Fiontán Ó Curraoin

{{Short description|Galway Gaelic footballer}}

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|name = Fiontán Ó Curraoin

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|nickname = Funtan

|occupation = Teacher

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|birth_place = Galway, Ireland

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|sport = Gaelic football

|code = Football

|county = Galway

|province = Connacht

|club = Míchael Breathnach

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Fiontán Ó Curraoin (born 29 August 1992 in Galway) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and teacher from Galway.{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/talented-dcu-turn-it-on-after-the-break-1.470275 | title=Talented DCU turn it on after the break | date=25 February 2012 | newspaper=The Irish Times | accessdate=15 June 2020 }}{{Cite web|title=Hehir leads Galway stroll into decider|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/hehir-leads-galway-stroll-into-decider-26715354.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=independent|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=April 28, 2011|title=Three key factors for a Galway win|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/39171/three-key-factors-for-a-galway-win|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Galway Advertiser}} Ó Curraoin plays his club football with Míchael Breathnach. He played at senior level for the Galway county team from 2011 onwards.

Ó Curraoin was a key part of Galway GAA's Under 21 All-Ireland wins of 2011 and 2013.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

He won the Sigerson Cup with DCU in 2012.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Ó Curraoin injured himself while playing for Galway against Mayo in the FBD Insurance League in January 2020 and required hospital treatment.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/galway-star-fiontan-o-curraoin-discharged-from-hospital-after-taking-heavy-knock-against-mayo-38857409.html|title=Galway star Fiontán Ó Curraoin discharged from hospital after taking heavy knock against Mayo|work=Irish Independent|date=13 January 2020}}

Ó Curraoin withdrew from the Galway panel ahead of the 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/tribesmen-in-transition-as-burke-and-bradshaw-withdraw-39945451.html|title=Tribesmen in transition as Burke and Bradshaw withdraw|work=Irish Independent|date=8 January 2021|quote=The Galway squad is currently undergoing a number of personnel changes, with Adrian Varley among those who have also departed, while Gary Sice, who came out of retirement for last year's campaign after three years away, has stepped away again. Fiontán Ó Curraoin has also departed.}}

He is a teacher at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway.{{cite news|url=https://connachttribune.ie/colaiste-bhaile-chlair-making-rapid-strides-on-the-ladies-football-fields/|title=Coláiste Bhaile Chláir making rapid strides on the ladies football fields|publisher=Connacht Tribune|date=13 April 2018|first=Stephen|last=Glennon|accessdate=10 July 2022}}