Career
Born in Togher, , O'Grady first excelled at football during his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1977 championship.
He was a Munster runner-up on one occasion. At club level O'Grady is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with St. In recent times O'Grady has become involved in politics.
In 2014 he was elected to County Council as a Sinn Féin member.
