| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Níall Mac Riada | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Back | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
199?–201? | Aodh Ruadh | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
c. 1990s–200? | Donegal | ||
Niall McCready is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team.
He won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship medal with Donegal in 1995.[1]
He started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to Galway in Tuam in February 2003.[2]
He played in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh.[3]
He made a substitute appearance for his club in the final of the 2012 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship.[4]
He is the actual godson of Brian McEniff.[5]
In 2022, McCready was announced as trainer of Naomh Bríd under the management of Aidan Murray.[6]
References
- ^ Daly, Tom. "One Hundred Years".
1995: Barry Ward, Brian Roper, Anthony McGrath, Donal Buggy, Eamonn O'Donnell and Niall McCready win Ulster U-21 medals with Donegal.
- ^ Duggan, Keith (3 February 2003). "Meehan adds spark to Galway attack". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Armagh's double still alive". Irish Independent. 1 September 2003.
- ^ Hughes, John (7 November 2012). "Final heartache for Aodh Ruadh". Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ McEniff, Brian (6 April 2020). "This[sic] six best Donegal corner-backs in my time".
Niall McCready, my own godson, was a tenacious player, while one of the current corner-backs Paddy McGrath is 'Mr. Consistency'. He is an unsung hero and has marked many a good player.
- ^ "New management for Gaels". Donegal News. 3 February 2022. p. 63.
Elsewhere, Ballyshannon man Aidan Murray is manager of Naomh Brid this year, while former Donegal star Niall McCready will act as trainer.
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