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{{Short description|Kilkenny hurler, manager, and Gaelic games administrator}}
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| code = Hurling
| sport = Hurling
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| irish = Nioclás Ó Braonáin
| fullname = Nicholas Brennan
| heightfeet = 5
| inches = 8
| nickname =
| occupation = Retired purchasing manager
| county = Kilkenny
| province = Leinster
| club = [[Conahy Shamrocks GAA|Conahy Shamrocks]]
| clposition = Half-back
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| counties = [[Kilkenny county hurling team|Kilkenny]]
| icposition = HalfRight wing-back
| icyears = 1970s-1980s1974–1985
| icapps(points) = 14 (0-00)
| icprovince = 65 (4 as sub)
| icallireland = 5 (3 as sub)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|12|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Conahy, [[ConahyCounty Kilkenny]], [[CountyRepublic Kilkennyof Ireland|Ireland]]
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[[File:Nickey Brennan.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Brennan (second from left) cuts the ribbon at the official re-opening of [[Páirc Esler]] in [[Newry]]]]
'''Nicholas''' "'''Nickey'''" '''Brennan''' (born 3 December 1953) is an Irish former [[Hurling|hurler]], [[Manager (Gaelic games)|manager]] and [[Gaelic games]] administrator. He played as a right wing-back at senior level for the [[Kilkenny county hurling team|Kilkenny county team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/nickey-brennan-26207169.html|title=Nickey Brennan|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=17 April 2005|access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref> More recently, he served as the [[President of the Gaelic Athletic Association|35th president]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]].
'''Nickey Brennan''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: Nioclás Ó Braonáin; born 3 December 1953 in [[Conahy]], [[County Kilkenny]]) is a former [[Irish people|Irish]] sportsperson. He played [[hurling]] with his local club [[Conahy Shamrocks GAA|Conahy Shamrocks]] and with the [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] senior inter-county team in the 1970s. Brennan was the [[Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association|President]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] from 2006 until 2009, and is noted for presiding over the controversial eligibility ruling restricting players from appearing for their college teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=185201|title=Brennan defends college eligibility rule|work=Hogan Stand|date=8 February 2013|accessdate=8 February 2013}}</ref>
 
Brennan joined the team during the [[1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1974 championship]] and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the [[1985 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1985 championship]]. During that time he won two [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medals, three [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medals and two [[National Hurling League]] medals.
 
At club level Brennan had a lengthy career with [[Conahy Shamrocks GAA|Conahy Shamrocks]].
 
In retirement from playing Brennan became involved in team management and coaching. He was manager of the Kilkenny senior team, having served as a selector for the previous four years. He also managed the county football team, and the county under-21 hurling team.
 
Brennan was also a Gaelic games administrator with the [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny County Board]] and the [[Leinster GAA|Leinster Council]] before assuming the office of [[President of the Gaelic Athletic Association]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/presidentelect-brennan-promises-to-proceed-with-considerable-caution-25990421.html|title=President-elect Brennan promises to proceed with 'considerable caution'|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=17 April 2005|access-date=18 April 2005|first=Colm|last=Keyes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=185201|title=Brennan defends college eligibility rule|work=Hogan Stand|date=8 February 2013|access-date=8 February 2013}}</ref>
 
His brothers, [[Kieran Brennan|Kieran]] and [[Canice Brennan|Canice]], were also All-Ireland medalists with Kilkenny.
 
==Playing career==
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===Inter-county===
Brennan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team. In 1971 he was at corner-back as the team secured a place in the provincial decider. A huge 7–18 to 3–5 trouncing of [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] landed Brennan a [[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal. The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw reigning champions and three-in-a-row hopefuls [[Cork GAA|Cork]] providing the opposition. A narrow 2–11 to 1–11 defeat was Kilkenny's lot on that occasion.
Brennan first came to prominence as a member of the [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] minor hurling team in the early 1970s. He won a Leinster title at this level in 1971, however, his side were subsequently defeated by [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in the All-Ireland final. Brennan later joined the Kilkenny under-21 team where he enjoyed more success. In 1974 he won a Leinster title in this grade, before later winning an [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal following a defeat of Waterford. Brennan subsequently joined the Kilkenny senior team, however, it took him a few years to nail down a regular place on the team. He was a member of the panel when ‘the Cats’ won [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] titles (1974, 1975, 1978) and [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] titles (1974, 1975); however, it was 1979 before Brennan won his first provincial title on the field of play. He later collected his first All-Ireland medal following Kilkenny’s defeat of [[Galway GAA|Galway]] in the championship decider. Three years later in 1982 Brennan added a [[National Hurling League]] medal to his collection before later winning his second Leinster medal. Kilkenny later defeated Cork in the championship decider giving Brennan his second All-Ireland medal. He won a second National League title at the beginning of 1983;however, he was only a member of the panel when Kilkenny later won Leinster and All-Ireland titles. Brennan retired from inter-county hurling shortly afterwards.
 
