Barry Monaghan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Four Masters and also, formerly, the Donegal county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Barra Ó Manacháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Born | County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | ? | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
?– | Four Masters | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Donegal titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2000–2010 | Donegal | 117[1] | |
Club
editMonaghan won the Donegal Senior Football Championship with his club in 2003. He scored two points in the final against Termon.[2]
Inter-county
editMonaghan won the All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship in 1995.[3]
Alongside Johnny McLoone, Michael Hegarty and Eamon Reddin, he played in a minor team that nearly qualified for the 1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final.[1]
Monaghan made his senior Donegal debut in October 2000 in what was Mickey Moran's first game in charge, a league victory at home to Offaly, in which he scored a point.[4]
He made his championship debut in 2001.[5]
He played in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh.[6]
He played in the 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park.[7] He was a member of the Donegal team that won the National Football League in 2007, playing from the start to the end in the final against Mayo.[8]
In 2010, he announced he would take a break.[9] He returned the following month.[10]
A serious leg injury ended his career.[5]
He also captained his county.[5]
He made 117 senior appearances for Donegal.[1]
He is the son of Donal Monaghan, the Donegal All Star winner.[1]
Honours
edit- Donegal
- Club
References
edit- ^ a b c d Foley, Alan; Campbell, Peter (30 July 2021). "When Donegal minors lit up the summer of 1996. Their story and 'where are they now?'". Retrieved 30 July 2021.
His father Donal was Donegal's second ever All-Star in 1974. Became a member of the Donegal senior team playing 117 senior games.
- ^ "DONEGAL SFC FINAL: Masters marvels". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2003.
- ^ a b Bonner, Declan (28 May 2020). "Champions dethroned". Donegal News. p. 55.
Our Vocational School team won the All-Ireland title against Leitrim in the curtain raiser [to the NFL final in 1995 which, in reference to the column title, was played one week before Donegal knocked out Down in the Ulster SFC preliminary round, 25 years before the column was written]. Brian McLaughlin, Eamon Reddin, Barry Monaghan and Ray Sweeney were all on that team and would go on to represent the county at senior level.
- ^ "Donegal make light of conditions to give Moran the ideal start". The Irish Times. 30 October 2000.
Three of Donegal's newcomers — Stephen Cassidy, Michael Doherty and Barry Monaghan — got on the scoresheet, while established forwards Adrian Sweeney and James Gallagher shared seven points between them… The win was a great start for new manager, Mickey Moran, who had four debutants on the team.
- ^ a b c Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992–2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Armagh's double still alive". Irish Independent. 1 September 2003.
- ^ "Donegal 0–09 1–09 Armagh". BBC Sport. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
- ^ a b "Donegal achieve historic win — First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo". Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
- ^ "Barry Monaghan opts to take a break". Donegal Democrat. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Monaghan and McGee boost Donegal". BBC Sport. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
External links
edit- Barry Monaghan at gaainfo.com