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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

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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

Winner

1 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 Championships (2003, 2010)
2 National Football League Division 2s (2004, 2010)
1 National Football League Division 3 (2009)

References

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

External links

Brendan McVeigh Interview

[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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-'''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 Ríocht as a goalkeeper.McVeigh made first start in 2005 against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] he also played Midfield in the 2005 championship scoring a point
+'''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>{{cite web|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 [[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>{{cite web|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>{{cite web|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 web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1104/teamoftheyear.html|title=Cork & Down dominate GPA selection|date=2010-11-04|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=2010-11-10}}</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>
 ==Honours==
 ;Winner
-* [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards]] (1) 2010
+* 1 [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All Stars Award]] (2010)
-* Irish News Ulster All-Star (1) 2010
+* 1 ''Irish News'' Ulster All Star (2010)
-* [[Dr McKenna Cup]] (1) 2008
+* 1 [[Dr. McKenna Cup]] (2008)
-* [[Railway Cup]] (1) 2012
+* 1 [[Railway Cup]] (2012)
-* Down ACFL League Division 1 (1) 2007
+* 1 Down ACFL League Division 1 (2007)
-* Down ACFL Division 2 (2) 2006 2009
+* 2 Down ACFL Division 2s (2006, 2009)
 ;Runner-up
-* [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (1) 2010
+* 1 [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (2010)
-* [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] (2) 2003 2010
+* 2 [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]s (2003, 2010)
-* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 2]] (2) 2004 2010
+* 2 [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 2]]s (2004, 2010)
-* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 3]] (1) 2009
+* 1 [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 3]] (2009)
 ==References==
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 ==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]
 {{Down Football Team 2010}}
 {{2010 All Stars}}
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 [[Category:1981 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:2010 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)]]
 [[Category:An Ríocht Gaelic footballers]]
-[[Category:Down Gaelic footballers]]
+[[Category:Down inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
-[[Category:Ulster Gaelic footballers]]
+[[Category:Gaelic football goalkeepers]]
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