Patrick Taaffe
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| Native name | Pádraig Táth (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Taaffe (born 2004) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Belmont and Ferbane, and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
[edit | edit source]Taaffe played hurling and Gaelic football as a student at Gallen Community School. He was part of the school team that won the Leinster PPS SDFC title in 2022.[1] Taaffe's hurling performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the combined Offaly Schools team which won the Leinster PPS SAHC title in 2023.[2] He has also been included on the University of Galway Fitzgibbon Cup team.[3]
At club level, Taaffe plays hurling with Belmont and Gaelic football with sister club Ferbane.[4][5] He first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a dual player at minor level in 2020 and 2021.[6] Taaffe later progressed to the under-20 team was at corner-back when Offaly lost the 2023 All-Ireland under-20 final to Cork.[7] He was again included on the team in 2024 and collected a winners' medal after beating Tipperary by 2–20 to 2–14 in the All-Ireland final.[8]
Taaffe joined the Offaly senior hurling team in 2025.[9]
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Gallen Community School
- Leinster PPS Senior D Football Championship: 2022
- Offaly Schools
- Offaly
References
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