Brian Malone (born 2 May 1986) is the former

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of the

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. He made his debut against

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in a 2006 All-Ireland SFC qualifier. Malone formerly held the record for most senior appearances for Wexford with 174. In March 2024, Ben Brosnan made a record-equalling 174th appearance for Wexford, bringing him level with Malone. Malone has also represented Wexford in senior hurling. He won a

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and All-Ireland IHC medal in 2007. Malone trained as a teacher at

Mater Dei Institute of Education Mater Dei Institute of Education () was a linked college of Dublin City University from 1999 until its closure in 2016, located in Drumcondra, Dublin City, Ireland, near Croke Park, on the site of what was formerly Clonliffe College, the Rom ...

in Dublin. He previously taught at

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, and currently teaches at

St Peter's College, Wexford St Peter's College, Wexford is an Irish secondary school and former seminary located in Summerhill, overlooking Wexford town. It is a single-sex school for male pupils. Currently, the school has 785 students enrolled. History Founded in 1811 b ...

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120929044433/http://www.gaainfo.com/players/football/wexford/Brian%20Malone.php * http://www.sportsfile.com/id/521245/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20100615002441/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0613/dublin_wexford.html

External links

brianmalone.com
1985 births Living people Alumni of Mater Dei Institute of Education Dual players Irish schoolteachers Shelmaliers hurlers Wexford inter-county Gaelic footballers Wexford inter-county hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen {{Wexford-hurling-bio-stub