John O'Brien (Louth Footballer)
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John O'Brien is a former
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gaelic footballer. At club level he represents
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team Seán O'Mahony's.


Inter-county

Having previously played for his county at minor and under-21 levels, O'Brien made his senior debut in 2006 in an
O'Byrne Cup The O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organized by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954. History The competition is named in honour of Matt Byrne (b. 14 February 1870), a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of ...
match against D.I.T. He would go on to become a mainstay of the Wee County panel for almost ten years. He was part of the team which almost won the county's first
Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
title in 53 years but were controversially denied by neighbours
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, after referee Martin Sludden awarded a goal which was proven to be a square ball and thrown over the line. In early 2011 O'Brien announced his plans to emigrate to Australia in search for work alongside his team mates Michael Fanning and midfielder Brian White. He returned home in early 2013 and rejoined the county senior squad under new manager Aidan O'Rourke. He retired from inter-county activity following the conclusion of the 2014
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) () is the premier inter-county competition in Gaelic football. County (Gaelic games), County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the ...
. O'Brien won
O'Byrne Cup The O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organized by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954. History The competition is named in honour of Matt Byrne (b. 14 February 1870), a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of ...
,
Tommy Murphy Cup The Tommy Murphy Cup was a Gaelic football competition, featuring senior county teams eliminated from the early stages of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and also Kilkenny county football team, Kilkenny when not fielding a team in t ...
and NFL Division 2 medals during his career with
Louth Louth may refer to: Australia *Hundred of Louth, a cadastral unit in South Australia * Louth, New South Wales, a town * Louth Bay, a bay in South Australia ** Louth Bay, South Australia, a town and locality Canada * Louth, Ontario Ireland * Cou ...
.


Club honours

*
Louth Senior Football Championship The Louth Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster ...
: 2016 *
Louth Intermediate Football Championship The Louth Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA, among the intermediate grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. History The competition, introduced as a bridg ...
: 2014 *
Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship The Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the Intermediate football champions of the 12 counties of Leinster. The winners will represent the province in the semi-final of the All- ...
: 2014 * Louth Intermediate Football League: 2005 * Intermediate Football League Division 2B: 2002, 2004 * Paddy Sheelan Shield: 2013 * Andy Rogers Cup: 2000


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External links

* https://archive.today/20130124062512/http://www.gaainfo.com/players/football/louth/John%20O'Brien.php {{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, John 1985 births Living people Louth inter-county Gaelic footballers