Brendan McManamon
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Brendan "The Bear" McManamon is a Gaelic football
player for Dublin
and St Judes. Brendan was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup which defeated Longford
in the final.'. He scored 0-01 in the game which saw Dublin win by 2-12 to 1-14. Brendan has been a Dublin senior panelist for the last 3 years and has many championship appearances to his name, making the first of these against Louth on June 8, 2008 in Croke Park coming on as a 61st minute sub for his boyhood hero Jason Sherlock. The highlight of Brendan's club career came in October 2009, when he was part of the Naomh Jude senior side who narrowly lost out to Ballyboden Saint Endas in their first county final. Brendan scored a point in his first league game in 2010 against Derry
at Parnell Park
. Brendan is the brother of current Dublin senior footballer Kevin McManamon
.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player for Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
and St Judes. Brendan was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup which defeated Longford
Longford GAA
The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford...
in the final.'. He scored 0-01 in the game which saw Dublin win by 2-12 to 1-14. Brendan has been a Dublin senior panelist for the last 3 years and has many championship appearances to his name, making the first of these against Louth on June 8, 2008 in Croke Park coming on as a 61st minute sub for his boyhood hero Jason Sherlock. The highlight of Brendan's club career came in October 2009, when he was part of the Naomh Jude senior side who narrowly lost out to Ballyboden Saint Endas in their first county final. Brendan scored a point in his first league game in 2010 against Derry
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
at Parnell Park
Parnell Park
Parnell Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland with a capacity of about 11,500. It is the home of the Dublin GAA hurling, football, camogie and ladies' football teams at all levels of competition...
. Brendan is the brother of current Dublin senior footballer Kevin McManamon
Kevin McManamon
Kevin McManamon is an Irish Gaelic footballer for Dublin who plays for St Judes alongside his elder brother Brendan McManamon and has been a member of the Dublin since 2010.McManamon made his senior debut in O'Byrne Cup against Wexford...
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