Brian McDonald (Gaelic footballer)

Brian McDonald (born 7 June 1980) is a Gaelic footballer.[1] He plies his trade with Arles-Killeen and Laois.

Brian McDonald
Personal information
Irish name Brian Mac Dónaill
Sport Gaelic football
Position Corner Forward
Born (1980-06-07) 7 June 1980
County Laois
Nickname Beano
Occupation Agricultural Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Arles-Killeen
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1998-2009
 Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5

Playing career

Club

He plays for the Arles-Killeen club with whom he has won 3 Laois Intermediate Football Championship medals and in 2006 he inspired them to reach the Laois Senior Football Championship final where they were beaten by Ballyroan Gaels.

With UCD GAA he won a Dublin Senior Football Championship title in 2002.

Inter-county

He who won two All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medals with Laois in 1996 and 1997 and a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 2003. As a 15-year-old he played in the 1995 Laois team beaten in the final of the Leinster Minor Football Championship after a second replay by Westmeath and was part of the 1998 team denied a three in a row by Tyrone.

He made a return after a long spell out of the game following a horrific broken ankle suffered in Croke Park in 2004 in a game against Tyrone.

International

In 2003 he was part of the Ireland international rules football team that played the Australia international rules football team in Australia.

Honours
Club
Inter-county

References
  1. "Goals decisive as Tyrone triumph over adversity". Irish Independent. September 28, 1998. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
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