By 1974 Brennan had joined the Kilkenny under-21 team and was in his final year in the grade. A 3–8 to 1–5 defeat of reigning champions Kilkenny secured a [[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal for Brennan. The subsequent All-Ireland decider pitted Kilkenny against [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]], who were making their first appearance in the final. A narrow 3–8 to 3–7 victory gave Brennan an [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]] medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deiseabu.blogspot.ie/2013/03/tony-was-one-of-natures-true-gentlemen.html|title=Tony was one of natures true gentlemen|publisher=Deise Abú website|date=11 March 2013|access-date=15 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702072314/http://deiseabu.blogspot.ie/2013/03/tony-was-one-of-natures-true-gentlemen.html|archive-date=2 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
That same year Brennan joined the Kilkenny senior team. He came on as a substitute in the provincial decider as Kilkenny narrowly defeated Wexford by 6–13 to 2–24. It was his first [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal. Brennan was an unused substitute for Kilkenny's subsequent All-Ireland defeat of [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]].
 
In 1975 Brennan was an unused substitute once again as Kilkenny retained their Leinster and All-Ireland titles.
 
Brennan was dropped from the panel for a number of seasons but returned to the starting fifteen in 1979. A 2–21 to 2–17 defeat of Wexford gave him a second Leinster medal on the field of play. [[Galway GAA|Galway]] provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland decider and took a two-point lead twelve minuted into the second half, however, they failed to score again. Two long-range goals from [[Liam O'Brien (hurler)|Liam "Chunky" O'Brien]] and [[Mick Brennan|Mick "Cloney" Brennan]] gave Kilkenny a 2–12 to 1–8 victory. It was Brennan's first [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal on the field of play.
 
Kilkenny took a back seat to [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] over the next few years, however, the team bounced back in 1982. A 2–14 to 1–11 defeat of Wexford in the decider gave Brennan a first [[National Hurling League]] medal. The subsequent championship campaign saw Kilkenny reach the decider once again. A 1–11 to 0–12 defeat of Offaly gave Brennan a third Leinster medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw the Cats face their old rivals from [[Cork GAA|Cork]]. In spite of being regarded as underdogs, [[Christy Heffernan]]'s two goals in a forty-second spell and a third by [[Ger Fennelly]] powered Kilkenny to a 3–18 to 1–15 victory, a game in which Brennan held Cork's famed captain [[Jimmy Barry-Murphy]] scoreless for 70 minutes. It was Brennan's second All-Ireland medal on the field of play.
 
Kilkenny retained their National League title in 1982 following a 2–14 to 2–12 defeat of Limerick. It was Brennan's second winners' medal in the secondary competition. In spite of this he was later dropped from the starting fifteen and was an unused substitute as Kilkenny retained their Leinster and All-Ireland crowns. Brennan retired from inter-county hurling shortly after.
 
==Post-playing career==
In retirement from hurling Brennan became involved in the administration of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]]. In 1990 Brennan managed the Kilkenny Under under-21 hurlershurling team to All-Ireland success over Tipperary. In 1991 he commenced a four-year term as Chairmanchairman of the Kilkenny County Board. In 1995 he succeeded [[Ollie Walsh]] as manager of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Brennan enjoyedhad mixed success in this position. He guided his native-county to a Leinster final in 1997,; however, his team was defeated by [[Wexford GAAcounty hurling team|Wexford]]. His term as manager came to end when Kilkenny were defeated by the eventual All-Ireland champions, [[Clare GAAcounty hurling team|Clare]], in the All-Ireland semi-final. Brennan also served as manager of Kilkenny’sthe [[Kilkenny senior football team]] during the eighties.
 
Brennan continued an involvement in the administration side of the GAA during the nineties and was elected to the position of Chairmanchairman of the [[Leinster GAA|Leinster Council]]. It was during this incumbency in this post that Brennan launched his bid to become Presidentpresident of the GAA. In April 2005 he defeated his [[Munster GAA|Munster Council]] counterpart, [[Christy Cooney]], and was duly elected Presidentpresident. He took up this position in 2006.
 
Brennan travelled 160,000 miles in Ireland alone during his three years as Presidentpresident, and visited Great Britain, Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East on several occasions, meeting dignitaries such as [[New York City]] mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] along the way.<ref name="kilkenny people">{{cite webnews|url=http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/sport/From-Slieverue-to-Sydney-and.5284899.jp|title=From Slieverue to Sydney and all places in between, the President probably got there|date=2009-05-20|accessdate= May 2009|access-06-date=13 June 2009|publishernewspaper=''[[Kilkenny People]]''|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603172933/http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/sport/From-Slieverue-to-Sydney-and.5284899.jp|archive-date=3 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His term of office ended in 2009, when he was succeeded by [[Christy Cooney]], who had won the subsequent election.
 
==References==
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| after=[[Kevin Fennelly]]
| title=[[Kilkenny GAAcounty hurling team|Kilkenny Senior Hurling Manager]]
| years=1995-19971995–1997
| before=[[Ollie Walsh]]
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{{succession box
|title=[[PresidentsKilkenny of the Gaelic Athletic AssociationGAA|PresidentChairman of the GaelicKilkenny AthleticCounty AssociationBoard]]
|before=[[Paddy Buggy]]
|after=[[Joh Healy (GAA)|John Healy]]
|years=1991–1994
}}▼
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|title=[[Category:President of the Gaelic Athletic Association Presidents]]▼
|before=[[Seán Kelly (Irish politician)|Seán Kelly]]
|after=[[Christy Cooney]]
|years=2006-20092006–2009
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Irish hurler
| DATE OF BIRTH = 3 December 1953
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Conahy]]
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