Ciarán Murtagh Explained

Ciarán Murtagh
Sport:Gaelic football
Clyears:?
2019
Clubs:St Faithleachs
Donegal Boston
Code:Football
County:Roscommon
Province:Connacht
Colyears: 2013
Colleges:NUI Galway
Icyears:2014 - Present
Counties:Roscommon
Icapps(Points):34 (9-89)
Icprovince:1 (2017)

Ciarán Murtagh (born 1992) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Faithleach's and the Roscommon county team.

A son of Andy and Breda Murtagh, he completed a degree in corporate law at NUI Galway before returning to his studies at Marino Institute of Education to become a teacher.[1] While at Galway he played in the university's Sigerson Cup team.

He made his senior championship debut against Leitrim in the 2014 Connacht Senior Football Championship quarter-final.[2] He scored a late goal against Down in the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[3]

He has captained Roscommon.[4]

Murtagh has also played for Donegal Boston.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 June 2023

TeamYearNational LeagueConnachtAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Roscommon2014Division 320-0221-0041-02
2015Division 221-0420-0641-10
2016Division 153-1410-0363-17
201720-0721-0241-09
2018Division 221-0341-1562-18
2019Division 1DNP Championship Matches
2020Division 2DNP Championship Matches
2021Division 110-01- 10-01
2022Division 220-0510-0530-10
2023Division 121-0640-1661-22
Career total186-42163-47349-89

Notes and References

  1. News: Eoghan. Comrican. Ciarán Murtagh: 'We're at home getting the free dinners and the clothes washed'. Irish Examiner. 9 July 2016. 9 July 2016.
  2. News: Eamon. Donoghue. 'It's competitive, there'd be very little talking on the way home' — Roscommon's Murtagh brothers. The42.ie. 8 June 2014. 8 June 2014.
  3. News: All-Ireland qualifier result: Roscommon 1–12 1–17 Armagh. BBC Sport. 19 July 2014. 19 July 2014.
  4. News: Noel. Fallon. Ciaran Murtagh stars in Roscommon victory over Down. The Irish News. 7 March 2016. 7 March 2016.
  5. News: Connolly-less Donegal Boston suffer defeat. Hogan Stand. 8 July 2019. 8 July 2019.