Martin Reilly

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Martin Reilly
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Personal information
Native name
Máirtín Ó Raghallaigh (Irish)
Born (1987-05-03) 3 May 1987 (age 39)
Cavan, Ireland
OccupationEngineer
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionForward
Club
Years Club
 Killygarry
College
Years College
 DIT
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county
Years County
2007–
 Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1

Martin Reilly (born 3 May 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Killygarry club and the Cavan county team.

Association football

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A talented Association football player, Reilly was signed by Burnley F.C. in 2004.[1] He spent two years at the club and released at the end of the 2005–06 season after making no first team appearances.[2][3] Reilly is also a former Republic of Ireland under-18 international.[4] He played as a left-back.[1]

Gaelic football

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Club

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After returning home from Burnley, Reilly decided to return to Gaelic football with his local club Killygarry.

Killygarry reached their first county final in 51 years in 2022,[5] facing Gowna on 16 October. Reilly scored a lobbed goal in the first half, but Gowna ran out seven-point winners.[6]

University

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On 28 February 2009, Reilly was at wing forward as DIT faced Cork IT in the Sigerson Cup final. Reilly scored one point as DIT suffered a five-point loss.[7]

On 23 February 2013, Reilly played in his second Sigerson final, with DIT facing UCC in the decider. DIT claimed their first Sigerson title after a dominant display.[8]

Inter-county

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On 7 July 2007, Reilly made his senior championship debut for Cavan in a qualifier loss to Mayo.[9]

On 4 August 2013, Reilly started in his first All-Ireland quarter-final against Kerry. Reilly scored a point from a 45 as Cavan lost by six points.[10]

On 26 April 2014, Cavan faced Roscommon in the National League Division 3 final, and Reilly scored 3 points in the narrow defeat.[11]

On 3 April 2016, Reilly was at wing forward against Galway in the National League as Cavan earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in 15 years.[12] On 24 April, Reilly scored a point in the Division 2 Final against Tyrone, with Cavan losing by five points.[13]

Cavan met Roscommon once again in the National League Division 2 Final on 1 April 2018. Reilly scored a goal from a first half penalty as Cavan suffered a 4–16 to 4–12 loss.[14]

In 2019, Reilly lined out at wing back in his first Ulster Final, with Cavan facing Donegal on 23 June. Two late goals couldn't stop Cavan from falling to a five-point defeat.[15]

On 22 November 2020, Reilly played in his second Ulster Final as Cavan met Donegal for the second year in a row. Reilly scored a point as Cavan claimed their first Ulster title since 1997.[16] On 5 December, Reilly scored 3 points as Cavan exited the championship to Dublin at the semi-final stage.[17] Reilly received his first All-Star nomination at the end of the season.[18]

On 9 July 2022, Reilly started on the bench as Cavan took on Westmeath in the inaugural Tailteann Cup decider at Croke Park. Reilly was introduced as a late substitute in the four-point loss.[19]

Honours

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Cavan

DIT

Individual

  • Irish News Ulster All-Star (1): 2020
  • GAA/GPA Footballer of the Month (1): May 2019[20]

References

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