Eoin Brosnan is an
IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
Gaelic footballGaelic football , commonly referred to as "Football" , "Gaelic" or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player who plays at centre forward for
KerryThe Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
and
Dr. CrokesDr Crokes is a Gaelic football club based in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Famous current players include Colm "Gooch" Cooper and Eoin Brosnan....
. He is particularly renowned for his goal-scoring ability. He is a qualified
solicitorSolicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter apart from conducting proceedings in courts , with some exceptions. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers, and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
, and works in his father Niall's practice in
KillarneyKillarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region is home to St...
.
Brosnan made his Kerry Senior debut against
LouthThe Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth inter-county teams....
in 2000. He has won the
All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the...
title with
KerryThe Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
on three occasions - 2004, 2006 and 2007. The 2004 and 2006 finals were played against
MayoThe Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.-History:...
, while the 2007 final was against Cork
CorkThe Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and is also responsible for Cork inter-county teams in all...
.
Eoin Brosnan is an
IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
Gaelic footballGaelic football , commonly referred to as "Football" , "Gaelic" or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player who plays at centre forward for
KerryThe Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
and
Dr. CrokesDr Crokes is a Gaelic football club based in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Famous current players include Colm "Gooch" Cooper and Eoin Brosnan....
. He is particularly renowned for his goal-scoring ability. He is a qualified
solicitorSolicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter apart from conducting proceedings in courts , with some exceptions. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers, and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
, and works in his father Niall's practice in
KillarneyKillarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region is home to St...
.
Inter-county
Brosnan made his Kerry Senior debut against
LouthThe Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth inter-county teams....
in 2000. He has won the
All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the...
title with
KerryThe Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
on three occasions - 2004, 2006 and 2007. The 2004 and 2006 finals were played against
MayoThe Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.-History:...
, while the 2007 final was against Cork
CorkThe Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and is also responsible for Cork inter-county teams in all...
. In the 2006 tie, Brosnan came on as a substitute in place of
Tomás Ó SéTomás Ó Sé is a Gaelic football wing-back for the An Ghaeltacht club and Kerry county team. Ó Sé is a teacher. His brothers Darragh Ó Sé and Marc Ó Sé also represent Kerry. They are nephews of former Kerry player and manager Páidí Ó Sé.-Football career:...
against
MayoThe Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.-History:...
and scored 1-01. In the 2007 game he scored one point and set up another, but it was his defensive qualities that shone through as he kept his opposite number, the previously influential
Noel O'LearyNoel O'Leary is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football as a defender with his local club Cill na Martra and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2003.-Club:...
, very quiet and had two impressive block-downs. In 2008, Kerry again reached the All-Ireland final, but lost to
TyroneThe Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams.-History:Tyrone have won three All-Ireland...
, and there was some criticism of the decision to select Brosnan. He has also won two
National LeagueThe National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...
titles (2004 and 2006) and five
Munster ChampionshipThe Munster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Munster Council and are played during the summer months...
medals (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) with Kerry.
Club
In 2000 Brosnan won a Kerry Senior Football Championship medal with
Dr. CrokesDr Crokes is a Gaelic football club based in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Famous current players include Colm "Gooch" Cooper and Eoin Brosnan....
. In 2006, Brosnan and Dr. Crokes were defeated in the Kerry Senior Football Championship final by
South KerrySouth Kerry are a Gaelic football and Hurling Divisional Team in County Kerry.The South Kerry Football Team draws its players from nine Club teams in the Division.These are:* Sneem* St. Mary's Cahirciveen* Renard* St...
. However, Crokes qualified to represent the county in the 2006
Munster Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Munster. The winners will represent Munster in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. East Kerry were the first winners of the Munster senior...
because South Kerry are a divisional side and not a club. They won the competition. Brosnan scored a vital goal in the replayed All-Ireland semi-final. The team went on to reach
All-Ireland Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe 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. The current champions are Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin, who defeated Crossmaglen Rangers of Armagh on March 17, 2009 to win their...
final, but lost to
Crossmaglen RangersCrossmaglen Rangers G.A.C is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. They cater for Gaelic football and camogie. Their home football ground is St. Oliver Plunkett Park which was opened in 1959...
after a replay.
He has also won a Cork Senior Football Championship medal and Munster Club Championship medal with
UCCUCC is a football and hurling club associated with University College Cork. UCC teams play in the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship as well as the two main third-level competitions namely the Sigerson Cup in football and the Fitzgibbon Cup in hurling...
.
International Rules
Brosnan represented
IrelandThe Ireland international rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...
in the 2004 and 2005
International Rules SeriesThe International Rules Series is a senior men's competition between an Irish representative team and the Australian representative team...
.