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Irish hurler (born 1990)
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Darragh O'Connell
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990 (age 34)
Tralee, Ireland
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)

Darragh O'Connell (born 19 December 1990) is an Irish sportsperson. He has played club hurling with Cuala and Abbeydorney, and inter-county hurling with Kerry and Dublin.

Club

Abbeydorney

O'Connell first played with Abbeydorney. In 2008, he captained the club to the 2008 Kerry Minor Hurling Championship.

Cula

In 2015, he joined Dublin club Cuala. He picked up a Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship in his first season.

In 2016, he made it back-to-back Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship titles, and later added a Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship. Cula later qualified for the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final on St.Patrick's Day 2017.

Intercounty

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 which 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.

After playing with Kerry for several years, he later moved to Dublin.

Honours

Kerry
Cuala
Abbeydorney

References

  1. ^ Paul Keane (25 November 2015). "No regrets for adopted Dubliner Darragh O'Connell after quitting the Kerry panel". The42.ie. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. "Cuala star O'Connell has an admirable reason for not drinking". sportsjoe.ie. 2018.
  3. Jackie Cahill (16 March 2017). "The journey of two Kerry hurlers to take centre stage in All-Ireland club final". The42.ie. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Darragh O'Connell and Cuala taking nothing for granted". Irishtimes.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "Hurling chameleon O'Connell enjoying Cuala's culture club". gaa.ie. 2018.
  6. "Remembering 11 Of The Most Famous Inter-County Transfers". balls.ie. 3 August 2021.
Cuala – 2017 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champions (1st title)
Subs used
19 C. Sheanon for C. Waldron
20 N. Kenny for C. Cronin
Manager
M. Kenny
Cuala – 2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champions (2nd title)
Subs used
15 N. Kenny for J. Sheanon
18 S. Stapleton for P. Schutte
Subs used in drawn game
22 N. Carty for N. Kenny
20 C. Waldron for J. Malone
8 J. Malone for C. Waldron
15 N. Kenny for N. Carty
4 S. Timlin for S. Treacy
30 D. O'Flynn for C. Cronin
9 S. Treacy for N. Kenny
Manager
M. Kenny
Kerry – 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Champions
Subs used
20 A. McCarthy for P. Geaney
17 P. O'Keeffe for P. Costelloe
30 Paul Costelloe for B. O'Leary
18 R. Nolan for R. Kenny
19 P. J. Keane for N. Young
21 S. Leen for J. Flaherty
Subs not used
16 M. Stackpoole
22 O. O'Sullivan
23 J. Caffrey
24 J. Leahy
25 D. Twomey
26 P. Carroll
27 J. McElligott
28 A. Carroll
29 A. Casey
31 C. Fitzell
32 C. Harty
Manager
J. Meyler
Trainer
Joe O'Connor
Selectors
J. Hennessy
S. O'Shea
Kerry – 2011 All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Champions
Subs used
21 S. Weir for P. O'Keeffe
22 A. O'Leary for C. Harty
17 S. Leen for P. J. Connolly
19 B. Leen for R. Kenny
Subs not used
16 N. Leen
18 A. Carroll
20 K. Orpen
23 A. White
24 J. B. O'Halloran
25 C. Fitzelle
26 M. O'Sullivan
27 G. Marshall
28 T. Quill
Manager
J. Meyler
Trainer
Joe O'Connor
Selectors
J. Hennessy
S. O'Shea
Kerry – 2010 Christy Ring Cup finalist
Subs
Shane Brick
C. Harty
J. McCarthy
Manager
J. Meyler
Selector
S. O'Shea
(Squad as of 2010 versus Westmeath)
Kerry – 2011 Christy Ring Cup champions (1st title)
Subs used
L. Boyle
J. Flaherty
C. Harty
A. Royle
Subs not used
J. B. O'Halloran
J. Fitzgerald
B. Murphy
P. Costelloe
P. Boyle
P. Monson
P. O'Keeffe
A. Boyle
D. Wallace
B. Brosnan
D. Fitzell
D. Daly
A. Fealy
J. Leahy
Manager
J. Meyler
Selectors
S. O'Shea
J. Hennessey
Coach
J. O'Connor
Kerry – 2013 Christy Ring Cup finalist
Subs used
17 J. Egan for P. Costello
22 G. O'Brien for C. Harty
19 S. Maunsell for G. O'Brien
Subs not used
16 P. J. Gorman
18 D. Fitzell
20 A. O'Connor
21 P. O'Keeffe
23 B. Murphy
24 M. Lynch
25 B. Brosnan
26 P. J. Connolly
Manager
T. Howard
Coach
F. O'Loughlin
Selectors
P. Regan
M. Burke
N. Browne
Kerry – 2014 Christy Ring Cup finalist
Subs used
17 J. Griffin for D. Fitzell
18 B. O'Leary for M. Boyle
20 J. Leahy for T. Casey
19 J. Casey for D. Butler
Subs not used
16 N. Leen
21 K. Carmody
22 P. Lucid
23 P. O'Connor
24 A. Fealy
25 L. Boyle
26 P. McGrath
Manager
É. Kelly
Coach
B. Horgan
Selectors
D. J. Leahy
T. O'Connell
Ireland composite rules team 2012 | Composite Rules Shinty-Hurling Series
Joint managers
J. Meyler
M. Walsh
2018 Club Hurling Team of the Year
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