Patrick Taaffe
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| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Taaffe (born 2004) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Belmont and Ferbane, and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Taaffe played hurling and Gaelic football as a student at Gallen Community School. He was part of the school team that won the Leinster PPS SDFC title in 2022.[1] Taaffe's hurling performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the combined Offaly Schools team which won the Leinster PPS SAHC title in 2023.[2] He has also been included on the University of Galway Fitzgibbon Cup team.[3]
At club level, Taaffe plays hurling with Belmont and Gaelic football with sister club Ferbane.[4][5] He first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a dual player at minor level in 2020 and 2021.[6] Taaffe later progressed to the under-20 team was at corner-back when Offaly lost the 2023 All-Ireland under-20 final to Cork.[7] He was again included on the team in 2024 and collected a winners' medal after beating Tipperary by 2–20 to 2–14 in the All-Ireland final.[8]
Taaffe joined the Offaly senior hurling team in 2025.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Gallen Community School
- Leinster PPS Senior D Football Championship: 2022
- Offaly Schools
- Offaly
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gallen CS defeat Templeogue College to win Leinster Senior Schools title". Offaly Live. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ O'Callaghan, John (4 February 2023). "Terrific second half performance earns historic first title for Offaly Schools". Offaly Express. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ "Electric Ireland Comhairle Ardoideachais 2024/2025 Fitzgibbon Cup Panel Declarations" (PDF). GAA website. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Offaly SFC Final: Tullamore edge out Ferbane". GAA website. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ↑ "Heroic Belmont make history with first senior hurling title as Birr left pondering". Offaly Live. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Offaly minor and senior hurling teams announced". Offaly Live. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Cork v Offaly: All-Ireland U20 hurling glory for Rebels". Echo Live. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Screeney and Bourke lead Offaly to famous All-Ireland U20 title". Irish Examiner. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Allianz HL D1B Final: Waterford overcome Offaly". GAA website. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.