Brian Murray (Gaelic footballer)
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Nickname | Bringus[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1963/4[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Garda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3[2] in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Murray (born 1963/4)[2] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for clubs in Donegal, Dublin and Kildare, as well as for the Donegal county team.
He is from Ballyshannon. In April 1980, he scored a goal at Croke Park as his secondary school De La Salle College Ballyshannon, defeated Leinster champions St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise, by 2–10 to 1–6 to win the All-Ireland Colleges B title.[1][3]
In November 1988, Pat Spillane passed the ball to Murray; Murray promptly scored a goal to defeat The Kingdom in their own county.[4][5]
Murray played against Armagh and scored a point in the 1990 Ulster final, won by Donegal.[6]
He was a member of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team. He played in midfield and started in midfield in the 1992 All-Ireland Final as Donegal defeated Dublin by a scoreline of 0–18 to 0–14. He played his club football for Aodh Ruadh and the Civil Service (Dublin), whom he was a member of when he played Dublin in the All-Ireland Final of 1992.[2] Murray worked as a Detective Garda based at Kilmainham Garda Station in Dublin.[7][8] He was the only member of the 1992 panel living outside Donegal.[9]
He joined the Kilcock club in 1996.[7]
He was still appearing as a substitute during Declan Bonner's first spell as county manager.[10]
As of 2021, he was a Detective Garda based in County Kildare.[9]
