Dominic "Dom" Corrigan (born 1962) is a

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

er and

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administra ...

. He played for

Kinawley Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded b ...

and the Fermanagh county team. He later managed the Fermanagh and

Sligo Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...

teams.

Family life

Corrigan received his education at St Aidan's in

Derrylin Derrylin ( or "Oakgrove of the blackbirds") is a village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is on the A509 road between Enniskillen and the border with County Cavan (the N3 road to Dublin). It had a population of 634 in t ...

and at

St Michael's College, Enniskillen St Michael's College (Irish: ''Coláiste Mhíchíl'') is a Roman Catholic boys' grammar school located in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Named for St Michael the Archangel, the school educates boys in County Fermanagh and the surrounding area ...

(where he would later go on to teach at). He then went to

Jordanstown Jordanstown () is a townland (of 964 acres) and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It is also situated in the civil parish of Car ...

, winning an All-Ireland Colleges

Trench Cup The Trench Cup is the second-tier Gaelic football championship trophy for third-level education colleges, institutes of technology and universities in Ireland and England (first tier is the Sigerson Cup and third tier is Corn na Mac Léinn). The ...

medal in 1984. He moved home to

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

in 1987. A member of a family of eight, Corrigan married Mary (''

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'' McCabe) from

Aghadrumsee Aghadrumsee ()Placenames NI - Aghadrumsee
is a small village in south-e ...

. Their first child,

Tomás Corrigan Tomás Corrigan (born August 1, 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who has played for the Fermanagh GAA, Kinawley, Dublin GAA,St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh GAA, St Oliver Plunketts, and the Fermanagh county football team, Fermanagh county team. Ca ...

, would go on to play for Fermanagh. He has another son, Ruáirí, who is also a Gaelic footballer.

Playing career

Corrigan is a

clubman. He made his debut for Kinawley as an eleven-year-old goalkeeper in 1973. Corrigan played as a full-forward for Fermanagh. He was involved in the 1982 campaign, when he scored 1–3 against Tyrone in that year's

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the Irish province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in April. The final is ...

(SFC) semi-final. Between 1982 and 1992, Corrigan won a Division 2 County League medal, an Intermediate Championship medal in 1988 (to go with the won he one in 1981) and multiple underage souvenirs. Ten years later, at the age of thirty, he was one of two remaining players.

Managerial career

Corrigan first picked up his whistle at

in the 1980s and went on to become "synonymous with Gaelic football" there. He led the college to a first

Hogan Cup The Hogan Cup (), also known as the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland. The competition itself is re ...

(All-Ireland) title in 2019. Corrigan also managed Fermanagh and Sligo during the 2000s. He stepped down as Fermanagh manager in December 2003. As a 41-year-old that year, he was the youngest inter-county manager on the scene. He subsequently left his position as Sligo manager, due to difficult circumstances in 2006. Corrigan won several SFCs in club management. As of December 2021, he had won championships with five clubs in three counties, a total of seven County Senior Championship titles. He was involved in coaching along with Pete McMahon as

Castleblayney Castleblayney (; ) is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town had a population of 3,926 as of the 2022 census. Castleblayney is near the border with County Armagh in Northern Ireland, and lies on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and L ...

won a Monaghan crown in 1999 and 2000. Additionally, Corrigan managed

Carrickmore Carrickmore () is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East, the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and the Roman Catholic Parish of Termonmaguirc between Cookstown, Dungannon and O ...

in 2004,

Clontibret Clontibret () is a village and parish in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village population in the 2016 census was 172. Clontibret is also a parish in both Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions. The territory of the parish also includes ...

in 2014, and Killyclogher in 2016. He led

Ballinamore Ballinamore (, meaning "mouth of the big ford") is a small town in the south-east of County Leitrim in Ireland. Etymology , corrupted ''Bellanamore'', means "town at the mouth of the big ford", so named because it was a main crossing (ford) o ...

to a

Leitrim Senior Football Championship The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition contested by top-tier Leitrim GAA clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1890. Mohill are the title holders (2024) ...

title in 2021 when he was close to sixty years of age. This was a first SFC title for

Leitrim GAA The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Leitrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Leitrim. The county board is also responsible for the Leitrim ...

's most successful club since 1990, as well as Corrigan's sixth county title. He has spoken in support of the quality of football played in Leitrim.

References

External links

"Dominic Corrigan wants GAA Special Congress to 'do what's right for our players'"
Paul Keane, ''Irish Examiner'', 19 Oct 2021 {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrigan, Dominic 1962 births Living people Fermanagh inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Gaelic football managers People educated at St Michael's College, Enniskillen People from Derrylin