{{Use Irish English|date=March 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Infobox GAA player | code = Football | sport = Gaelic football | image = | name = Barry Monaghan | irish = Barra Ó Manacháin | fullname = | feet = | inches = | occupation = ? | county = Donegal | province = Ulster | club = Four Masters | clubs = | clyears = ?– | clapps(points) = | clcounty = 1 | clprovince = | clallireland = | counties = Donegal | icposition = Full back | icyears = 2000–2010 | icapps(points) = 117<ref name=dlive_30072021/> | icprovince = | icallireland = | nfl = | allstars = | clupdate = | icupdate = | birth_date = | birth_place = County Donegal, Ireland }} '''Barry Monaghan''' is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Four Masters and also, formerly, the Donegal county team.

==Club== Monaghan won the Donegal Senior Football Championship with his club in 2003. He scored two points in the final against Termon.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/donegal-sfc-final-masters-marvels-25926050.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209020151/http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/donegal-sfc-final-masters-marvels-200125.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2012|title=DONEGAL SFC FINAL: Masters marvels|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=13 October 2003|accessdate=13 October 2003}}</ref>

==Inter-county== Monaghan won the All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship in 1995.<ref name=dn_28052020>{{cite news|first=Declan|last=Bonner|authorlink=Declan Bonner|title=Champions dethroned|work=Donegal News|date=28 May 2020|page=55|quote=Our Vocational School team won the All-Ireland title against Leitrim in the curtain raiser [to the NFL final in 1995 which, in reference to the column title, was played one week before Donegal knocked out Down in the Ulster SFC preliminary round, 25 years before the column was written]. Brian McLaughlin, Eamon Reddin, Barry Monaghan and Ray Sweeney were all on that team and would go on to represent the county at senior level.}}</ref>

Alongside Johnny McLoone, Michael Hegarty and Eamon Reddin, he played in a minor team that nearly qualified for the 1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final.<ref name=dlive_30072021>{{cite news|first1=Alan|last1=Foley|first2=Peter|last2=Campbell|url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/sport/653345/when-donegal-minors-lit-up-the-summer-of-1996-their-story-and-where-are-they-now.html|title=When Donegal minors lit up the summer of 1996. Their story and 'where are they now?'|date=30 July 2021|access-date=30 July 2021|quote=His father Donal was Donegal’s second ever All-Star in 1974. Became a member of the Donegal senior team playing 117 senior games.}}</ref>

Monaghan made his senior Donegal debut in October 2000 in what was Mickey Moran's first game in charge, a league victory at home to Offaly, in which he scored a point.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/donegal-make-light-of-conditions-to-give-moran-the-ideal-start-1.1112948|title=Donegal make light of conditions to give Moran the ideal start|work=The Irish Times|date=30 October 2000|quote=Three of Donegal's newcomers — Stephen Cassidy, Michael Doherty and Barry Monaghan — got on the scoresheet, while established forwards Adrian Sweeney and James Gallagher shared seven points between them… The win was a great start for new manager, Mickey Moran, who had four debutants on the team.}}</ref>

He made his championship debut in 2001.<ref name=dn_22072011/>

He played in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/armaghs-double-still-alive-25928845.html|title=Armagh's double still alive|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=1 September 2003}}</ref>

He played in the 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/5153174.stm|title=Donegal 0–09 1–09 Armagh|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 July 2006|accessdate=9 July 2006}}</ref> He was a member of the Donegal team that won the National Football League in 2007, playing from the start to the end in the final against Mayo.<ref name=dt_25042007>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html|title=Donegal achieve historic win — First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo|work=Donegal Times|date=25 April 2007|accessdate=25 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412230842/http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html|archive-date=2015-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2010, he announced he would take a break.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/barry-monaghan-opts-to-take-a-break-1-2003191 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217180156/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/barry-monaghan-opts-to-take-a-break-1-2003191 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |title=Barry Monaghan opts to take a break |work=Donegal Democrat |date=30 March 2010 |accessdate=30 March 2010 }}</ref> He returned the following month.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/8634368.stm|title=Monaghan and McGee boost Donegal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 April 2010|accessdate=21 April 2010}}</ref>

A serious leg injury ended his career.<ref name=dn_22072011>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Nulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2011/07/1992-2011-the-best-xv-not-to-win-ulster/|title=1992–2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…|work=Donegal News|date=22 July 2011|accessdate=22 July 2011|archive-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402182556/http://donegalnews.com/2011/07/1992-2011-the-best-xv-not-to-win-ulster/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He also captained his county.<ref name=dn_22072011/>

He made 117 senior appearances for Donegal.<ref name=dlive_30072021/>

He is the son of Donal Monaghan, the Donegal All Star winner.<ref name=dlive_30072021/>

==Honours== ;Donegal * National Football League Division 1: 2007<ref name=dt_25042007/> * All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship: 1995<ref name=dn_28052020/>

;Club * Donegal Senior Football Championship: 2003

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://archive.today/20130123184243/http://www.gaainfo.com/players/football/donegal/Barry%20Monaghan.php Barry Monaghan] at gaainfo.com

{{Donegal Football Team 2007}}

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