Brian Talty

Brian Talty (born 12 May 1955) is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county team and later became a manager and selector in Dublin. Born in Tuam, County Galway, he played his early football with Tuam Stars and, while training as a physical education teacher at Thomond College in Limerick, won an All-Ireland Club Football Championship as a midfielder on a team that included the Spillane brothers, Mick and Pat. With Galway he won a National Football League medal in 1981 and played against Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, though an injury forced him off in the second half. He won two Dublin Senior Football Championships with Parnells in 1987 and 1988, managed St Sylvester's of Malahide to their only Dublin title in 1996, later managed Parnells, and served as a selector with the Dublin county team under Paul Caffrey. He teaches physical education at a school in Artane.