Paddy Keenan (Gaelic footballer)

Paddy Keenan (born 1 October 1984) is a Gaelic footballer from County Louth, Ireland. He played for the Louth senior inter-county football team and for his club St Patrick's Lordship.

Education
Keenan is a graduate of DCU where he obtained an MSC in Business Management and played for DCU in the 2008 Sigerson Cup.

All Star
In October 2010, Keenan was selected on the All Stars football team at midfield for his performances for Louth during the 2010 season.

2010 Leinster Football Championship Final
He played and scored a point in the 2010 Leinster Football Final defeat to Meath where Louth appeared to be on their way to a first title since 1957, before losing to a late goal.

He helped Louth to win both Tommy Murphy Cup and National League Division 2 titles in 2006.

Keenan is Louth's first ever All Star winner since the scheme began in 1971, meaning only Carlow and Longford have never won an All Star in either code. Keenan captained the side that won Louth the NFL Division 3 title in 2011.

Leinster and Ireland
Paddy represented his Province, Leinster, with fellow club and county player Dessie Finnegan. In 2010 he also represented Ireland in the International Rules Series against Australia on a number of occasions.

St Patrick's
At club level he has won seven Louth Senior Football Championship titles with St. Patrick's of Lordship. He captained 'The Pats' in 2007, winning a third Louth SFC title by beating local rivals Cooley Kickhams.

Retirement
He retired from inter-county football at the age of 29 in 2014.

Honours

 * All Star (1): 2010
 * National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011
 * National Football League Division 2 (1): 2006
 * Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
 * McGeough Cup (1): 2011
 * Vodafone Player Of The Month (1): June 2010
 * GAA Player Of the Week (1): 20 May 2014 - for his performance against Westmeath in the Leinster Senior Football Championship.
 * Louth Team Captain: 2009 - 2014
 * Louth Senior Football Championship (7): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
 * Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (5): 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
 * Paddy Sheelan Cup (1): 2011
 * Louth Minor Football Championship (1): 2002
 * Louth Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2001