Aidan Fennelly (born 28 August 1981) is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aodhán Ó Fionnghalaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Corner back | ||
| Born |
28 August 1981 (age 43) County Laois, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Fenno | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1998-2013 | Portlaoise | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Laois titles | 8 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1999 – 2011 | Laois | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All Stars | nominee 2005 | ||
He plays for the Portlaoise club. He usually plays at right corner back for Laois and in 2005 was nominated for an All-Star award.[2] In 2003, he was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.
Fennelly emerged on to the scene in 1998 as part of the Laois minor team that retained the Leinster Minor Football Championship.[citation needed]
He was also on the Laois minor team in 1999 in both hurling and football, captaining the unsuccessful football team bidding for a fourth Leinster Minor Football Championship in a row.[citation needed]
Fennelly has also won eight Laois Senior Football Championship medals with his club Portlaoise.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Doubts over Beano, Kelly and Fennelly but Garvan and Brennan are out". Retrieved 6 April 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tyrone top all-star nominations list". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "GAA: Portlaoise's skill and ability win through". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2008.