Pascal McConnell
Encyclopedia
Pascal McConnell is an All-Ireland
-winning Gaelic football
er for Tyrone
. He currently competes with John Devine
to be first choice goalkeeper for Tyrone.
In 1998, McConnell played alongside Stephen O'Neill
in the MacRory Cup
semi-final for Omagh CBS.
His older brother is Tyrone's great All Star
-winning goalkeeper of the nineties, Finbar McConnell
.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
-winning Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er for Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
. He currently competes with John Devine
John Devine (GAA)
John Devine is the Tyrone Gaelic football goalkeeper. He is in competition for the position with Pascal McConnell and Johnny Curren, but all three players maintain a good relationship....
to be first choice goalkeeper for Tyrone.
In 1998, McConnell played alongside Stephen O'Neill
Stephen O'Neill
Stephen O'Neill is a Gaelic footballer from Strabane, Northern Ireland, who plays for the Tyrone Senior football team. He won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Under 21 medals, and a Minor medal...
in the MacRory Cup
MacRory Cup
The MacRory Cup is an inter-college Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. It is staged every year with the stipulation that players must be under eighteen-and-a-half at the start of the tournament...
semi-final for Omagh CBS.
His older brother is Tyrone's great All Star
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
-winning goalkeeper of the nineties, Finbar McConnell
Finbar McConnell
Finbar McConnell is a former Tyrone Gaelic footballer. He was Tyrone's first-choice goalkeeper throughout most of the nineties, and played in the 1995 All-Ireland Final. He set a Tyrone record for being the first Tyrone player to win four Ulster Championship medals in 2001.In 1996, he won an All...
.