Dermot Molloy Explained

Dermot Brick Molloy
Irish:Diarmuid Bríce Ó Ludhóg[1] [2]
Nickname:Brick
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
Feet:6
Inches:0[3]
Occupation:Student
County:Donegal
Province:Ulster
Clposition:Forward
Club:Naomh Conaill
Clyears:?–
Clcounty:6
Clubs:Naomh Conaill
Counties:Donegal
Icposition:Forward
Icyears:2010–2015
Icprovince:3
Icallireland:1
Nfl:1
Birth Place:County Donegal, Ireland

Dermot Brick Molloy (born 1990/1) is a Gaelic footballer who plays forward for Naomh Conaill and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.

With a half-century of appearances for his county, he played for Donegal in two All-Ireland senior finals. A fixture in the Donegal teams of the Jim McGuinness era, Molloy won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title in 2012 and three Ulster Senior Football Championship titles, in 2011, 2012 and 2014.

Early life

He was educated at St Columbas Comprehensive in Glenties.[4] As a ten-year-old he wrote in a scrapbook of his wish to play for Donegal and win an All-Ireland medal.[5]

Playing career

Club

Molloy has had great success with his club Naomh Conaill, winning Championships at under-age level and then the Donegal Senior Football Championship.

He first encountered McGuinness while with his club and first played under him in 2009, a year in which reached the final of the Donegal Senior Football Championship, but lost.

He captained the Naomh Conaill team that won the Under-21 Football Championship in 2012. He also played in five consecutive Under-21 Football Championship finals, winning three from those five.

Molloy scored 1–4 (including one free) for his club in the final of the 2010 Donegal Senior Football Championship. He then finished top scorer overall in the 2010 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, during which his club reached the final against Crossmaglen Rangers, but narrowly missed out on winning what would have been the club's first Ulster Football Championship title.[6]

He played for his club in the final of the 2015 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won.[7]

He made a substitute appearance for his club in the final of the 2019 Donegal Senior Football Championship. After the first two games finished level, his club won the third game and, with that, the title, Molloy appearing as a substitute in all three games, scoring two points in the second game and no points in the other first and third games.[8]

He made a substitute appearance for his club in the final of the 2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won, following extra-time and a penalty shoot-out.[9]

He missed his club's 2022 Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Donegal Senior semi-final and final wins as they coincided with his stag party.[10] [11]

Then he made a substitute appearance for his club in the final of the 2022 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won.[12] [13]

He also had a role in his club's 2023 Donegal Senior Football Championship title win.[14] Though he did not play in the final.[15] [16] [17]

Inter-county

Minor

Molloy played minor inter-county football for Donegal in 2008 and 2009.

Under-21

Molloy played for the under-21 footballers in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and captained the team in 2012.

He played for Donegal in the 2010 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship campaign, contributing six points (including three frees) to the team's three-point quarter-final victory over Armagh, three points (all frees) to the team's four-point semi-final victory over Derry and to the team's comprehensive final victory over Cavan, with all three games played at neutral Brewster Park.[18] [19]

He then played in the final of the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, which Donegal (managed by Jim McGuinness) narrowly lost to Dublin (managed by Jim Gavin), though Molloy scored five points (including four frees).[20]

Senior

Following the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final loss, and while returning home to Galway (where he lived with Leo McLoone at the time), Molloy received word that he had been called into the senior county team.[18]

Molloy made his senior inter-county debut against Down in the 2010 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final as a 19-year-old. He scored 1–3 on the day. He was then cited a week later for an incident with Down player Damien Rafferty with a leading elbow. He thus missed Donegal's 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier match against Armagh in Crossmaglen.

Molloy scored a late goal in the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final victory over Tyrone in Clones.[21] He was an injury doubt ahead of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Kildare.[22]

He was a member of the Donegal panel that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final against Mayo, coming on as a substitute for Martin McElhinney in injury time in the second half.[23] [24] [25]

Molloy started Rory Gallagher's first match in charge of the county, a 2015 Dr McKenna Cup away defeat to Derry.[26] He left the team later that month, ahead of the start of the 2015 National Football League.[27] [28] [29] [30]

