Tomás Corrigan
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Corragáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born (1990-08-01) August 1, 1990
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.[8]

In total, he has made 85 appearances as a corner-forward.[9] He has been critical of The Sunday Game on several occasions.[10]

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.[11] In 2021, he moved to the law firm Mason Hayes & Curran in Dublin.

His father Dominic Corrigan played for and managed Fermanagh.[12] His brother Ruari plays for Fermanagh and Kinawley.

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ [https:// https://fermanagh.gaa.ie/tomas-corrigan-in-view/%7C ‘’Fermanagh GAA Official website’’]
  3. ↑ "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. 1 2 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. ↑ "Fermanagh's Tomas Corrigan on dropping all and purchasing that one-way ticket to Mexico". Gaelic Life. 2 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "GList: Fermanagh's top performers since 2008". Gaelic Life. 25 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Fermanagh Forward Lashes Out At Sunday Game Coverage Of Win". Balls.ie. 14 July 2015.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Corrigan, Dominic". Hogan Stand. 19 June 1992.
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