David Brady
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dáithí Ó Brádaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Born |
1974 (age 50–51) Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Journalist, medical rep, tour operator[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ballina Stephenites | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 4 | ||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1996–2008 | Mayo | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
David Brady (born 1974) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Mayo county team in midfield in the 1990s and 2000s. As of 2020, he works as a journalist.[2][3]
Brady grew up in Ballina, County Mayo; his mother was from Mayo and his father from Castleconor, County Sligo.[4] He has twin younger brothers, Ger Brady and Liam Brady.
Playing career
Brady played in midfield for Ballina Stephenites and Mayo.
In 1994 and 1995 he was on the under-21 teams that lost the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final.
Brady was on the Mayo team that lost the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final; he missed the 1997 final due to a broken leg.[5] Mayo won the 2000–01 National Football League and Brady was also on the team that lost the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[6]
In 2005 his club Ballina Stephenites won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, Brady finally winning an All-Ireland final after losing his first seven.[7][8]
In 2003 Brady retired from the inter-county team, but returned; he retired again in 2005, but returned to play on the Mayo team that lost the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[9][10]
He finally retired in 2008, in part due to back pain.[11][12]
In 2012 Brady managed the Ballina Stephenites senior team.[13]
