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Gary Shaw: From Newbridge Town to donning the green, and much more
The ups and down of a talented soccer star
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What has Newbridge native Gary Shaw got in common with well-known household soccer internationals such as Jeff Hendrick, Shane Duffy, John Egan, Robbie Brady and Daryl Horgan?
They were all members of the Ireland soccer squad that made it to the U19 European Championship finals in 2011.
Gary made his international debut in a 5-0 win over Luxembourg, starting up front alongside Robbie Brady, going on to defeat Bulgaria and booking a place in the finals.
Just 12 months earlier Shaw was selected for the Irish Schools’ team which took part in the Centenary Shield, an annual inter-