Niall Breen (hurler)

Niall Breen

Personal information
Irish name	Niall Ó Braoin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	1989 Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
2007-present	Tara Rocks
Club Titles
Wexford titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2011-	Wexford	1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:00, 30 May 2011.

Niall Breen (born 1989 in Gorey, County Wexford) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tara Rocks and has been a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team since 2011.^[1]

Playing career

Club

Breen plays his club hurling with the Tara Rocks club.

Inter-county

Breen has lined out at various grades for Wexford, beginning as substitute goalkeeper on the county's under-21 team.^[2] His tenure was an unsuccessful one with Wexford losing the Leinster final to Kilkenny.

Breen made his senior championship debut against Antrim in 2011, replacing Noel Carton as first-choice goalkeeper.

Breen has been known to publicly advocate the large consumption of alcohol, including pints of Guinness, cans of Bavaria and large bottles of cider. Its been said although never proven that Niall Breen takes part in a little known ritual with a number of friends called a "GAD" (Guinness All Day). The result of this generally leads to the excretion of a "large black dog being release out the back door".

References

1. ^ "Two new players for Wexford hurlers". RTÉ Sport. 26 May 2011. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/0526/wexford1.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
2. ^ "WEXFORD NAME UNDER 21 HURLING PANEL TO PLAY DUBLIN". Wexford GAA. 11 July 2010. http://www.sportsmanager.ie/t6.php?userid=7189&countyid=31&club_id=&clubid=&sportid=1&newsstory=19798. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Breen, Niall
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1989
Place of birth	Gorey, County Wexford
Date of death
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