Colm Boyle (born 29 July 1986) is a

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er who plays for

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and, formerly, the Mayo county team. He won four

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s and played in four finals of the

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, losing them all and scoring an

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in the third.

Career

Boyle won six

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s and a

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title. He started at left half-back in three All-Ireland football finals: the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost to Donegal by a scoreline of 0-13 to 2-11 and the 2013 decider, which Mayo lost to

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by a scoreline of 1-14 to 2-12. The

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, his fourth, was the third final in which he started at left half-back and it was another loss to Dublin. Before that he started in the centre in the

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as Mayo lost again, though Dublin needed a replay on this occasion. He missed the

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and

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losses to Dublin and Tyrone respectively, due to a torn

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, and retired from inter-county football at the end of 2021. Boyle made an appearance for

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against Australia in the

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, scoring a total of one over. Boyle was named coach and selector of the Mayo minor team ahead of the 2023 season.

References

1986 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) Gaelic football backs Gaelic football coaches Gaelic football selectors Garda Síochána officers Irish international rules football players Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers People from Castlebar {{Mayo-gaelic-football-bio-stub