Nickey Brennan

Nickey Brennan, formally Nicholas Brennan, is an Irish former hurler, manager and Gaelic games administrator, born in December 1953, who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. He joined the team during the 1974 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1985 championship, winning two All-Ireland medals, three Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals. At club level he had a lengthy career with Conahy Shamrocks, alongside his brother Kieran. He later managed the Kilkenny senior team, served on the Kilkenny County Board and the Leinster Council, and became the 35th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2006.