Justin McNulty

Justin McNulty
Personal information
Irish name Justin Mac an Ultaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-Back
Born Lislea, County Armagh
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
Mullaghbawn
Club titles
Armagh titles 1
Ulster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1995-2005 Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 5
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1

Justin McNulty is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player for Armagh. He played football with his local club Mullaghbawn Cúchullain's in Armagh and was a member of the Armagh senior football team from 1995 to 2005. He won an All-Ireland medal in 2002 playing full back.[1]

Sporting career

The Lislea-born McNulty played for Mullaghbawn alongside his twin brother Paul and younger brother Enda. Justin made his senior debut in 1995 in a league game against Louth. Justin won 5 Ulster Championship Medals and in 2002 he captured his first ever All-Ireland medal when Armagh defeated Kerry with the scoreline 1-12 to 0-14. In 2005 McNulty retired from Inter-County football. Management followed soon after and Justin led Mullahoran Dreadnoughts of Cavan to a Senior Championship in 2006. The following year Justin managed Saint Brigid's Club in Dublin who were narrowly beaten in the 2007 Dublin County Final by St. Vincent's who went on to win the All Ireland. In late 2009 he was appointed as one of the selectors of the former Armagh manager Paddy O'Rourke. In August 2010 after Sean Dempsey resigned McNulty was appointed as the new Laois manager.[2] The first for McNulty proved to be a great success as Laois gained promotion to the top tier despite losing out in the league decider to Donegal.[3]

Political career

McNulty contested his home constituency of Newry and Armagh for the SDLP in the 2015 general election. McNulty polled 12,026 votes, a 24.1% share which represented a 1500 vote increase on the previous election.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Armagh stun Kerry to claim first All-Ireland". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Laois appoint McNulty to top job". RTÉ Sport. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Managing to fill the void - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  4. ↑ "NI election: Constituency profile of Newry and Armagh". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Sean Dempsey		 Laois Senior Football Manager
2010-2013 		Succeeded by
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