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Brendan McVeigh is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper. McVeigh made his first start in 2005 against Tyrone he also played Midfield in the 2005 Championship, scoring a point.

He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final in which Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.

In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 All Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season; it was his first All Star Award. In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year.

Honours

Winner

• 1 All Stars Award (2010)
• 1 Irish News Ulster All Star (2010)
• 1 Dr. McKenna Cup (2008)
• 1 Railway Cup (2012)
• 1 Down ACFL League Division 1 (2007)
• 2 Down ACFL Division 2s (2006, 2009)

Runner-up

• 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2010)
• 2 Ulster Senior Football Championships (2003, 2010)
• 2 National Football League Division 2s (2004, 2010)
• 1 National Football League Division 3 (2009)

References

1. "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
2. "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
3. "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
4. "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

External links

• Brendan McVeigh Interview

• All Stars Awards winners (football)
• 1981 births
• Living people
• An Ríocht Gaelic footballers
• Down inter-county Gaelic footballers
• Gaelic football goalkeepers
• Ulster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers