Video: "I owe a lot to playing GAA at minor level for the person I am now."
August 31, 2016
Electric Ireland, proud sponsor of the GAA All-Ireland Minor Championships, has teamed up with Niall Breslin (Bressie), former Westmeath Minor footballer to reflect on major moments from his teens and how being involved in GAA positively impacted on his life. Throughout the championship fans can follow the conversation, support the Minors and be a part of something major through the hashtag #GAAThisIsMajor.
Electric Ireland are continuing to champion the minor hurlers and footballers by proving that there's 'nothing minor about playing Minor' and have teamed up with Niall Breslin (Bressie) to look back on the 'major moments' that shape a teenager's life.
The former Westmeath minor footballer believes the years spent on the GAA pitch had a major influence on his development as a person.
"Sport was beyond important to me as a teenager. Playing sport helped me develop qualities like resilience, discipline and teamwork. I owe a lot to playing GAA at minor level for the person I am now."
Tipperary star Brian McGrath, who will line out in Croke Park this Sunday for the All-Ireland MHC final, is yet another member of the fabled McGrath clan and credits playing GAA to his personal growth on and off the field;
"I've watched my Dad and my older brothers, Noel and John, represent Tipperary and aspired to follow in their footsteps growing up.
"GAA has been a massive part of our lives as a family and as a result we share many of the same qualities that have helped us succeed on and off the pitch."
McGrath joined Bressie and some familiar faces from the world of GAA and beyond, including legendary GAA broadcasters Marty Morrissey and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Olympic boxer Darren O'Neill and current Dublin footballer Michael Darragh MacAuley to reminisce on their memories of being a teenager, playing at minor level and the lessons that they learned from sport.
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