Nicky Joyce
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Nicky Joyce is a former inter-county Gaelic Football
player for Galway
. He plays his club football with Killererin and was a member of the Galway
senior team from 2003 to 2010.
to play alongside his cousin Pádraic Joyce
.He has won the Connacht Senior Football Championship
on three occasions in 2003, 2005 and 2008.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player for Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
. He plays his club football with Killererin and was a member of the Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
senior team from 2003 to 2010.
County
Joyce began playing for senior in early 2003 after being called up by former manager John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo politician)
John O'Mahony is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former football manager. He is currently a Teachta Dála for the Mayo constituency. He was elected at the 2007 general election...
to play alongside his cousin Pádraic Joyce
Pádraic Joyce
Pádraic Joyce |Galway]], Ireland) is a current inter-county Gaelic football player for Galway. He plays his club football with Killererin. He is regarded in GAA circles as one of the best forwards in the game over the past decade. His key abilities include excellent accuracy both from frees and...
.He has won the Connacht Senior Football Championship
Connacht Senior Football Championship
The Bank of Ireland Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. A series of games are played during the summer months and the final is played in July....
on three occasions in 2003, 2005 and 2008.
See also
- Pádraic JoycePádraic JoycePádraic Joyce |Galway]], Ireland) is a current inter-county Gaelic football player for Galway. He plays his club football with Killererin. He is regarded in GAA circles as one of the best forwards in the game over the past decade. His key abilities include excellent accuracy both from frees and...
- Damien JoyceDamien JoyceDamien Joyce is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Cappataggle and with the Galway senior inter-county team.-See also:* Henry Joyce* Nicky Joyce* Pádraic Joyce* Richard Joyce...
- Henry JoyceHenry JoyceHenry Joyce, Mayor of Galway, 1542-1543.Joyce was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, and the only member of the Joyce family to become Mayor. Other members of the family included Archbishop William Joyce of Tuam and William Joyce, bailiff of Galway in 1507...
- Richard Joyce
- Timothy JoyceTimothy JoyceTimothy Joyce , was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor and parish priest of Portumna, 1919–1947.-Biography:Joyce was born in Portumna on 8 August 1868. He was educated at the Christian Brothers School, Nenagh; St. Brendan's Seminary, Loughrea; Mungreat College, Limerick. He was ordained in...