Pascal McConnell

Pascal McConnell (born 10 April 1980) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tyrone county team.

Pascal McConnell

Personal information
Irish name	Pascal Mac Dhónaill
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	(1980-04-10) 10 April 1980 (age 45) County Tyrone
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nickname	Packie
Club(s)
Years	Club
1999–	Newtownstewart St Eugene's
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1999–2013	Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	5
All-Irelands	3
NFL	1
All Stars	0

He is an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner.

McConnell competed with John Devine and Niall Morgan to be first choice goalkeeper for Tyrone.^[1]

Early life and family

McConnell's older brother is Tyrone's All Star-winning goalkeeper of the nineties, Finbar McConnell.^[2]

Playing career

In 1998, McConnell played alongside Stephen O'Neill in the MacRory Cup semi-final for Omagh CBS.^[3]

Over the course of his career with Tyrone GAA, McConnell helped win three All-Ireland senior medals for the county.^[4]

Retirement

McConnell announced his retirement from inter-county football in November 2013.^[5][6]

When asked about this decision, McConnell said, "There is a big commitment required in order to stay performing at the top level and I feel the time is right to bow out and start a new chapter in my life. I have absolutely no regrets from my playing career with Tyrone, although, I suppose if I was a bit greedy, I would say that I felt that we could have won the All Ireland in 2009 and 2010."^[7][8]

His retirement from inter-county football left Conor Gormley, Dermot Carlin, Stephen O'Neill and Seán Cavanagh as the only remaining links to the Tyrone team that won the county's first All-Ireland senior title in 2003.^[9]