Pádraic Joyce
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| Pádraic Joyce | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Place of birth | Galway , Ireland | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Killererin | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Killererin | ? - ? | |
| Connacht Titles | Connacht | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Galway | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Galway | ? - Present | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Connacht Titles | 5 | |
| All-Ireland | 2 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Pádraic Joyce is a current inter-county Gaelic football play for Galway. He plays his club football with Killererin.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] County
Pádraic won his first All-Ireland Senior Football title with Galway in 1998. Galway beat Mick O'Dwyer's in the all-Ireland final in front of 65,886 fans at Croke Park by 1-14 to 0-08. Pádraic was then awarded an all-star in for his performances in 1998. Joyce's next all-Ireland was to come in 2000 when Galway faced Kerry at Croke Park. The game finished at 0-14 a-piece and the game was forced to a replay. Kerry won the replay by 0-17 to 1-10 in front of 64,094 at a packed Croke Park. Despite the disappointment of losing in the final, Joyce got some glory by being awarded his second all-star award.
Galways All-Ireland Senior Football Championship success in 2001 was the most successful year for Joyce. Galway had an impressive 0-17 to 0-08 victory over Leinster's Meath in the final in Croke Park. In recognition of his performances for Galway he was awarded the Texaco Footballer of the Year award and an All Star in 2001.
He has won the Connacht Senior Football Championship on five occasions in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005. Joyce is currently playing with Galway in the 2007 Connacht championship at the semi final stage.
[edit] Club
Joyce first won his first Galway Senior Football Championship medal with Killererin in 1999 by beating An Cheathrú Rua after a replay by four points. 2001 proved to be his next attempt at winning the Galway championship, they lost the final to Annaghdown in the final by two points. His next final came again in 2003 against Caltra although Killererin lost by 0-15. In 2004 Killererin finally won the county championship again by beating Salthill-Knocknacarra in the final by a goal.
