Paul Hearty
Paul Hearty is an Irish Gaelic football player from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He is the current goalkeeper on the Armagh senior football team. He was named in goal for the 2006 Irish News Ulster Allstars team for his performances in Armagh's 2006 Uster championship win.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
Armagh, Northern Ireland | 1 May 1978||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1995- | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
Club titles | |||
Armagh titles | 19 | ||
Ulster titles | 11 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 6 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2000-2012 | Armagh | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Club
Hearty is part of the Crossmaglen team that has won 13 Armagh Senior Football Championships in a row between 1996 and 2008.[1] This equals the national record for consecutive county football championships set by Ballina Stephenites of Mayo between 1904 and 1916. The 2008 triumph was Cross' 37th in all, also drawing them level with Castleblayney Faughs's record of most county football championships ever. He has also won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship seven times and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship four times with the club. Hearty, along with Oisín McConville, John McEntee, Tony McEntee, Francie Bellew and Cathal Short is one of six Cross players to have shared in all these successes since 1996.[1]
County
Hearty also was sub Goalkeeper on the 2002 All-Ireland winning football team, and played on the losing side the following year against Tyrone. He has 6 ulster championship medals a national league and was nominated for an all-star in 2005.
Honours
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (5): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
- National Football League, Division 1 (1): 2005
- National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2010
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1998
- Armagh Senior Football Championship (19): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (11): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (6): 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012
- Irish News Ulster All-Stars (2): 2005 2006
References
- Archer, Kenny (21 October 2008). "Thirteen on the trot for six of the best". The Irish News. p. 42. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2008.