| Brian Mullins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Place of birth | Dublin , Ireland | |
| Occupation | University sports director | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | St Vincents | |
| Position | Midfield | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Dublin | |
| Position | Midfield | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Dublin | ?-1985 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Leinster Titles | 7 | |
| All-Ireland | 4 | |
| All Stars | 2 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Brian Mullins is a former Gaelic football player for Dublin and is the current Director of Sport for University College Dublin (UCD). Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of University College Dublin (UCD (An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland Dublin (An Mullins was the manager of the TG4 'Underdogs' team that played Dublin in its inaugural year. TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of He is a fluent Irish speaker and was therefore a good candidate for the role of 'Underdogs' manager which is shown on the Irish language television station TG4. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish.
Career
Mullins was previously a teacher in Greendale Community School in Kilbarrack on Dublin’s northside where he taught Irish, Geography and History as well as P. Greendale is a Community School a form of State-sponsored secondary school in the Northside suburb of Kilbarrack, Dublin, Ireland, located near the boundary with Kilbarrack ( Irish: Cill Bharróg - Church of young Barra or St E. He then went on to become a school principal in the Carndonagh secondary school in Co. Donegal. Carndonagh (Carn Domhnach is a town on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. He returned to Dublin in 2000 to take up his role as UCD Director of Sport. He managed the 'Underdogs' team along with Jarlath Burns of Armagh and Ned Sullivan of Kerry. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible [1]
Between 1995 and 1998 he was manager of the Derry senior Football team. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. He guided to two National League titles in 1995 and 1996 and one Ulster title in 1998. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland
Mullins' is the current Chairman of St Vincent's, who play UCD in the Dublin Senior Football Championship final. St Vincents is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Marino, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. UCD GAA or University College Dublin Gaelic Athletic Association club is a Dublin based Gaelic games club in University College Dublin. For the latest Championship see 2008 The Dublin Senior Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Evening Herald The Gaelic Games Officer at UCD is Davy Billings who is also a St Vincents clubman. [2]
Playing career
Brian is regarded as one of the finest midfielders of his time and has won two allstars for his all-Ireland winning performances with Dublin in 1976 and 1977. [3] The 1976 final was a historic final against bitter rivals Kerry, the game finished on a scoreline of 3-08 to 0-10. The following year, Dublin with Brian Mullins steering the midfield easily beat Armagh by a scoreline of 5-12 to 3-06. He won two more all-Ireland winning medals for Dublin in 1974 and 1983. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The 1974 final was a five point win over Galway and the 1983 final was a closer game with a 1-10 - 1-8 win over the same team. The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards Mullins has won the national football league division one title with Dublin on two occasions in 1976 with a win over the team he would go on to manage in 1995 to win the same title on two occasions in 1995 and 1996. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) He won his second National Football League title in 1978 when Dublin defeated Mayo in the final. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of For more details of Mayo GAA see Mayo Senior Club Football Championship or Mayo Senior Club Hurling Championship.
In his all-Ireland winning year of 1976, he collected a medal with St. Vincents in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971 played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland Another Dublin GAA favourite Jimmy Keaveney was one of his team mates in the final. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of Jimmy Keaveney (born February 12, 1945) is a former Irish Gaelic football player
'One Friday night in late June 1980, Mullins was driving out the Clontarf Road, when his Fiat 127 went out of control and collided with a lamp post. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) To even play football again after that was a miracle'. [4] Despite this he went on to collect his fourth allstar for Dublin in 1983 despite being sent off in the 1983 All-Ireland final. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mullins' time away from football was not wasted, he received some time off from his place of work, Greendale secondary school and went on in 1980 to get a Masters degree in athletics administration at New York University. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City.
Kerry midfielder Jack O'Shea faced up to Brian on many occasions during the seventies and again in the eighties. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Jack O'Shea is an All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer from County Kerry. “To look at Brian Mullins you’d get the impression that he was there for his strength. But he had brains. He never let a pass go astray. ”[5]
He retired from inter-county football in 1985, and became the caretaker manager for Dublin although, it didn't last long and ended with a disappointing loss to rivals Meath. The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Meath had been in the GAA wilderness for 16 years so, a loss to Meath in the Leinster final came as a shock.
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| Preceded by Eamon Coleman |
Derry Senior Football Manager 1995 - 1998 |
Succeeded by Eamon Coleman |
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