Conor Brady (Gaelic footballer)

Conor Brady

Personal information
Irish name	Conchúr Ó Brádaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left half back
Born	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 25)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Gowna
Club titles
Cavan titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2018–	Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	1

Conor Brady (born 4 June 1998) in an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Gowna club and the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Club

Brady joined the Gowna club and later progressed to the club's senior team.

On 7 November 2021, Brady started his first county final as Gowna faced Ramor United. A low-scoring game ended in a draw. ^[1] Brady started the replay seven days later, a strong start from Ramor led to an eventual four-point win. ^[2]

Gowna returned to the final the next year, where they faced Killygarry on 16 October. Brady scored two points and Gowna claimed their first county championship since 2002. ^[3]

Inter-county

Minor and under-20

On 19 July 2015, Brady was at midfield as the Cavan minor team faced Derry in the Ulster final. Derry came out on top on a 1-11 to 0-11 scoreline. ^[4]

Brady later represented Cavan at under-20 level, but did not have success at this grade.

Senior

Brady joined the senior panel ahead of the 2018 season.

On 27 January 2018, Brady made his National League debut as a late substitute against Clare. ^[5] Brady was named on the bench for the Division 2 final against Roscommon, ^[6] and didn't feature in the 4-16 to 4-12 loss. ^[7]

On 18 May 2019, Brady scored a point on his championship debut in an Ulser quarter-final win over Monaghan. ^[8] Brady was at midfield for the Ulster final against Donegal on 23 June. Brady scored a point as Donegal ran out five-point winners. ^[9]

Brady did not feature in Cavan's 2020 Ulster final success through injury. On 5 December, Brady came on as a substitute in the All-Ireland semi-final as Cavan exited the championship to eventual champions Dublin. ^[10]

Cavan faced Tipperary in the National League Division 4 final at Croke Park on 2 April 2022. Brady came on as a substitute in the 2–10 to 0-15 victory. ^[11]

On 9 July 2022, Brady was at wing back as Cavan took on Westmeath in the inaugural Tailteann Cup decider at Croke Park. Westmeath went home with the cup after a four-point win. ^[12]

Honours

Cavan

• Ulster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020
• National Football League Division 4 (1): 2022

Gowna

• Cavan Senior Football Championship (1): 2022

References

1. "Gowna and Ramor United bound for replay after entertaining draw in Cavan decider". RTÉ . 7 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ . 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
3. "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner . 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
4. "McGuigan on fire as Derry end 13-year wait for Ulster minor title". Irish Independent . 20 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
5. "Bryan Magee rescues draw for Cavan in Division 2 opener". RTÉ . 27 January 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
6. "1 change each as Cavan and Roscommon name teams for Division 2 decider". The42.ie . 30 March 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
7. "Roscommon lift Division 2 title with win over Cavan in eight-goal thriller". The42.ie . 1 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
8. "Cavan into Ulster semis after first championship win over Monaghan in 18 years". The42.ie . 18 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
9. "Clinical Donegal dispatch Cavan to go back-to-back in Ulster". The42.ie . 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
10. "Dublin beat Cavan at a canter to reach another final". RTÉ . 5 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
11. "Lynch brace crucial as Cavan pip Tipp to Croke Park glory". Irish Examiner . 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
12. "Westmeath crowned inaugural Tailteann Cup champions after late flurry against Cavan". The42.ie . 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.