Stephen Cassidy is an Irish former

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, born in

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, Scotland, but living in

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, from a young age. He played his club football for

Gaoth Dobhair Gweedore ( ; officially known by its Irish language name, ) is an Irish-speaking district and parish located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. Gweedore stretches some from Glasserchoo in the north to Crolly ...

and was on his county team. Cassidy made his Donegal debut in October in what was

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's first game in charge, a league victory at home to

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, in which he scored a point. Cassidy was first called up to the Donegal senior team by

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for winter training in 2003. With his county he played in the League, the Championship and the

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. With his club he scored a goal and a point in the final of the 2006

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, which his team won. His younger brother is

Kevin Cassidy Kevin Cassidy (born 1981) is an Irish-Scottish Gaelic footballer, businessperson, columnist and commentator. Though born in Glasgow, Scotland, he has been living in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal from a young age. Cassidy plays his club footbal ...

. Kevin has stated that it was watching Stephen play for Gaoth Dobhair as they won a Ghaeltacht Championship that inspired him to turn from soccer to Gaelic football. After Kevin was assaulted on 24 August 2008, na Casaidí became involved in a dispute with his attackers. A court case resulted, though the case took almost four years to come before the court. In July 2012, Stephen Cassidy was found guilty of assault causing harm and sentenced to community service, the judge noting that none of the men involved had appeared in court since that time and none had had any previous offences like it.

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