Brian Talty
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Brian Talty is the current manager of Dublin GAA club Parnells. Brian was a former selector for the Dublin Senior Football Team
, he had worked with the former Dublin manager Paul Caffrey
and fellow selectors David Billings
and Paul Clarke
.
Talty is a native of Tuam
, County Galway
with whom he played Gaelic football
. He won a National Football League
medal with Galway
in 1981. Brian is a secondary school teacher in County Dublin
. There was speculation in Galway football circles that Brian would be nominated to fill the vacant Galway senior post in 2007 if Dublin lost out to Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Although Dublin lost the game Talty pledged his future to Dublin football. Brian played for Galway against Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
final although he was substituted in the second half of the game due to injury. Dublin went to win the final, with Dublin finishing with 12 players and Galway finishing with 14.
Talty won two Dublin Senior Football Championship with Parnells in 1987 and 1988. He managed Division 3 side Clanna Gael Fontenoy in 2010, before being appointed as Parnells senior football manager for the 2011 season.
He currently teaches Physical Education at St. Davids C.B.S. in Artane, Dublin
.
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
, he had worked with the former Dublin manager Paul Caffrey
Paul Caffrey
Paul Caffrey is a former Dublin Gaelic football Senior manager and a Dublin-based Garda.-Biographical Information:Caffrey grew up on Dorset St. on the Northside of Dublin, where his parents ran a greengrocers' shop...
and fellow selectors David Billings
Dave Billings
Dave Billings is a former selector for the Dublin senior football team. He works under the management of Paul Caffrey along with his co-selectors Brian Talty and Paul Clarke. Dave was previously a co-selector along with Paul Caffrey and Paddy Canning when Tommy Lyons was manager of the Dublin...
and Paul Clarke
Paul Clarke
Paul Clarke is an All Star winning former Gaelic footballer for Dublin. He played football with his local club Whitehall Colmcille in Dublin and was a member of the Dublin senior football team for a number of years, starting in 1985...
.
Talty is a native of Tuam
Tuam
Tuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...
, County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
with whom he played Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
. He won a National Football League
National Football League (Ireland)
The 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...
medal with Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
in 1981. Brian is a secondary school teacher in County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
. There was speculation in Galway football circles that Brian would be nominated to fill the vacant Galway senior post in 2007 if Dublin lost out to Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Although Dublin lost the game Talty pledged his future to Dublin football. Brian played for Galway against Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
final although he was substituted in the second half of the game due to injury. Dublin went to win the final, with Dublin finishing with 12 players and Galway finishing with 14.
Talty won two Dublin Senior Football Championship with Parnells in 1987 and 1988. He managed Division 3 side Clanna Gael Fontenoy in 2010, before being appointed as Parnells senior football manager for the 2011 season.
He currently teaches Physical Education at St. Davids C.B.S. in Artane, Dublin
Artane, Dublin
Artane, sometimes spelled Artaine , historically Tartaine is a Northside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Neighbouring districts include Coolock, Beaumont, Killester, Raheny and Clontarf; to the south is a small locality, Harmonstown, straddling the Raheny-Artane border.-History:Artaine, now usually...
.