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'''Brendan McVeigh''' is a [[Gaelic football]] player from [[County Down]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. He plays for the [[Down GAA|Down]] senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper.
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'''Brendan McVeigh''' is a [[Gaelic football]] player from [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. He plays for the [[Down GAA|Down]] senior inter county football team and for his club [[An Riocht GAC|An Ríocht]] as a goalkeeper. McVeigh made his first start in 2005 against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] he also played Midfield in the 2005 Championship, scoring a point.
He played in the [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2010 All-Ireland Football Final]] where they were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by [[Cork GAA|Cork]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9011135.stm|title=All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down |date=2010-9-19|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2010-10-27}}</ref>


In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the [[2010]] [[GAA All Stars Awards winners (football)|All-Star football]] team for his performances for Down during the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2010|2010 season]], it was his first All Star award.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/strange-all-stars-snub-for-rebels-2378543.html|title='Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels|date=2010-10-14|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref> <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9089776.stm|title=Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars|date=2010-10-14|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2010-10-27}}</ref>
He played in the [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|2010 All-Ireland Football Final]] in which Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by [[Cork GAA|Cork]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9011135.stm|title=All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down |date=2010-09-19|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2010-10-27}}</ref>


In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 [[List of All Stars Awards winners (football)|All Star]] football team for his performances for Down during the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2010|2010 season]]; it was his first All Star Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/strange-all-stars-snub-for-rebels-2378543.html|title='Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels|date=2010-10-14|newspaper=Irish Independent|accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9089776.stm|title=Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars|date=2010-10-14|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2010-10-27}}</ref> In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 [[GPA Gaelic Team of the Year|GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1104/teamoftheyear.html |title=Cork & Down dominate GPA selection |date=2010-11-04 |work=RTÉ Sport |accessdate=2010-11-10 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107003248/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1104/teamoftheyear.html |archive-date=2010-11-07 }}</ref>
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== References ==

==Honours==
;Winner
* 1 [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All Stars Award]] (2010)
* 1 ''Irish News'' Ulster All Star (2010)
* 1 [[Dr. McKenna Cup]] (2008)
* 1 [[Railway Cup]] (2012)
* 1 Down ACFL League Division 1 (2007)
* 2 Down ACFL Division 2s (2006, 2009)

;Runner-up
* 1 [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (2010)
* 2 [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]s (2003, 2010)
* 2 [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 2]]s (2004, 2010)
* 1 [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 3]] (2009)

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==References==
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==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nigoalkeeping.com/Interviews/McVeigh.htm Brendan McVeigh Interview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100807043359/http://www.nigoalkeeping.com/Interviews/McVeigh.htm Brendan McVeigh Interview]


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{{2010 All Stars}}
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 4 July 2023

Brendan McVeigh
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1981 (age 42–43)
Down, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
2000-
 An Ríocht
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2003-
 Down
Inter-county titles
All Stars 1

Brendan McVeigh is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper. McVeigh made his first start in 2005 against Tyrone he also played Midfield in the 2005 Championship, scoring a point.

He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final in which Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]

In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 All Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season; it was his first All Star Award.[2][3] In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year.[4]

Honours

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Winner
Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  2. ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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