Aidan Breen

Aidan Breen is a Gaelic footballer. He plays senior football for Tempo Maguires and the Fermanagh county team.

Aidan Breen
Personal information
Occupation Electrician[1][2]
Club(s)
Years Club
 Tempo Maguires
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Fermanagh

Breen is the son of Jamesie and Rita Breen.[2] He tested positive for COVID-19 on 3 October 2020 after attending a Fermanagh training session the previous evening.[1] He volunteered for the test on a "precautionary" basis (not believing himself to be a close contact) because of an outbreak locally, including in a shop he had visited on 1 October, and among other members of the Fermanagh team.[1][2][3] Breen became the first current inter-county player to discuss his experience of the virus in detail as Fermanagh unsuccessfully attempted to have their next National Football League game against Clare in Ennis postponed.[1][4][5] He experienced "a couple of very tough days", with low energy, a headache and breathing problems, and when these subsided he still had difficulty running.[1] Breen travelled to the game in his own car, as became the established practice to combat the virus.[6]

As of the end of the 2021 season, he had made 92 appearances for Fermanagh.[7]

References
  1. "GAA man Aidan Breen reveals effects of his coronavirus infection". Belfast Telegraph. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "Fermanagh's Aidan Breen on physical and mental strain of Covid-19". The Irish Times. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Aidan Breen: 'I had no energy, I had a sore head. I felt very breathless'". Irish Examiner. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. "GAA: 17 Fermanagh players out of league restart says manager Ryan McMenamin". BBC Sport. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. Lawlor, Damian (14 October 2020). "Covid-hit Fermanagh fail in bid to postpone league match". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. Roche, Frank (27 October 2020). "'You're in a car without somebody to talk to' — Inter-county players on the lonely road just to stay safe". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2020. Aidan Breen of Fermanagh arrives for the Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 6 match between Clare and Fermanagh at Cusack Park, Ennis as part of the new Covid-19 protocol. Photo: Sportsfile
  7. "GList: Fermanagh's top performers since 2008". Gaelic Life. 25 October 2021.
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