Paul McGettigan
Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, and barrister
About Paul McGettigan
Born 1955. Paul McGettigan is an association football coach and barrister.
Coaching McGettigan led Corofin to that club's first All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship title in 1998. He had previously coached the club's minor team but took over as senior manager in 1997, following many of the players he had coached as young men, and on the proviso that Tony Murphy would be joint manager.
Honours Hogan Cup: 1973 Galway Senior Football Championship: 1979, 1980 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship runner-up: 1980 Donegal Senior Football Championship: 1983 Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1974, 1983
Personal life McGettigan resides on the coastal resort of Salthill. He is married to Geraldine, originally from Claremorris, who is the sister of Jimmy Duggan (which is where McGettigan's involvement with Corofin originated).
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Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, and barrister
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