Education
He was educated and boarded at Methodist College Belfast.
He was educated and boarded at Methodist College Belfast.
He plays wing for and for Gilroy is the middle of five children and was brought up in Bangor, County Down in Northern before moving to Belfast upon becoming part of the first team Gilroy has loved rugby since he was a child and was popular in school with his great running skills. In 2010 Gilroy was promoted to the Rugby first team
Gilroy scored 8 tries during the 2010-2011 Celtic League.
He was ruled out for two games with an injury but scored a try against Cardiff Blues to make him known a young talent. During the 2010-2011 season, Gilroy"s club, Dungannon Reconstruction Finance Corporation, came fifth.
He also scored 3 times in the Heineken Cup. He scored tries in pool play against Aironi and Leicester Tigers.
He was also named young player of the year.
Dungannon Reconstruction Finance Corporation made a big improvement in 2011-2012 season finishing in third place. Early during the 2012-2013 season, Gilroy signed a three-year contract extension to remain with until summer 2016. In February 2015 he earned his 100th cap for, scoring two tries in a Manitoba of the Match performance.
During the Six nations campaign in 2012, Gilroy was called up to train with the six additional youngsters alongside Fionn Carr, Jack McGrath, Ian Nagle, Peter O"Mahony and Tiernan O"Halloran.
On 29 May 2012, Gilroy was selected for the 2012 mid-year (non-cap) friendly with the Barbarians. This was his first game for Gilroy scored his first international try on 15 minutes.
Gilroy later put ahead with a try on 65 minutes. On 17 November 2012, Gilroy scored a hat-trick of tries for in a non-test match against Fiji at Thomond Park.
He was selected in the team to face Wales in the opening match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship in Cardiff.