Killian 'Gunner' Brady (born 17 September 1990) is an Irish

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 who plays for the Cavan county team. He plays his club football with

Mullahoran Mullahoran ( ga, Mhullach Odhráin – Hilltop of Odhrán) is a townland in southern County Cavan, bordering County Longford, Ireland. It is also the name of a Roman Catholic parish. It is a constituent part of the electoral division and civil ...

Playing career

Club

On 30 September 2012, Brady started at full back against Kingscourt Stars in his first county final, and the game ended in a draw. Brady kept his position for the replay which took place on 7 October 2012. A 1–8 to 0–7 win gave Brady his first county title. Brady was captain as Mullahoran reached another county final in 2018, but this time it was at the Intermediate grade. Mullahoran faced Cuchulainns in the final which took place on 14 October. Brady lined out at midfield as Mullahoran ran out emphatic winners. Mullahoran progressed in the Ulster Club championship with wins over

Bredagh Bredagh GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Down, Northern Ireland. It fields teams at all levels from U8 to Senior in Men's and Ladies Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie. It had its previous pitch, Bredagh Park, taken off th ...

and

Banagher Banagher ( or ''Beannchar na Sionna'') is a town in Ireland, located in the midlands, on the western edge of County Offaly in the province of Leinster, on the banks of the River Shannon. It had a population of 3,000 at the height of its econ ...

. On 3 December, Mullahoran faced Antrim champions Naomh Éanna in the Ulster Intermediate final. The Antrim side were winners by four points.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

On 11 April 2012, Brady started in the Ulster under-21 final against Tyrone. An early goal helped Cavan to a 1–10 to 0–10 win. On 21 April, Brady started in the All-Ireland semi-final against

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who built ...

, where Cavan lost by five points.

Senior

Brady joined the Cavan senior panel in 2013. On 19 May 2013, Brady made his championship debut in an Ulster preliminary round win over

Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...

. On 27 April 2014, Brady was at midfield as Cavan faced

in the National League Division 3 Final. Roscommon were winners on a 1–17 to 0–18 scoreline. Brady was in the half-back line as Cavan played

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in the

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on 3 April 2016, as Cavan earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in 15 years. On 24 April, Brady started the Division 2 Final against Tyrone, with Tyrone going home with the silverware. On 22 November 2020, Brady started in midfield against

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in the Ulster final. Brady received a first half black card, but didn't stop Cavan coming out winners by four points. Brady also started the All-Ireland semi-final as Cavan suffered a heavy loss to eventual champions

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. Cavan faced

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in the National League Division 4 final on 2 April 2022. Brady started the game as Cavan were winners on a 2–10 to 0–15 scoreline. On 9 July 2022, Brady was at corner back as Cavan took on

Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = , subdivis ...

in the inaugural

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decider at Croke Park. Westmeath came out on top with a four-point win.

Honours

Cavan *

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

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Cavan Senior Football Championship The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to represent t ...

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Cavan Intermediate Football Championship The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the middle-tier Gaelic football clubs organised by Cavan GAA. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1 ...

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References

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