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Occupation | Electrician [1] [2] | ||
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Tempo Maguires | |||
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Fermanagh |
Aidan Breen is a Gaelic footballer. He plays senior football for Tempo Maguires and the Fermanagh county team.
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]
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