Aidan O'Mahony (born 8 June 1980, in Tralee) is a retired IrishGaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kerry county team. He has 5 All-Irelands, 3 NFLs, 10 Munster Championships, 1 County Senior Championship, 1 Senior Club County Championship, 1 County U21 Championship, 1 County Intermediate Championship and 2 All Stars.[1]
A Garda Síochána member, he played for Kerry's U21 team in 2000 and 2001. He debuted for the Kerry senior team in the 2003 League campaign and in the Championship versus Clare in 2004. He started the 2004 All-Ireland Final against Mayo, which Kerry won. He repeated the performance in the 2006 All-Ireland Final against the same team. Kerry dominated, and Mayo were easily defeated by a score of 4-15 to 3-05, and O'Mahony picked up the RTÉ Man of the Match Award for scoring 2 points and marking Ciarán McDonald. He won further All-Ireland medals in 2006 and 2007, gaining an All Star in each of those years.[2] He has 2 NFL medals from 2004 and 2005 and also won the Munster club championship with his club Rathmore. O'Mahony again played an important part as Kerry reached the 2008 All-Ireland In 2010, O'Mahony took a break from inter-county football after Kerry's NFL campaign for personal reasons; he, however, returned to the panel for the Championship.
In 2005, following the All-Ireland final loss to Tyrone, O'Mahoney tested positive for a banned steroid, salbutamol. However he faced no censure because salbutamol is found in asthma inhalers, and he was thus granted a therapeutic use exemption.[1]
He once played on for more than 40 minutes in a club final with a broken leg, scoring two points.[3]
O'Mahony announced his retirement from inter-county football on 23 January 2017.[4][5] O’Mahoney made 70 championship appearances and featured in 85 league games for Kerry.[6]
In January 2017, O'Mahony was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. He went on to win the competition, with his dancing partner Valeria Milova.[7] In January 2023 after winning the Junior Club All Ireland with Rathmore, O'Mahony announced his retirement from Gaelic football.
ReferencesEdit
^"Kerry GAA Profile". Kerry GAA. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^Keys, Colm (20 October 2007). "O Se brothers create stunning piece of GAA history with their All Star success". Irish Independent.
^"O'Mahony: Why I played with a broken leg" 2011-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. RTÉ Sport. 26 October 2011.
^"O'Mahony the symbol of Kerry's change of course". Irish Independent. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^"Aidan O'Mahony:Time to let youth have its fling". Irish Examiner. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^"Kerry's Aidan O'Mahony retires still 'at the very top'". Irish Times. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^"DWTS champ Aidan O'Mahony gets 'back on the beat' this week". Irish Independent. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
aidan, mahony, born, june, 1980, tralee, retired, irish, gaelic, footballer, played, senior, level, kerry, county, team, irelands, nfls, munster, championships, county, senior, championship, senior, club, county, championship, county, championship, county, int. Aidan O Mahony born 8 June 1980 in Tralee is a retired Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kerry county team He has 5 All Irelands 3 NFLs 10 Munster Championships 1 County Senior Championship 1 Senior Club County Championship 1 County U21 Championship 1 County Intermediate Championship and 2 All Stars 1 Aidan O MahonyPersonal informationIrish nameAodan o MathunaSportGaelic footballPositionCentre BackBorn 1980 06 08 8 June 1980 age 43 Tralee Kerry IrelandHeight1 83 m 6 ft 0 in OccupationGarda SiochanaClub s YearsClub1998 2023RathmoreInter county ies YearsCountyApps scores 2004 2017Kerry70 0 11 Inter county titlesMunster titles10All Irelands5NFL3All Stars2A Garda Siochana member he played for Kerry s U21 team in 2000 and 2001 He debuted for the Kerry senior team in the 2003 League campaign and in the Championship versus Clare in 2004 He started the 2004 All Ireland Final against Mayo which Kerry won He repeated the performance in the 2006 All Ireland Final against the same team Kerry dominated and Mayo were easily defeated by a score of 4 15 to 3 05 and O Mahony picked up the RTE Man of the Match Award for scoring 2 points and marking Ciaran McDonald He won further All Ireland medals in 2006 and 2007 gaining an All Star in each of those years 2 He has 2 NFL medals from 2004 and 2005 and also won the Munster club championship with his club Rathmore O Mahony again played an important part as Kerry reached the 2008 All Ireland In 2010 O Mahony took a break from inter county football after Kerry s NFL campaign for personal reasons he however returned to the panel for the Championship In 2005 following the All Ireland final loss to Tyrone O Mahoney tested positive for a banned steroid salbutamol However he faced no censure because salbutamol is found in asthma inhalers and he was thus granted a therapeutic use exemption 1 He once played on for more than 40 minutes in a club final with a broken leg scoring two points 3 O Mahony announced his retirement from inter county football on 23 January 2017 4 5 O Mahoney made 70 championship appearances and featured in 85 league games for Kerry 6 In January 2017 O Mahony was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars He went on to win the competition with his dancing partner Valeria Milova 7 In January 2023 after winning the Junior Club All Ireland with Rathmore O Mahony announced his retirement from Gaelic football References Edit Kerry GAA Profile Kerry GAA 20 September 2011 Retrieved 20 September 2011 Keys Colm 20 October 2007 O Se brothers create stunning piece of GAA history with their All Star success Irish Independent O Mahony Why I played with a broken leg Archived 2011 10 28 at the Wayback Machine RTE Sport 26 October 2011 O Mahony the symbol of Kerry s change of course Irish Independent 23 January 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 Aidan O Mahony Time to let youth have its fling Irish Examiner 23 January 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 Kerry s Aidan O Mahony retires still at the very top Irish Times 23 January 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 DWTS champ Aidan O Mahony gets back on the beat this week Irish Independent 27 March 2017 Retrieved 28 March 2017 External links EditProfile of Aidan O Mahony Preceded byFirst Dancing with the Stars Winner2017 Succeeded byJake Carter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aidan O 27Mahony amp oldid 1168828897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
