David Gallagher (born 7 March 1980) is an Irish sportsperson who currently plays

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 ki ...

for

Meath Senior Football Championship The Meath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Meath, Ireland. Qualification for subsequent competitions The winners of the Meath Senior Football Champi ...

club St Peters Dunboyne and was a member of the senior Meath county squad from 1999 to 2005 but returned in 2009 following the brief retirement of Brendan Murphy but was forced to retire due to injuries. In October 2011 it was announced that Gallagher would seeking return to Goalkeeping following speculations that

Murphy Murphy () ( ga, Ua Murchadha) is an Irish surname and the most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. Origins and variants The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: "Ó Murchadha"/"Ó Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), and "Mac ...

was considering retirement. Two months later Gallagher was recalled to the Meath after the second retirement of Brendan Murphy In November 2012 Gallagher confirms his second retirement from Inter County football. He was selected as part of the

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squad for the

2008 International Rules Series The 2008 International Rules Series was the 14th annual International Rules Series and was played between Ireland and Australia. After the 2007 series was cancelled by the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Australian Football League and the GAA ...

, despite not then playing inter-county football, a decision which led to criticism of manager

Seán Boylan Seán Boylan (born 12 December 1949) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager from Dunboyne, County Meath. He retired from his position as manager of the senior Meath county team on the evening of 31 August 2005 after twenty-three years in cha ...

Honours

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 ...

(1): 2001 *

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship The Leinster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highe ...

(1): 2001

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, David 1980 births Living people Gaelic football goalkeepers Irish international rules football players Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers St Peter's Dunboyne Gaelic footballers