Paul Conroy (born 22 May 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Galway county team and works as a teacher. Conroy was captain of the All-Ireland winning Minor team in 2007 when they narrowly defeated Derry. Conroy made his Senior championship debut against Roscommon and finished the game with a tally of 0–6.

Career Conroy won an Galway Intermediate Club Championship with St James' in 2010 and followed that up with a Connacht title.

He played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series.

Conroy was named as Galway captain for the 2014 season.

He is an Irish and business teacher at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway. His teammate Damien Comer also teaches in the school. The Irish language has been an integral part of Conroy's life as his parents hail from the Connemara Gaeltacht. In March 2022, Conroy was announced as the GAA's Irish language ambassador for 2022 at an event in Croke Park.

Conroy won an All Star and was selected as GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year at the end of the 2024 season.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 July 2024

TeamYearNational LeagueConnachtAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreGalway2008Division 130-0710-0040-0720091(?)0-0010-0220-02201020-0110-0030-01201111-0010-0021-00201221-0710-0131-08201310-0140-0850-09201420-0420-0440-08201530-1030-0760-17201630-0410-0140-05201720-0220-0140-03201820-0010-0130-012019 DNPDNPDNPDNP202010-03 —10-03202120-02 —20-02202230-0630-0160-07 202310-0040-0450-04202431-0371-13102-16Career total323-50321-43644-93

Honours

St James' Galway Minor Football Championships (2): 2006, 2007, Galway Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2010 Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2010

Galway Connacht Minor Football Championship (1): 2007 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2007 Connacht Senior Football Championship (7): 2008, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2017

Individual All Star (1): 2024 GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year (1): 2024

References