Brendan Devenney
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{Infobox GAA player |
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name=Brendan Devenney|
irish = Breandán Ó Duibheannaigh|
nickname=Dev|
sport=Gaelic football|
code=Football|
county=Donegal|
province=Ulster|
clposition=Full-Forward|
club=St. Eunan's GAA|St. Eunan's|
clyears=? -Present|
clapps(points)=|
clcounty=|
clprovince=|
clubs=St. Eunan's|
counties=Donegal|
icposition=Full-Forward|
icyears= 1996-2009|
icapps(points)=36|
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nfl=1
Brendan Devenney is a former inter-county GAA player with Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...

 in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. He plays with St. Eunan's
St Eunan's GAA
Naomh Adhamhnáin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Their home ground is O'Donnell Park.- History :The club was founded in 1927...

 in Letterkenny
Letterkenny
Letterkenny , with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. The town is located on the River Swilly...

. He has also previously played soccer for League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 club Finn Harps F.C.
Finn Harps F.C.
Finn Harps Football Club are a professional Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. They hail from Ballybofey, County Donegal and play their home matches at Finn Park. The club's colours are blue...

 and Irish League club Portadown F.C.
Portadown F.C.
Portadown F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club which plays in the IFA Premiership.The club was founded in the late 1880s and joined the Irish League in 1924. It is based in Portadown in County Armagh and plays its home games at Shamrock Park...

.

He was educated at St. Eunan's College
St. Eunan's College
Saint Eunan's College is an all-male voluntary secondary school. Located in Glencar, Letterkenny , County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, the building is a three-storey castle with four round towers at each corner of the building. The school is named after the Abbot of Iona St...

 in Letterkenny. He played a vital part in Donegal's winning of their first National League title in 2007, passing a late fitness test to play in the final against Mayo. http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/gaa/2007/0422/1176455113695.html

Devenney was then held largely responsible for Donegal winning their 2007 Ulster Championship, first round match against Armagh on Sunday May 27, 2007. He scored the vital last minute goal that saw off the Orchard County by a single point, 1-09 to 1-08, at MacCumhail Park
MacCumhail Park
MacCumhail Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland. It is the main grounds of Donegal GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground is named after Seán MacCumhail and has a capacity of 17,500....

 in Ballybofey
Ballybofey
Ballybofey is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Along with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, Ballybofey makes up the Twin Towns....

. Devenney confirmed his retirement on December 29, 2009.
Brendan currently plays soccer for Gweedore United in the Donegal Junior Football League.

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