Cathal McCarron

Cathal McCarron
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Born 1987
Cathal McCarron

Cathal McCarron 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.[1][2]

McCarron has been nominated for an All Star 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.[3] He has also spoken publicly of his gambling addiction.[4][5][6]

In April 2014 multiple pornographic[7] videos of McCarron surfaced on a gay-for-pay website. According to the LGBT website Queerty, McCarron deleted his social media accounts following the discovery of the video and homophobic abuse[8] he received on social media sites.[9]

On October 20, 2016, McCarron released his autobiography Out of Control in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The book discusses his experience appearing in a gay porn film and his gambling addiction.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "London set their sights on McCarron". Hogan Stand. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (2 February 2014). "Ex-Tyrone player Cathal McCarron to make London debut today". The Score. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Cathal McCarron to Enter Rehab". Live Gaelic. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh (8 October 2013). "Cathal McCarron's gambling woe revealed amid 'spike' in GPA helpline calls". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "McCarron in battle with gambling". Hogan Stand. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. ↑ London boss appeals for privacy over Cathal McCarron sex tape
  8. ↑ GAA fraternity rallies round troubled Tyrone star Cathal McCarron after gay sex video surfaces - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
  9. ↑ Irish Footbal Star Cathal McCarron Appears In Hardcore Gay Porn, Bottoms For Tatted Daddy / Queerty
  10. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/i-felt-physically-sick-tyrone-star-reveals-how-he-ended-up-in-gay-porn-video-to-feed-his-gambling-addiction-35131052.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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