1996–2009 Naomh Adhamhnain Position Full Forward Name Brendan Devenney | Nickname Dev Education Saint Eunan's College Years Club All irelands 0 | |
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Irish name Breandan O Duibheannaigh | ||
Donegal gaa brendan devenney s record breaking 14 points 1999 donegal senior football championship
Brendan Devenney (Irish: Breandán Ó Duibheannaigh) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer. Described as "mercurial", he has played for Naomh Adhamhnáin in Letterkenny and the Donegal senior football team. He was a member of the Ireland international rules football team in 1998 and 2001. Educated at Saint Eunan's College in Letterkenny, Devenney has also previously played soccer for League of Ireland club Finn Harps and Irish League clubs Limavady United and Portadown.
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- Donegal gaa brendan devenney s record breaking 14 points 1999 donegal senior football championship
- Donegal gaa brendan devenney on rte s park live 2005
- Club
- Inter county
- International rules
- Nowadays
- References
Donegal gaa brendan devenney on rte s park live 2005
Club
In the final of the 1999 Donegal Senior Football Championship, Devenney broke Martin McHugh's record by scoring 0–14 of his team's 1–19 to their opponents Aodh Ruadh's 1–11. Devenney punctured a lung while playing for his club against Clonoe of Tyrone in the Ulster Championship in 2008. He ignored his injury, sustained in the first half, and carried on until the end of the game—scoring four points and contributing to the decisive goal which won the game for his team—after which he was hospitalised. He also captained his club.
Inter-county
Declan Bonner gave Devenney his Championship debut in 1998. His debut against Cork in the National Football League quarter-final at Croke Park in March 1998 was nothing short of sensational: he scored 2–2.
He had a decent game against Armagh in the 2004 Ulster final at Croke Park.
Devenney played Championship football until 2005. He came back in 2007. During this time he played soccer with Portadown.
He often played alongside Adrian Sweeney for Donegal, and played a vital part in Donegal's winning of their first National League title in 2007, passing a late fitness test to play in the final against Mayo.
Devenney was held largely responsible for Donegal winning their 2007 Ulster Championship first round match against Armagh on Sunday 27 May 2007. He scored the vital last-minute goal that saw off the Orchard County by a single point, 1-09 to 1–08, at MacCumhail Park in Ballybofey. However, he never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship during his career. Devenney confirmed his retirement from the top level of Gaelic football on 29 December 2009.
Since his departure Donegal have won an All Ireland Senior Football title in 2012 playing a dour brand of football. Devenney says,
International rules
Devenney represented Ireland with distinction against Australia, and was his country's leading scorer in the 2001 International Rules Series as Ireland romped to victory in Australia.
Nowadays
Devenney currently plays soccer for Gweedore United in the Donegal Junior Football League. He also coaches Naomh Adhamhnáin and does radio commentary for the BBC. He has been critical of the qualifiers the GAA have brought into the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, saying they have "diluted the Championship season a bit." He has also been involved in a national radio debate hosted by Marian Finucane on the topic of money.