Brendan Quigley (born 19 January 1986) is a

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er from

County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

. He usually plays at midfield or full-forward. In 2003, Quigley was part of the Laois team that won the

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under ...

title for the first time since 1997. In 2004, he was part of the minor team which won the

Leinster Minor Football Championship The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under 17 ...

. The following year saw him offered a chance to play

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

along with his colleague

Colm Begley Colm Begley (born 31 August 1986) is an Irish Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He has also played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club and the Brisbane Lions of the Australian Football League (AFL). Begley played ...

, as he travelled to

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to undergo a trial for the

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. In 2006, Quigley returned home to Ireland and was part of the Laois team that won the

Leinster U21 Football Championship The Leinster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highes ...

and graduated onto the county's senior team later that season, forming a successful midfield partnership with his club colleague,

Pauric Clancy Pádraig Clancy is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. Playing career Clancy plays with his local club Timahoe and won three Laois Intermediate Football Championships, in 2000, 2004 and 2010. Clancy usually played at midfield for his coun ...

. 2007 saw Laois retain the

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship The Leinster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highes ...

with Brendan again starring in midfield as they beat Offaly to retain the title. He was due to join the Carlton Blues AFL team at the end of the year. However, he did not complete his trial due to finishing his apprenticeship and decided to remain in Ireland. He instead became part of the Laois squad for the

2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was that year's Gaelic football championship, having thrown-in on 11 May 2008 and concluded with the All-Ireland final at Croke Park on 21 September 2008. Tyrone GAA, Tyrone beat Kerry GAA, Kerry ...

.http://www.laois-nationalist.ie/news/story/?trs=cwqlkfidql He played his club football with Timahoe and helped them to win Laois Intermediate Football Championship's in 2004 and 2010. In 2011 he joined Dublin side

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, he returned to Timahoe after a year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quigley, Brendan 1986 births Living people Gaelic footballers who switched code Irish players of Australian rules football Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia New York Gaelic footballers Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers Timahoe Gaelic footballers Fingallians Gaelic footballers