Darren Fay

Darren Fay (born 11 April 1976 in Trim, County Meath) is a former Gaelic footballer who played full back for the Meath county team and played his club football with Trim. The article places him in a long line of accomplished Meath full backs. He came to prominence in 1996, when he won an All-Ireland senior medal in his first season as a regular on the first team, and he won a second in 1999. He also won three Leinster Senior Football Championships, in 1996, 1999 and 2001, two Leinster Under-21 titles in 1996 and 1997, a Leinster Minor title in 1993 and the 2007 National Football League Division 2, and he received three All Star awards, in 1996, 1999 and 2001, and a GPA All Star in 2007. He made himself unavailable for the 2006 season and returned for 2007. On 23 July 2008, after a defeat to Limerick, he confirmed his retirement, and he later served as a selector with the Meath under-20 team.