Brian Talty (born 12 May 1955) is a former

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er who played at senior level for the Galway county team. Talty was born in

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, where he played

with

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. While training as a PE teacher at Thomond College in

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, he won an All-Ireland Club Football Championship as a star midfielder in a team that featured the Spillane brothers,

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and Pat. With Galway Talty won a

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medal in 1981. He played for Galway against Dublin in the

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, although injury forced his substitution in the second half of that game. Dublin won the final, despite finishing with twelve players. Galway finished with fourteen players. Talty won two

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with Parnells in 1987 and 1988. In 1996 he managed St Sylvester's, Malahide, to their first, and so far only, Dublin Senior Football Championship. He managed Division 3 side Clanna Gael Fontenoy in 2010, before being appointed as Parnells senior football manager for the 2011 season. In 2010, Talty was appointed

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of Dublin GAA club Parnells. Talty has been a selector of the senior Dublin county team, working with the former Dublin manager

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and fellow selectors David Billings and Paul Clarke. Talty is a secondary school teacher in

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. There was speculation in Galway football circles that Brian would be nominated to fill the vacant Galway senior post in 2007 if Dublin lost to Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Although Dublin lost the game, Talty pledged his future to Dublin football. He currently teaches Physical Education at St David's C.B.S. in

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References

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