Brian McEniff

Brian McEniff talks about his involvement in the GAA over the years. He talks about playing football in national school before going to St. Macartan’s College in Monaghan and playing there also. He discusses playing with the Bundoran club and playing soccer for Sligo Rovers under a different name. He talks about the history of the club and how it has developed over the years. Brian discusses playing with, and the success of, the St Joseph’s club, an amalgamation of Bundoran and Ballyshannon. He talks about moving to Canada and getting involved with the GAA there before playing for a Kerry team in New York. Brian talks at length about his playing and managerial career with Donegal, the culmination of which was the winning of the 1992 All-Ireland football final. He describes what that was like and the build-up to the final. He talks about his administrative career and the work involved from club to national level. He gives his opinion on various aspects of the GAA over the years including the issue of professionalism within the Association and also the removing of Rules 27 and 42. Brian describes the role of the GAA in his life and talks about what the Association means to him.