Michael Farragher

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Michael Farragher is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Corofin and the Galway county team.

He captained Corofin to the club's second All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship title in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://corofingaa.ie/history|title=Club History}} He also had central roles in Corofin's run of three consecutive All-Ireland Club SFC titles from 2018 until 2020, scoring a goal in the first final to help his team to its third title,{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/corofin-nemo-rangers-report-3909967-Mar2018/|title=Corofin cut loose with breathtaking attacking display to land third All-Ireland title|publisher=The42.ie|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien|date=17 March 2018}} before being sent off in the third final when the club claimed its fifth title.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30976375.html|title=Corofin claim historic three-in-a-row after bitter All-Ireland final|work=Irish Examiner|first=Brendan|last=O'Brien|date=19 January 2020}}

In 2010, he was based in Melbourne, where he played Australian rules football for Grovedale, and he also visited the Gold Coast. In 2011, he won an All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Galway.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2011/0501/279450-cavan_galway/|title=Galway U21 2–16 Cavan U21 1–09|publisher=RTÉ|date=1 May 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/all-ireland-u21-championship-galway-just-too-hot-for-cavan/28612726.html|title=All Ireland U21 Championship: Galway just too hot for Cavan|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=2 May 2011}} He played for the Galway senior team during Kevin Walsh's time as manager, and maintained his presence when Pádraic Joyce succeeded Walsh. In 2019, he played for the McBride's club in Chicago, before returning to Corofin.{{cite news|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/past-defeats-still-hurt-for-corofin-s-michael-farragher|title=Past defeats still hurt for Corofin's Michael Farragher|first=Michael|last=Devlin|date=3 January 2020}}

Farragher's brother Martin also plays for Corofin and Galway.{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/corofin-galway-all-ireland-football-michael-farragher-4942204-Dec2019/|title=10 Corofin players involved as Galway footballers start plans for 2020 season|publisher=The42.ie|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole|date=19 December 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaa-statistics-band-of-brothers-how-the-gaa-s-keeping-it-in-the-family-1.3923798|title=GAA Statistics: Band of brothers — how the GAA's keeping it in the family|work=The Irish Times|first=Eamon|last=Donoghue|date=13 June 2019}} Both Farraghers are forwards.{{cite news|url=https://www.galwaybeo.ie/news/ireland-news/galway-gaa-star-issues-statement-8422772|title=Galway GAA star issues statement as family 'stand together' over 'unprecedented' situation|first=Vinny|last=Fanneran|date=8 May 2023}}