Paddy O'Rourke (Meath footballer)

Paddy O'Rourke, born on 10 May 1989, is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for his club Skryne and formerly played for the Meath county team. He is the nephew of the former Skryne and Meath player Colm and the first cousin of the former Meath player Shane. He became Skryne's first-choice senior goalkeeper at the age of 16, later moved to a forward position, was top scorer on the Skryne team that won the senior football championship in 2010, and has also played club football in Australia. He made his Meath senior debut in goal against Dublin in a Leinster quarter-final on 7 June 2009, was Meath's starting goalkeeper in 2010, and later played briefly as a forward. He retired from the county team in 2013, saying he had little to show for the commitment it demanded. He played twice in goal for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series and again in Perth in November 2014. His honours are the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship with Meath and the 2013 International Rules Series with Ireland.