David McGreevy

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David Martin James McGreevy nicknamed "Bonzo" [1] (born 24 October 1985) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Kingdom Kerry Gaels and London GAA as a corner back. He is originally from Teconnaught, County Down, [2] and moved to England in 2009, [3] [1] before returning to Northern Ireland in 2018.

McGreevy was part of the team that reached the 2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship Final on 21 July, losing out to Mayo 5-11 0-10. [4] They went on to lose in Round 4 of All-Ireland Senior Championship 1-17 1–10 against Cavan on 27 July at Croke Park. [5]

In 2020, he helped start and is currently secretary to the East Belfast GAA, which is noted for being one of the few cross-community Gaelic Associations.

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  1. 1 2 Niblock, Thomas (18 July 2013). "London target biggest upset of them all". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. "The wild geese at the heart of London GAA". Irish Times. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. Mulhern, Robert (27 July 2013). "McGreevy insists Exiles 'not done yet' as Croker debut looming large". Independent. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. "Mayo 5-11 London 0-10". RTÉ Sport. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. "London 1-08 Cavan 1-17". RTÉ Sport. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.