| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Mac Giolla Rua | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
3 November 1971 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Occupation | Managing Director | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1989–2008 | St Vincents | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1992–2000 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Pat Gilroy (born 3 November 1971) is a former Gaelic footballer and manager, who most recently managed the senior Dublin county team (2009-2012). A former Dublin footballer himself, he led Dublin to their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title in 16 years in 2011.
In 2009, Gilroy's selectors were Mickey Whelan, Paul Nugent and Paddy O'Donoghue.[1] Transplant surgeon David Hickey replaced Paul Nugent as a selector for the 2010 season.,[2] while fellow surgeon Ian Robertson replaced Mickey Whelan in 2012.
He played his club football for St Vincents. Gilroy was formerly tipped to succeed Liam Mulvihill as the GAA’s Director General.[3] Pat is the son of former Dublin footballer Jackie Gilroy. This offer never materialised as the position was eventually given to Monaghan's Paraic Duffy, who was appointed for a seven-year period.[4]
Gilroy studied at Trinity College Dublin.[5]
He took the less well-worn route for prospective inter-county players and studied in Trinity and has since gone on to make a significant mark in the world of business.