Jimmy Mulroy
Jimmy Mulroy | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 23 April 1987 – 1 November 1989 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Mulroy 1 August 1940 Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland |
| Died | 12 February 2013 (aged 72) Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Newtown Blues | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Louth titles | 9 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1959–1972 | Louth | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
James Mulroy (1 August 1940 – 12 February 2013) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, manager and politician. He played as a right wing-forward for the Louth senior football team and captained the side for several years during the Sixties.[1]
Mulroy made his first appearance for the team during the 1959 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1972 championship. He was part of the county panel that reached the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 1960, losing by one point to Offaly. In 1964 he was selected by Leinster and lined out for his province at right-half back in that year's Railway Cup final against Ulster.[2] He appeared in a second inter-provincial final in 1972 against Munster.[3]
At club level Mulroy had a lengthy career with Newtown Blues, winning nine county club championship medals.[4]
In retirement from playing Mulroy became involved in coaching and team management. Though he found little success during his two stints as Louth manager, he successfully managed Drogheda side Oliver Plunketts to junior and intermediate championships. Mulroy also coached various teams with his own club Newtown Blues.[5]
Also well known in political circles, Mulroy was first elected to the Drogheda Corporation and Louth County Council in 1985 as a Fianna Fáil candidate and he was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1987 to 1989 as a Taoiseach's nominee.[6] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Louth constituency at the 1987 and 1989 general elections.[7]
Inter-County honours
[edit]- As Player
- As Manager
References
[edit]- ^ "The late Jimmy Mulroy". Hogan Stand. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "'In politics and sporting life, I never made any enemies'". The Argus. 20 February 2013.
- ^ "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA records From 1887 To 2021 Inclusive, p.243" (PDF). GAA. 2021.
- ^ "Oliver Judge subscribed heavily to a great family record". Dundalk Democrat. 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Mulroy, Jimmy". Hogan Stand.
- ^ "Jimmy Mulroy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Jimmy Mulroy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- 1940 births
- 2013 deaths
- Fianna Fáil senators
- Irish businesspeople
- Irish sportsperson-politicians
- Members of Louth County Council
- Members of the 18th Seanad
- Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
- Louth inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Newtown Blues Gaelic footballers
- Sportspeople from Drogheda
- Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
- Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections
- Fianna Fáil local councillors