Conor McHugh

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Conor McHugh (born April 1994) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level, he plays with Na Fianna and at inter-county level has lined out at various levels as a dual player with Dublin.

Career

McHugh first played club hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Na Fianna. He progressed to adult level and won back-to-back Dublin SHC medals in 2023 and 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/curries-too-hot-to-handle-as-na-fianna-secure-historic-first-dublin-shc-title/a627770098.html|title=Curries too hot to handle as Na Fianna secure historic first Dublin SHC title|access-date=31 October 2023|publisher=Irish Independent|date=29 October 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/stoppage-time-ciaran-stacey-goal-retains-dublin-shc-title-for-na-fianna-after-epic-battle-with-kilmacud-crokes/a1932283088.html|title=Stoppage-time Ciarán Stacey goal retains Dublin SHC title for Na Fianna after epic battle with Kilmacud Crokes|access-date=27 October 2024|publisher=Irish Independent|date=26 October 2024|first=|last=}} McHugh later claimed a Leinster Club SHC title, before lining out at full-back in the 2-23 to 0-20 defeat of Sarsfields in the 2025 All-Ireland club final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41557120.html|title=Na Fianna show no mercy to clinch All-Ireland title|date=19 January 2025|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=19 January 2025}}

At inter-county level, McHugh first played for Dublin as a dual player at minor level. He won consecutive Leinster MHC medals in 2011 and 2012 but faced defeat in the subsequent All-Ireland deciders. McHugh also claimed a Leinster MFC medal and was at corner-forward for Dublin's defeat of Meath in the 2012 All-Ireland minor final.{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Meath/Article/Index/177893|title=MFC final: Dominant Dubs ease to 11th title|date=23 September 2012|work=Hogan Stand|accessdate=19 January 2025}} He progressed to under-21 level and won an All-Ireland U21FC title in 2014, as well as being named Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/218221|title=Dublin's Conor McHugh named Cadbury Hero of the Future|date=12 June 2014|work=Hogan Stand|accessdate=19 January 2025}}

McHugh was a member of the extended training panel of the Dublin senior football team across seven seasons from 2015 to 2021. He made 20 appearances across the National League and Championship but failed to break onto the team or the matchday panel. In spite of this, McHugh claimed four All-Ireland SFC medals as part of a four-in-a-row between 2015 and 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41536331.html|title=Reinvention of Conor McHugh a case for Na Fianna defence|date=14 December 2024|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=19 January 2025}} His last appearance for the team was in 2021.

Honours

;Dublin City University

Sigerson Cup: 2015

;Na Fianna

;Dublin

References

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Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Na Fianna hurlers

Category:Na Fianna Gaelic footballers

Category:Dublin inter-county hurlers

Category:Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers