Damien Freeman is a friend of Shane McMahon
Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er from Magheracloone

Magheracloone

Magheracloone is a parish in County Monaghan. Its name comes from Machaire Cluain which is Irish for the Pasture Plain. It covers 12,952 statute acres, making it the biggest parish in south Monaghan. The parish shares borders with three neighbouring counties:Cavan, Louth and is the only parish in...

, County Monaghan

County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...

. He plays club football for Magheracloone Mitchells

Magheracloone Mitchells

Magheracloone Mitchells is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club from the parish of Magheracloone in County Monaghan, Ireland. The team participate in the Monaghan Senior Football Championship. The Magheracloone Mitchells GAA club pitch is situated on the main Carrickmacross-Kingscourt...

 and inter-county football for Monaghan

Monaghan GAA

The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Monaghan and the Monaghan inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responsible for the...

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Damien is a graduate from the minor and under-21 inter-county ranks, and has always been an ace in the Monaghan pack with his quality play.He has experience of captaining a national title winning side at croke park, having led the Monaghan side from right half back to the 2005 Allianz National League Division Two crown.One of the giants of the Magheracloone team that made history in October 2004 with a first county senior title in the history of the club.He also led the Monaghan team to their first Ulster Senior Football Championship

Ulster Senior Football Championship

For information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...

 final in 19 years in 2007. Damien's team-mates in the County side include Shane Duffy

Shane Duffy

Shane Duffy is a Gaelic football player from County Monaghan in Ireland. He plays for the Magheracloone Mitchells club team and for the Monaghan senior football team. He was a very important figure in Magheracloone's capture of the Monaghan Football Championship in 2004 andin Monaghan's 2005 N.F.L...

, a fellow Mitchells

Magheracloone Mitchells

Magheracloone Mitchells is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club from the parish of Magheracloone in County Monaghan, Ireland. The team participate in the Monaghan Senior Football Championship. The Magheracloone Mitchells GAA club pitch is situated on the main Carrickmacross-Kingscourt...

 player, and his younger brother Tomás Freeman

Tomás Freeman

Tomás or Thomas "Tommy" Freeman is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Magheracloone, County Monaghan. He plays for Monaghan. He was awarded an All Star in 2007. Freeman plays his club football for Magheracloone Mitchells.-Personal life:...

, who was the county's top scorer in 2007.

He has made 26 Championship appearances as of 17 May 2008.