Brian Donnelly

Brian Donnelly may refer to:

Brian Donnelly (hurler)

Brian Donnelly (born 1961) was a Northern Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Antrim senior team.

Donnelly made his first appearance for the team during the 1980-81 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for over a decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland "B" medals and two Ulster medals.

At club level Donnelly enjoyed a lengthy career with the McQuillans, Ballycastle club.

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Brian Donnelly (New Zealand politician)

Brian John Donnelly, QSO, (5 November 1949 – 25 September 2008) was a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the New Zealand First party.

Early life and career

Donnelly was born in Auckland, New Zealand as the third of five children. His father worked as a fabric cutter and later as a real estate agent. Donnelly attended Sacred Heart College on a scholarship. He studied at Massey University and Auckland University, and received a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education, a Master of Educational Administration, a Diploma in Teaching, and a Diploma in Second Language Teaching. He then worked in the education sector in New Zealand and the Cook Islands, which included deputy principal at Titikaveka College in Rarotonga from 1977–80, and principal of Whangarei Intermediate School from 1990–6 (only resigning from the latter on entering parliament).

Member of Parliament

In the 1993 election, he stood for the newly formed New Zealand First in the Whangarei electorate, but was unsuccessful. In the 1996 election, with the advent of the MMP system, Donnelly was ranked third on the New Zealand First party list, and entered Parliament. He has retained his third-place position in New Zealand First's list until his retirement.