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Breathnach first represented his County at u14 level. He represented Galway City and West at u16 level in the Ted Webb competition in 2001 and again in 2002. He was a member of the Galway minor panels which won the
Connaught championships in 2003 and 2004. Galway were beaten in the All Ireland Minor
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schoolboy series of that year. The Irish team recorded an historic first ever series victory over the
Australians in the u18 International Rules Series. Breathnach scored eleven points in the second test and three points in the third test.
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reached the semi-finals of the competition in both years but were defeated by
Killerarin and Cortoon Shamrocks respectively. He also captained the
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Breathnach attended St
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in 2005. They defeated Cork IT in the final. Breathnach scored both goals for the Galway outfit. Later that year he won the 2005
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Football
Championship Quarter-final in 2004 by Down by a single point, 0-15 to 1-11. Breathnach contributed 1-1 from midfield.
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Men's Senior Gaelic
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Galway – 2008 All-Ireland Senior
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to the Galway
Intermediate Football Championship in 2009 and also the
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Galway – 2005 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (3rd win)
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He then proceeded to win a 'Fresher A' intervarsity title with
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Suímh Idirlíon Cumann Peile Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
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246:All-Ireland U-21 Football Championship
502:from the original on 15 December 2021
271:Breathnach is a former member of the
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16:Irish Gaelic footballer from Galway
461:"RTÉ Sport: Galway 2-12 Mayo 1-14"
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307:. Leitir Móir eventually lost to
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305:Connacht Intermediate Club title
426:"Westmeath battle past Galway"
299:Breathnach captained his club
193:(born 21 November 1986) is an
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537:Connacht Tribune Match Report
495:Craobh Shinsir Chonnacht 2008
273:Galway Senior Football Squad
214:Galway senior football panel
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1069:for Coleman (blood sub)
301:Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
208:before transferring to
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129:Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
1024:for Hanley (blood sub)
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319:on 24 January 2010 at
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220:Underage achievements
401:"Galway duo on fire"
309:Cookstown Fr. Rock's
267:Galway Senior Career
27:Personal information
527:on 21 November 2009
483:Connacht Final 2008
234:International rules
174:Inter-county titles
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317:All-Ireland series
279:qualifier against
191:Fiachra Breathnach
39:Fiachra Breathnach
22:Fiachra Breathnach
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552:Galway Advertiser
285:2008 Connacht SFC
198:Gaelic footballer
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1164:1986 births
1115:D. Finnegan
903:G. Bradshaw
788:A. Geraghty
741:for Mullahy
692:D. Dunleavy
636:M. Flannery
612:M. Killilea
405:independent
321:Pearse Park
210:St Vincents
133:St Vincents
1158:Categories
1099:D. Mullahy
1083:A. Faherty
1042:for Conroy
1033:for Clancy
1031:N. Coleman
895:P. Doherty
841:T. McManus
796:C. de Paor
684:B. Faherty
668:N. Coleman
644:D. Mullahy
477:13 January
384:13 January
355:References
337:Breathnach
261:NUI,Galway
257:NUI,Galway
253:NUI,Galway
242:NUI,Galway
98:Occupation
70:1986-11-21
33:Irish name
1143:L. Sammon
1131:T. Hughes
1060:for Blake
1058:D. Meehan
1049:M. Clancy
1040:J. Bergin
1014:Subs used
999:M. Meehan
991:M. Clancy
983:P. Conroy
911:F. Hanley
831:Selectors
812:M. Feeney
756:Subs used
750:for Coyne
739:J. Murphy
731:Subs used
708:M. Meehan
628:F. Hanley
281:Westmeath
160:2006–2011
122:2003–2015
101:Barrister
1123:E. Hoare
1107:M. Comer
1067:A. Burke
1051:for Bane
975:P. Joyce
959:M. Lydon
935:D. Blake
927:N. Coyne
919:D. Burke
836:S. Joyce
804:E. Joyce
772:C. Duffy
748:A. Glynn
716:C. Blake
652:N. Coyne
620:A. Burke
531:16 March
500:archived
331:See also
325:Longford
54:Position
1138:Manager
967:C. Bane
943:G. Sice
824:P. Ford
819:Manager
660:G. Sice
558:31 July
506:31 July
410:31 July
315:in the
169:7 (1-1)
106:Club(s)
84:Ireland
466:RTÉ.ie
373:RTÉ.ie
313:Tyrone
202:Galway
165:Galway
148:County
90:Height
80:Galway
311:from
200:from
195:Irish
144:Years
124:2016–
111:Years
46:Sport
560:2021
533:2010
508:2021
479:2010
447:help
412:2021
386:2010
289:Mayo
115:Club
64:Born
277:SFC
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