Brian Byrne (dual player)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Centre-back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1995 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Financial consultant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2013-present | Naas | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Kildare titles | 4 | 6 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Dublin | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2015–2023 2024– |
Kildare (SH) Kildare (SF) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Leinster Titles | 0 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 0 | |
| League titles | 0 | 0 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 0 | |
Brian Byrne (born 1995) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level he plays with Naas and at inter-county level he has lined out as a dual player with Kildare.
Career
[edit]Byrne plays his club hurling and Gaelic football with the naas club. After minor and under-21 championship successes in both codes, he progressed to adult level as a dual player. Byrne was part of the Naas senior hurling team that has won six consecutive Kildare SHC titles between 2019 and 2024.[1] He also captained the team to the All-Ireland Club IHC title after a defeat of Kilmoyley in the final.[2] Byrne has also won four consecutive Kildare SFC titles.[3]
On the inter-county scene, Byrne first played for Kildare as a dual player at minor level and won a Leinster MFC in 2013. He progressed to the under-21 teams but ended his tenure without success.[4] Byrne subsequently joined the Kildare senior hurling team and captained the team to three Christy Ring Cup triumphs. He also won National League honours in 2021. Byrne switched codes and joined the Kildare senior football team for the 2024 season.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Naas
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2022 (c)
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2021 (c)
- Kildare Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021 (c), 2022, 2023, 2024
- Kildare Senior Football Championship: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Kildare Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2016
- Kildare Under-21 Football Championship: 2016
- Kildare Minor Hurling Championship: 2013
- Kildare
- Christy Ring Cup: 2018 (c), 2020 (c), 2022 (c)
- National Hurling League Division 2B: 2021
- Kehoe Cup: 2016, 2023
- Leinster Minor Football Championship: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Naas make it six-in-a-row with classy display". Kildare Nationalist. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Kilmoyley's band of brothers can hold their heads high after gut-wrenching loss". The Kerryman. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Naas dual star Brian Byrne aiming to double up in Kildare after first football four-in-a-row in over 100 years". Irish Independent. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "The Big Interview: A strange, but successful, season for Kildare hurling captain Brian Byrne". Kildare Live. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Byrne makes football switch". Hogan Stand. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.