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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 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 |
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==Honours== |
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Winner |
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* [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards]] (1) 2010 |
* [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards]] (1) 2010 |
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* Irish News Ulster All-Star (1) 2010 |
* Irish News Ulster All-Star (1) 2010 |
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* Down ACFL League Division 1 (1) 2007 |
* Down ACFL League Division 1 (1) 2007 |
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* Down ACFL Division 2 (2) 2006 2009 |
* Down ACFL Division 2 (2) 2006 2009 |
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* [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (1) 2010 |
* [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (1) 2010 |
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* [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] (2) 2003 2010 |
* [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] (2) 2003 2010 |
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* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 3]] (1) 2009 |
* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League Division 3]] (1) 2009 |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nigoalkeeping.com/Interviews/McVeigh.htm Brendan McVeigh Interview] |
* [http://www.nigoalkeeping.com/Interviews/McVeigh.htm Brendan McVeigh Interview] |
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| NAME = McVeigh, Brendan |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Gaelic football player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1981 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1981 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[County Down]] |
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[County Down]] |
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Revision as of 23:37, 13 February 2013
| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1981 County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| An Ríocht GAC | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 0 | ||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003-Present | 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 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 where they 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
- GAA GPA All Stars Awards (1) 2010
- Irish News Ulster All-Star (1) 2010
- Dr McKenna Cup (1) 2008
- Railway Cup (1) 2012
- Down ACFL League Division 1 (1) 2007
- Down ACFL Division 2 (2) 2006 2009
- Runner-up
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1) 2010
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (2) 2003 2010
- National Football League Division 2 (2) 2004 2010
- National Football League Division 3 (1) 2009
References
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTE Sport. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
External links
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