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'''Stephen O'Brien''' (born 27 February 1991) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] sportsperson. He plays [[Gaelic football]] with his local club [[Kenmare Shamrocks GAA|Kenmare Shamrocks]] and has been a member of the [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] senior inter-county team since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|title=Profile|date=14 September 2014|work=Kerry GAA|access-date=18 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073858/http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> |
'''Stephen O'Brien''' (born 27 February 1991) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] sportsperson. He plays [[Gaelic football]] with his local club [[Kenmare Shamrocks GAA|Kenmare Shamrocks]] and has been a member of the [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] senior inter-county team since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|title=Profile|date=14 September 2014|work=Kerry GAA|access-date=18 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073858/http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He is the son of Noel, who died at home in 2014 from an illness.<ref name=making_of/> Mary, O'Brien's mother, runs a [[bed and breakfast]] in [[Kenmare]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=O'Riordan|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/patrons-of-ireland-s-highest-pub-travel-to-see-kerry-back-on-top-1.4016472|title=Patrons of Ireland's highest pub travel to see Kerry back on top|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=13 September 2019|accessdate=13 September 2019|quote=In Kenmare the dozen or so pubs that are still open (beginning with The Horseshoe) are almost all decorated with a picture of the four Templenoe players plus the two of their own, Seán O'Shea and Stephen O'Brien... O'Shea's parents run the dry cleaning and photography centre on Main Street; O'Brien's mother Mary runs the Hawthorn House B&B around the corner on Shelbourne Street; [Tadhg] Morley is back teaching here after a few years in Dublin, and even if this isn't exactly rural Kerry there's no denying football still lies at the heart of it.}}</ref> He used play as a back in his younger days.<ref name=making_of/> |
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| ⚫ | He started the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at right half forward.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cliona|last=Foley|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ose-recalled-as-donaghy-handed-no-14-jersey-for-final-30598914.html|title=O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=19 September 2014|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He made his debut for Kerry in the [[2014 Munster Senior Football Championship]] semi-final against [[Clare GAA|Clare]] and scored two points.<ref name=making_of/> An injury while out racing on his [[All-terrain vehicle|quad]] caused him to miss the [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final win over [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]].<ref name=making_of/> However, he started the [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] at right half forward.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cliona|last=Foley|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ose-recalled-as-donaghy-handed-no-14-jersey-for-final-30598914.html|title=O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=19 September 2014|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> He was brought off at half-time.<ref name=making_of/> |
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| ⚫ | Mary, O'Brien's mother, runs a [[bed and breakfast]] in [[Kenmare]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=O'Riordan|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/patrons-of-ireland-s-highest-pub-travel-to-see-kerry-back-on-top-1.4016472|title=Patrons of Ireland's highest pub travel to see Kerry back on top|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=13 September 2019|accessdate=13 September 2019|quote=In Kenmare the dozen or so pubs that are still open (beginning with The Horseshoe) are almost all decorated with a picture of the four Templenoe players plus the two of their own, Seán O'Shea and Stephen O'Brien... O'Shea's parents run the dry cleaning and photography centre on Main Street; O'Brien's mother Mary runs the Hawthorn House B&B around the corner on Shelbourne Street; [Tadhg] Morley is back teaching here after a few years in Dublin, and even if this isn't exactly rural Kerry there's no denying football still lies at the heart of it.}}</ref> |
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Retirements brought new opportunities for O'Brien in 2019.<ref name=making_of/> He scored Kerry's first goal against [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in five games during a [[2019 National Football League (Ireland)|2019 National Football League]] fixture in [[Tralee]].<ref name=making_of/> In the 56th minute of the [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]], O'Brien scored his fifth championship goal after intercepting a pass from [[Kieran McGeary]], distributing the ball and running the length of the field.<ref name=making_of>{{cite news|first=Sinéad|last=Kissane|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/sinad-kissane-how-stephen-obrien-found-his-true-metier-and-became-kerrys-lodestar-38452769.html|title=The making of Stephen O'Brien|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=31 August 2019|accessdate=31 August 2019}} "The making of Stephen O'Brien" was the title in the print edition.</ref> |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Stiofáin Ó Bríain | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right Half Forward | ||
| Born |
27 February 1991 Kenmare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Occupation | Chemical engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2009- | Kenmare Shamrocks | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| UCC | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014- | Kerry | 13 (2-19) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Stephen O'Brien (born 27 February 1991) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Kenmare Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2014.[1]
He is the son of Noel, who died at home in 2014 from an illness.[2] Mary, O'Brien's mother, runs a bed and breakfast in Kenmare.[3] He used play as a back in his younger days.[2]
He made his debut for Kerry in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final against Clare and scored two points.[2] An injury while out racing on his quad caused him to miss the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final win over Mayo.[2] However, he started the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at right half forward.[4] He was brought off at half-time.[2]
Retirements brought new opportunities for O'Brien in 2019.[2] He scored Kerry's first goal against Dublin in five games during a 2019 National Football League fixture in Tralee.[2] In the 56th minute of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Tyrone, O'Brien scored his fifth championship goal after intercepting a pass from Kieran McGeary, distributing the ball and running the length of the field.[2]
References
- ^ "Profile". Kerry GAA. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kissane, Sinéad (31 August 2019). "The making of Stephen O'Brien". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019. "The making of Stephen O'Brien" was the title in the print edition.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (13 September 2019). "Patrons of Ireland's highest pub travel to see Kerry back on top". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
In Kenmare the dozen or so pubs that are still open (beginning with The Horseshoe) are almost all decorated with a picture of the four Templenoe players plus the two of their own, Seán O'Shea and Stephen O'Brien... O'Shea's parents run the dry cleaning and photography centre on Main Street; O'Brien's mother Mary runs the Hawthorn House B&B around the corner on Shelbourne Street; [Tadhg] Morley is back teaching here after a few years in Dublin, and even if this isn't exactly rural Kerry there's no denying football still lies at the heart of it.
- ^ Foley, Cliona (19 September 2014). "O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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