Brian "Beano" McDonald is a Laois Gaelic footballer who won two All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medals in 1996 and 1997 and a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 2003. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship (sponsored by Toyota Ulster Bank Vodafone is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province As a 15 year old he played in the 1995 Laois team beaten in the final of the Leinster Minor Football Championship after a second replay by Westmeath and was part of the 1998 team denied a three in a row by Tyrone. The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland

He made a return after a long spell out of the game following a horrific broken ankle suffered in Croke Park in 2004 in a game against Tyrone. Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports Stadium in Ireland (fifth largest in Europe) and the principal stadium The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the

Brian plays for the Arles-Killeen club with whom he has won 3 Laois Intermediate Football Championship medals and in 2006 he inspired them to reach the Laois Senior Football Championship final where they were beaten by Ballyroan Gaels. Arles/Killeen GAA Club is an intermediate Gaelic football and Hurling club in County Laois, Republic of Ireland. The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs The Laois Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Laois Clubs Ballyroan Gaelic Athletic Association Club was a Gaelic football club in Ballyroan, County Laois, Republic of Ireland. he is also known as GOD. . . . the most skillful player ever to grace croke park.

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