| David Brady | |
| Irish: | Dáithí Ó Brádaigh |
| Occupation: | Journalist, medical rep, tour operator[1] |
| Code: | Football |
| County: | Mayo |
| Province: | Connacht |
| Clubs: | Ballina Stephenites |
| Clposition: | Midfielder |
| Clcounty: | 4 |
| Clprovince: | 3 |
| Clallireland: | 1 |
| Counties: | Mayo |
| Icposition: | Midfielder |
| Icyears: | 1996–2008 |
| Icprovince: | 5 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nfl: | 1 |
| Birth Place: | Ireland |
David Brady (born 1974) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Mayo county team in midfield in the 1990s and 2000s. As of 2020, he works as a journalist.[2] [3]
Brady grew up in Ballina, County Mayo; his mother was from Mayo and his father from Castleconor, County Sligo.[4] He has twin younger brothers, Ger Brady and Liam Brady.
Brady played in midfield for Ballina Stephenites and Mayo.
In 1994 and 1995 he was on the under-21 teams that lost the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final.
Brady was on the Mayo team that lost the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final; he missed the 1997 final due to a broken leg.[5] Mayo won the 2000–01 National Football League and Brady was also on the team that lost the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[6]
In 2005 his club Ballina Stephenites won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, Brady finally winning an All-Ireland final after losing his first seven.[7] [8]
In 2003 Brady retired from the inter-county team, but returned; he retired again in 2005, but returned to play on the Mayo team that lost the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[9] [10]
He finally retired in 2008, in part due to back pain.[11] [12]
In 2012 Brady managed the Ballina Stephenites senior team.[13]
Since retiring, Brady has worked as a sports journalist and pundit, appearing on TV3 and Newstalk.[14] [15] He also writes for the Intersport Elverys Blog.[16] Brady is also active on Twitter.[17] He was the subject of a 2020 Laochra Gael episode.[18]
Brady works as a medical sales rep.[15] His wife is from Dublin; they have two children.[19] [4]