Brian Begley (born 20 October 1979) is an

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sportsperson. He plays

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and

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with his local club Mungret/St. Paul's and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team in both codes from 2001 until 2007.

Playing career

Club

Begley plays his club

with his local Mungret/St. Paul's club and has enjoyed some success.

Inter-county

Begley first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the

under-21 team. He won a Munster title at this level in 2000 before later collecting an

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medal following a victory over

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. It was Limerick's first step towards three such titles in-a-row, however, Begley was over-age for the latter two victories. By this stage, he had joined the county senior team. Following the county's victory over

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in the

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in 2001, Limerick failed to win a game in the province until their 2007 Munster semi-final victory over

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. This was achieved following a three-game saga, however, Begley's side later lost the Munster final to

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. Limerick later beat Waterford in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final, setting up an All-Ireland final meeting with

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on 2 September 2007. While Begley scored a goal and won a penalty, Begley's side lost by seven points to Kilkenny, on a scoreline of 2-19 1-15.

Football

Begley won a

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with

in 2000 and played in the All Ireland Final but lost out to Tyrone. With the

senior team he played in two

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in 2003 and 2004 but lost out both times to

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in 2004 only after a replay.

References

Teams

1979 births Living people category:Dual players Mungret hurlers Mungret Gaelic footballers Limerick inter-county hurlers Limerick inter-county Gaelic footballers Munster inter-provincial hurlers {{Limerick-hurling-bio-stub