Darragh O'Connell
Darragh O'Connell (born 19 December 1990) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with Cuala and the Dublin senior hurling team.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Darragh Ó Conaill | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
Tralee, Ireland | 19 December 1990||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Occupation | Teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2007–2014 2015– |
Abbeydorney Cuala | ||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 5 | ||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2010–2014 2015– |
Kerry Dublin |
8 (2-71) 6 (1-2) |
He has had much success at intercounty level. In 2010 in his first year as part of the senior team he helped Kerry win the National League Div 3A title and later to a place in the Christy Ring Cup final witch Kerry lost by a point to Westmeath; he later won a Christy Ring Cup All Star. In 2011 Kerry were back in the Christy Ring Cup final; this time they won beating Wicklow. He also won All Ireland Under 21 B titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team in 2010 and was captain of the team in 2011.
He has yet to win a senior county championship with Abbeydorney but won a minor championship in 2008.
Honours
- Kerry
- Christy Ring Cup (1): 2011
- All-Ireland 'B' Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
- National Hurling League 3A (1): 2010
- Cuala
- Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 (c)
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2016, 2017
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018
- Abbeydorney
- Kerry Minor Hurling Championship(1): 2008
References