Keith Beirne
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997
Club(s)
Years Club
Mohill
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Leitrim

Keith Beirne (born 28 March 1997) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Mohill[1][2] and at senior level for the Leitrim county team.[3]

In an away game against Derry, Beirne scored nine points in the opening round of the 2020 National Football League (a game which ended in a draw), this after Leitrim had been promoted from Division 4 back to Division 3 for the first time in 12 years.[4]

Beirne forced extra time against Sligo in the 2022 Tailteann Cup but Sligo won.[5] In October, he was named on the Tailteann Cup Team of the Year, the only Leitrim player represented.[6][7][8] He has played in the US as well.[9]

The Beirne family from Mohill won the fifth season of Ireland's Fittest Family when Keith was 20.[10]

Honours

Individual
  • Tailteann Cup Team of the Year (1): 2022

References

  1. Connolly, John (14 October 2022). "We're a team stresses Mohill captain Keith Beirne ahead of Sunday's Connacht Gold Leitrim SFC Final". Leitrim Observer.
  2. "Beirne on fire as Mohill blast back". Irish Independent. 9 October 2017.
  3. Hopper, Dave (6 May 2022). "No Keith Beirne as Leitrim face Galway". Shannonside Northern Sound.
  4. "Beirne glad to answer critics 'who wrote Leitrim off'". RTÉ. 26 January 2020.
  5. "Goalkeeper Devaney the hero as Sligo secure dramatic penalty shootout win". Hogan Stand. 5 June 2022.
  6. "Westmeath secure six places in Tailteann team selection". RTÉ. 20 October 2022.
  7. "Beirne named in Tailteann Cup Team of the Year – Gaelic Football". 20 October 2022.
  8. McGoldrick, Sean (9 October 2022). "The best players outside the 'big 3' still waiting to lift Sam Maguire".
  9. "Leitrim set to be depleted". Hogan Stand. 22 June 2018.
  10. Murphy, Claire (17 December 2017). "Revealed: The Beirnes of Leitrim are officially Ireland's Fittest Family".
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