Darren Fay (born 11 April 1976 in
Meath) is a former
Gaelic footballer who played for the
Meath county team. He is regarded as the latest in a long line of accomplished Meath full-backs, following the likes of
Mick Lyons,
Jack Quinn,
Paddy O'Brien and
Tommy "The Boiler" McGuinness. He plays club football for Trim. He came to prominence in 1996 when he won an All-Ireland senior medal in his first season as a Meath regular first team player. In 1999 he won his second All-Ireland medal. He is also the holder of 3 Leinster Senior medals. Fay has won 3 All Star awards. For the 2006 season Fay made himself unavailable for the Meath team but he returned to the Meath panel for the 2007 season.
On 23 July 2008 Fay confirmed his retirement after a defeat to
Limerick
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He was a selector when
Barry Callaghan
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managed the Meath under-20 team.
Honours
* 3
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GA ...
1996 1999 2001
* 2
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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1996 1999
* 2
Leinster Under-21 Football Championship
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1996 1997
* 1
Leinster Minor Football Championship 1993
* 1
National Football League Division 2 2007
* 1
hD in Experimental Physics NUIM 2014Awards
* 3
All-Star 1996 1999 2001
* 1
GPA All-Star 2007
References
External links
Official Meath Website
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1976 births
Living people
Gaelic football backs
Gaelic football selectors
Irish international rules football players
Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
Trim Gaelic footballers
Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)