice Worker
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| Born | 1993 (age 32–33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupations | Community Liaison Officer Youth Justice Worker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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O’Hora played minor and U-21 football for Mayo.[3]
O’Hora joined the Mayo panel in 2016. He left the Mayo panel for three years before returning under James Horan's management.
He made his championship debut in 2020.[4]
He stepped away from the Mayo panel for the 2025 season.
Personal life
O’Hora works as a community liaison officer for the Mayo Mental Health Association and as a Youth Justice Worker for Youth Action Ballina.[5]
He took part in RTÉ's ultimate hell week.[6]
O’Hora has a keen interest in martial arts and has trained in jiu-jitsu, kickboxing and MMA.[7]
On 20 May 2026, O’Hora was part of a three-man Irish team, the first since 2019 to summit Mount Everest, after a 47-day expedition. The trio brought the total number of Irish people to reach the summit to 68, and total number of Irish summits to 88.[8][9]
