Justin McMahon
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Justin McMahon is an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
-winning Tyrone
Gaelic football
er. In 2006, he captained the Tyrone Under 21 team in their Ulster Championship-winning campaign, and has lived up to expectation and has graduated to the senior squad, joining his older brother, Joe
.
He made his senior debut for Tyrone
in the National Football League second round against Fermanagh
. He scored a point in his debut.
He played Full Back for the Tyrone All Ireland winning team in 2008, and managed to mark Kerry
's Kieran Donaghy
out of the game, rendering him scoreless.
He is also part of the Omagh St. Enda's
Senior team, playing as a forward, and his efforts in 2006 have been rewarded with a nomination for the Tyrone All Stars, one of two Omagh men to meet that standard.
In early 2007, Justin was nominated as the Ulster Herald
Sports Personality of the Year for 2006, having been the newspaper's Sports Personality of March, when he had captained Tyrone's U-21 Ulster Championship success.
He played in the MacRory Cup
for Omagh CBS in 2004, and captained the team to the semi-final, and while at university, he played for St. Mary's
in the 2007 Dr. McKenna Cup.
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...
-winning Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The 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....
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. In 2006, he captained the Tyrone Under 21 team in their Ulster Championship-winning campaign, and has lived up to expectation and has graduated to the senior squad, joining his older brother, Joe
Joe McMahon
Joe McMahon is a two-time All-Ireland-winning Tyrone Gaelic footballer. He started the 2005 All-Ireland Final, but had to be replaced because of injury, making him the first Omagh man to win an All-Ireland...
.
He made his senior debut for Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The 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....
in the National Football League second round against Fermanagh
Fermanagh GAA
The Fermanagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Fermanagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. The county board is also responsible for the Fermanagh inter-county teams-History:...
. He scored a point in his debut.
He played Full Back for the Tyrone All Ireland winning team in 2008, and managed to mark Kerry
Kerry GAA
The 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...
's Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry. Donaghy has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Munster Championships and a National League title with the county. He has also been awarded two All Stars.He plays his club football for Austin Stacks in...
out of the game, rendering him scoreless.
He is also part of the Omagh St. Enda's
Omagh St. Enda's
Omagh St. Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Their home ground is Healy Park which was opened in 1972....
Senior team, playing as a forward, and his efforts in 2006 have been rewarded with a nomination for the Tyrone All Stars, one of two Omagh men to meet that standard.
In early 2007, Justin was nominated as the Ulster Herald
Ulster Herald
The Ulster Herald is a weekly newspaper based in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known locally as The Herald.It is published by the North West of Ireland Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd...
Sports Personality of the Year for 2006, having been the newspaper's Sports Personality of March, when he had captained Tyrone's U-21 Ulster Championship success.
He played in the MacRory Cup
MacRory Cup
The MacRory Cup is an inter-college Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. It is staged every year with the stipulation that players must be under eighteen-and-a-half at the start of the tournament...
for Omagh CBS in 2004, and captained the team to the semi-final, and while at university, he played for St. Mary's
St. Mary's University College
St. Mary's University College may mean:* St. Mary's University College , Northern Ireland, UK* St. Mary's University College, Calgary, Canada* St. Mary's University College , England, UK...
in the 2007 Dr. McKenna Cup.