Ger Brennan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó Braonáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Vincents | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 3 | ||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2006-2015 | Dublin | 27 (0-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23 August 2014. | |||
Ger Brennan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin and St Vincents.
A graduate of Maynooth College, He is currently studying GAA at DCU.
Early life
From a family of nine, he attended Belvedere College. He has spoken of having a “great sense of belonging” in his church, located on Gardiner Street, from a young age.[1]
Playing career
Club
He won his first Dublin Senior Football Championship medal with St Vincents in 2007 in the final against St Brigids at Parnell Park. Ger then went on to win the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship final against Tyrrellspass of Westmeath. Ger was awarded the honour of being chosen as the Leinster club player of the year for his performances in the Leinster club championship with St Vincents.
Ger won the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with St Vincents in a hard fought game. He won the Dublin Senior Football Championship for Dublin as Captain in 2013.[2]
Inter-county
He won the 2007 O'Byrne Cup for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois.[3] He finished the tournament with a total of 0-04. Brennan was to make his national league debut for Dublin against Tyrone on 3 February 2007.
In 2008, he retired from Dublin's football panel, citing burnout and fatigue as his reasons. However, on July 30th 2008, he was named in Dublin's panel for the quarter-final and accepted a return. He was part of a victorious Dublin squad to win the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in a rousing match against Kerry. He won again with Dublin for a second time in 2013, scoring two points in the final against Mayo.[4] In October 2015 Ger announced his retirement from Inter County football but will continue to play club football.
Personal life
He is a Catholic who has spoken about his faith in God. Through his work in schools he encourages young people to embrace God and "to go forward and continue to share their gifts and talents in the light of Christ." He has spoken of an “invisible reality” summarised as “my soul, my spirit, my faith in Jesus Christ” and that, while non-denominational school may teach subjects like science, Catholic schools “enable young students to have the skills to pray”.[1]
Brennan was praised for his "nonchalant delivery" of thanks to the "girlfriends and boyfriends of the players" after St Vincent's defeated Castlebar Mitchels in the 2014 All-Ireland Club Championship Final at Croke Park (a speech delivered in front of a live television audience),[5] however just over a year later, Brennan wrote an op-ed for the Irish Independent arguing against the legalisation of same-sex marriage in that year's referendum.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 Duncan, Pamela (20 January 2014). "Ger Brennan says time for young people to learn more about faith: Catholic Schools Week 2014 begins next Sunday, January 26th". The Irish Times.
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- ↑ "Ger Brennan's 'inclusive' speech praised by gay rights groups". BBC News (BBC). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ Brennan, Ger (15 May 2015). "Dublin football star Ger Brennan: Why I'm voting No". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Cullen, Adam (14 May 2015). "Conor Cusack challenges Dubs star Ger Brennan on opposition to same-sex marriage". Evening Herald.
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