Peadár Gardiner

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Peadár Gardiner is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Crossmolina Deel Rovers and the Mayo county team.{{cite web|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/84781/gardiner-still-relishing-the-challenge|title=Advertiser.ie - Gardiner still relishing the challenge|website=advertiser.ie|accessdate=2017-08-26}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/the-mayo-team-1.1003527|website=irishtimes.com|title=sport/the-mayo-team-1|accessdate=2017-08-26}}{{cite web|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/863/a-few-classics-in-championships-past|title=Advertiser.ie - A few classics in championships past|website=advertiser.ie|accessdate=2017-08-26}}

He had several successes playing for Crossmolina and he vice-captained Mayo.{{cite news|url=http://www.mayonews.ie/sports/954-mayo-unveil-captain|title=Mayo unveil captain|newspaper=The Mayo News|date=30 January 2007}} He played in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/dublin-v-mayo-last-championship-clash-1.525437|title=Dublin v Mayo last Championship clash|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=1 September 2012|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/84781/gardiner-still-relishing-the-challenge|title=Gardiner still relishing the challenge|newspaper=Mayo Advertiser|first=Colm|last=Gannon|date=13 May 2016}}

He played for NUI Galway.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/gardiner-digs-deep-to-bury-it-sligo-26705879.html|title=Gardiner digs deep to bury IT Sligo|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=18 February 2011|accessdate=18 February 2011|quote=Mayo's Peadar Gardiner, Alan Dillon and Ronan Rochford inspired NUI Galway to an impressive victory in Ballinode.... Jason Doherty smacked another goal attempt off an upright, but managed to point the rebound. Paul Garvey's pointed free at the other end kept it tight, but Keating's red card a minute later cost IT Sligo dearly, with Fiacra Deasmhunhaigh and Doherty claiming goals inside the 10 minutes that followed.}}