Honours

Donegal
Naomh Conaill
Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Countdown to Croker: Donegal name 'team' for All-Ireland final. 20 September 2014. 20 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Bríce. teanglann.ie.
  3. Web site: Player profiles: Dermot Molloy. Donegal GAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527063815/http://www.donegalgaa.ie/playerProfile/2790/dermot_molloy. 27 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Twitter feed. St Eunan's College. EunansFootball Best of luck 2our past pupils who r in Donegal panel v Cork in All Ire Semi-Final on Sun @neilgerardgalla @murphm95 @AntoinMcFadden @Tommyk_91 @BrickMolloy @123kav @kevin_raff @gmacfadden14 @mdboyler24 +Mr McFadden #TheCollege.
  5. News: 'Brick' was building from an early age. Donegal Democrat. 1 November 2012. 1 November 2012.
  6. News: McLoone proves too hot. Irish Independent. 4 October 2010. 4 October 2010.
  7. News: Alan. Foley. Gutsy Naomh Conaill edge to glory. Irish Examiner. 19 October 2015. 19 October 2015.
  8. GAME 1: News: Peter. Campbell. Ulster champions Gaoth Dobhair face Donegal decider replay after draw against Naomh Conaill. RTÉ Sport. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019. GAME 2: News: Cahair. O'Kane. Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh Conaill proving inseparable. The Irish News. 28 October 2019. 28 October 2019. GAME 3: News: Peter. Campbell. Naomh Conaill prevail in Donegal decider. RTÉ Sport. 30 October 2019. 30 October 2019.
  9. News: Peter. Campbell. Naomh Conaill claim Donegal title after penalty shoot-out win against Kilcar. RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2021. 14 August 2021.
  10. News: Ryan. Ferry. Naomh Conaill land senior title. Donegal News. 5 May 2022. 62. Naomh Conaill claimed the bragging rights over their neighbours Ard and Rátha when they won the Donegal Senior Gaeltacht title in Portsalon on Monday… Naomh Conaill saw off Na Dunaibh in their semi-final, and they were short Antóin Mac Tomáis, Caoimhin Mac Eiteagáin and Leo Mac Giolla Bhain due to a stag party on Sunday..
  11. News: Ó Ríagáin pleased with another Gaeltacht title. Donegal News. 5 May 2022. 62. Mairtín Ó Ríagáin didn't have his full hand to select from but they saw off Na Dúnaibh in the semi-final and then Ard an Rátha in a low-scoring decider… 'Brick's (Dermot Ó Ludhóg) stag was on and there was a good few on that. Eunan and Odhran (Ó Dochartaigh) had a wedding on Saturday when their sister got married. We didn't have our county men and there were other boys injured so there was a lot going on. Brendy (Mac Daire) and Keelan Mac Giolla Choille got injured yesterday (Saturday) as well'..
  12. News: Naomh Conaill win Donegal SFC title after narrow victory over St Eunan's. The Irish Times. 15 October 2022. 15 October 2022.
  13. News: Alan. Foley. Controversy as Naomh Conaill crowned Donegal kings against 14-man St Eunan's: Shane O'Donnell's sending off was the major talking point after Naomh Conaill's one-point win. The42.ie. 15 October 2022. 15 October 2022.
  14. News: Gerry. McLaughlin. Molloy back with a bang as Naomh Conaill win in Gaoth Dobhair: Dermoy Molloy made his first appearance of 2023 for Donegal SFC holders Naomh Conaill as they produced a fine win on the road against Gaoth Dobhair. 25 June 2023. 25 June 2023.
  15. News: Peter. Campbell. Magnificent seven for Naomh Conaill in Donegal decider. RTÉ Sport. 22 October 2023. 22 October 2023.
  16. News: Donegal SFC final: Charles McGuinness leads way to Naomh Conaill's seventh title. Irish Independent. 22 October 2023. 22 October 2023.
  17. News: Naomh Conaill outclass Gaoth Dobhair 1–16 to 1–8 in Donegal Football Final. BBC Sport. 22 October 2023. 22 October 2023.
  18. News: Chris. McNulty. The diary, the dream and Donegal's first steps to 'the other place'. 7 April 2020. 7 April 2020.
  19. News: Ulster U21FC: Murphy leads Donegal to title. Hogan Stand. 8 April 2010. 8 April 2010.
  20. News: Fintan. O'Toole. Remember the last time that Jim Gavin managed against Jim McGuinness?: The opposing managers in tomorrow's Division 1 league tie in Ballybofey have come face to face before. The42.ie. 6 April 2013. 6 April 2013.
  21. News: 'Brick' seals Ulster final spot. Donegal Democrat. 28 June 2011. 28 June 2011.
  22. News: Donegal still hopeful for Molloy. Irish Examiner. 25 July 2011. 25 July 2011. Molloy, who is nicknamed 'Brick', has been used mostly as an impact substitute this summer. The 20-year-old scored the clinching goal in Donegal's win over Tyrone last month, and was also used as a second half substitute in their Ulster final victory over Derry..
  23. News: Live updates from the All-Ireland finals at Croke Park. RTÉ Sport. 23 September 2012. 23 September 2012.
  24. News: Sams World Tour of Donegal. 28 September 2012. 28 September 2012.
  25. Web site: Gary McFadden lifts Sam Maguire Trophy. Sports File. 3 October 2012.
  26. News: Chris. McNulty. Report: Rory Gallagher's experimental Donegal well beaten by Derry. Donegal News. 4 January 2015. 4 January 2015. 7 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107122334/https://donegalnews.com/2015/01/report-rory-gallaghers-experimental-donegal-well-beaten-by-derry/. dead.
  27. News: Dermot Molloy withdraws from Donegal panel. Donegal News. 28 January 2015. 28 January 2015. Molloy's last game for Donegal was the McKenna Cup win over Fermanagh in Ballyshannon where he came off the bench in the second half to make his 50th appearance for the county….
  28. News: Dermot Molloy steps away from Donegal panel. Highland Radio. 28 January 2015. 28 January 2015.
  29. News: Forward Dermot Molloy quits Donegal panel. BBC Sport. 29 January 2015. 29 January 2015.
  30. News: Dermot Molloy quits the Donegal panel. RTÉ Sport. 30 January 2015. 30 January 2015.

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