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Cathal McCarron

Irish Gaelic footballer

Cathal McCarron
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Born	(1987-11-09) 9 November 1987 (age 36) Dromore, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Cathal McCarron (born 9 November 1987)^[1] is an All Ireland Winning Gaelic footballer for Tyrone. He plays his club football with Dromore St Dympna's, and has won 3 club championships with them. He has also played for Round Towers while in London since 2013, with the county team there interested in him.^[2]^[3]

McCarron has been nominated for an All Star 3 times due to his performances with Tyrone, and helped his team to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final, which they lost to Mayo. He has coached the game for charity.^[4] He has also spoken publicly of his gambling addiction.^[5]^[6]^[7]

In April 2014 multiple pornographic^[8] videos of McCarron surfaced on a gay-for-pay website. According to Queerty,^[9] McCarron deleted his social media accounts following the discovery of the video and homophobic abuse^[10] he received on social media sites.^[11]

On 20 October 2016 McCarron released his autobiography Out of Control in Ireland and the United Kingdom.^[12] The book discusses his experience appearing in a gay porn film and his gambling addiction.

In March of 2019, McCarron announced his retirement from county football.^[13]

References

^ "Cathal McCarron's interview a gamble the Tyrone player lost". Irish Times. 5 December 2016.
^ "London set their sights on McCarron". Hogan Stand. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 February 2014). "Ex-Tyrone player Cathal McCarron to make London debut today". The Score. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ Bogue, Declan (9 October 2013). "Cathal McCarron's fall is harsh reality". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2013. A few weeks ago, I asked Cathal if he would give up his Saturday in order to take a coaching session at Brewster Park as part of a charity event. He accepted straight away without question. He turned up and was brilliant with the kids, who were delighted to be guided by a player they watch marking the best forwards in the game.
^ "Cathal McCarron to Enter Rehab". Live Gaelic. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
^ Boyle, Donnchadh (8 October 2013). "Cathal McCarron's gambling woe revealed amid 'spike' in GPA helpline calls". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
^ "McCarron in battle with gambling". Hogan Stand. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ London boss appeals for privacy over Cathal McCarron sex tape
^ "'I felt physically sick': Tyrone star reveals how he ended up in gay porn video to feed his gambling addiction". Independent.ie. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "GAA fraternity rallies round troubled Tyrone star Cathal McCarron after gay sex video surfaces". Belfast Telegraph. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ Tharrett, Matthew (3 April 2014). "Irish Footbal Star Cathal McCarron Appears In Hardcore Gay Porn, Bottoms For Tatted Daddy". Queerty. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ Irish Post (5 November 2016). "Out of Control: Cathal McCarron's book is hard-hitting, disturbing in parts, but always brutally honesty". The Irish Post. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Tyrone's Cathal McCarron to retire from county football". The Irish News. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

Tyrone – 2013 National Football League runners-up

1 N. Morgan
2 P. J. Quinn
3 C. Clarke
4 C. McCarron
5 C. Gormley
6 D. Carlin
7 Justin McMahon
8 C. Cavanagh
9 S. Cavanagh
10 Mattie Donnelly
11 Mark Donnelly
12 Joe McMahon
13 M. Penrose
20 C. McAliskey
15 P. McNeice

Subs used: 17 A. Cassidy for D. Carlin, 32'; 19 P. Kane for Justin McMahon, 35'; 18 K. Coney for P. McNeice, 58'; 24 R. McKenna for C. Gormley, 65'; 21 A. McCrory for A. Cassidy, 71'