Dermot O'Brien

Dermot O'Brien

Personal information
Irish name	Diarmuid Ó Briain
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-forward
Born	23 October 1932(1932-10-23) Ardee, County Louth
Died	22 May 2007(2007-05-22) (aged 74)
Occupation	Entertainer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1950s-1960s	St. Mary's
Club Titles
Louth titles	3
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1950s-1960s	Louth
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2
All Irelands	1
NFL	0

Dermot O'Brien (1932–2007) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club St. Mary's and was a member of the Louth senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s. O'Brien captained Louth to the All-Ireland title in 1957. O'Brien was also a renowned musician and singer and hosted his own television programmes on RTÉ.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Louth legend Dermot O'Brien dies". RTÉ Sport. 2007-05-22. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0522/obriend.html. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Louth Senior Football Captain 1957	Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Jack Mangan (Galway)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1957	Succeeded by Kevin Heffernan (Dublin)

Persondata
Name	Obrien, Dermot
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1933
Place of birth	Ardee
Date of death	2007
Place of death