David Breen (born 20 September 1985) is an Irish physiotherapist and hurler who played centre-forward and was the captain of the

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senior team. Breen made his first appearance for the team during the 2009 championship and has become a regular member of the starting fifteen over the last few seasons. Since then he has won one National Hurling League (Division 2) winners' medal. At club level, Breen has won both

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and

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winners' medals with

Na Piarsaigh Na Piarsaigh Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Fair Hill, Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Seandún Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. History Located in the Fair Hill area ...

Playing career

Club

Breen plays his club hurling with the

club in Limerick. After developing his hurling at juvenile levels he later came to prominence as a member of the club's minor hurling team. He enjoyed little success in this grade, however, he later joined the Na Piarsaigh under-21 team. He won a county under-21 championship title in this grade in 2004 following a defeat of Doon. By this stage Breen had joined the club's senior hurling team. He won a county senior championship winners' medal in 2011 following a 2-18 to 0-13 defeat of Ahane. It was Na Piarsaigh's first ever championship title. Breen later won a

club winners' medal following a 1-13 to 0-9 victory over

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in a replay. He retired from hurling in 2015.

Physiotherapy career

In November 2024, Breen joined

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in the position of first-team rehabilitation physiotherapist. He had previously been physiotherapist with

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between 2021 and 2023, also working with rugby clubs

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and Harlequins, and as physio with football teams including the

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and the Academy sides of

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and

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Honours

Club

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board ...

(5): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 *

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

(4):

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, 2015,2017 *

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

(1): 2016 * Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2004

Inter-county

* National Hurling League (Division 2) (1):

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(1):

References

1985 births Living people Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) hurlers Limerick inter-county hurlers People educated at Ardscoil Rís, Limerick 21st-century Irish sportsmen Irish physiotherapists Sports physiotherapists Association football physiotherapists Celtic F.C. non-playing staff Leinster Rugby non-playing staff Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff Munster Rugby non-playing staff {{Limerick-hurling-bio-stub