Daire Connery
{{Short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2021}}
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|code = Hurling
|county = Cork
|province = Munster
|club = Na Piarsaigh
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Daire Connery (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays for Premier Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.
Playing career
=Na Piarsaigh=
Son of Christy Connery and Susan Connery (Formerly Aher), a stalwart of the Na Piarsaigh club on the northside of Cork city, Connery first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the same club.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/An-injection-of-Na-Piarsaigh-skill-and-steel-has-helped-backbone-Corks-hurling-revival-81894abd-b196-481b-823b-cd54f17787a5-ds|title=An injection of Na Piarsaigh skill and steel has helped backbone Cork's hurling revival|date=10 August 2017|publisher=The Echo|accessdate=30 October 2020|first=Éamonn|last=Murphy}} He was a member of the half-back line when the club's minor team defeated Killeagh-St. Ita's by 5–09 to 0–10 to win the Cork Premier 1 MHC title in 2016.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
On 29 April 2018, Connery made his debut with the Na Piarsaigh senior team in a 2–15 to 0–15 defeat by Bandon in the 2018 Cork County Championship.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
=Cork=
==Under-17 and minor==
Connery first lined out for Cork as a member of the under-17 team during the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance at right corner-back on 11 April in a 0–16 to 0–06 defeat of Limerick.{{cite web|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/sport/244667/limerick-u17-hurlers-lose-to-cork.html|title=Limerick U17 hurlers lose to Cork|publisher=Limerick Leader|date=11 April 2017|access-date=23 February 2019|first=Joel|last=Slattery}} On 25 April, Connery scored four points and claimed the Munster Championship title after a 3–13 to 1–12 defeat of Waterford in the final. He was again included on the starting fifteen, this time at midfield, for Cork's 1–19 to 1-17 All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin on 6 August.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-dublin-all-ireland-u17-hurling-3532942-Aug2017/|title=Croke Park glory for Cork against Dublin as they claim All-Ireland U17 hurling crown|publisher=The 42|date=6 August 2017|accessdate=23 February 2019|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}
As well as being a member of the Cork under-17 team in 2017, Connery was also in his second year as a member of the Cork minor team. On 9 July, he was at midfield when Cork defeated Clare by 4–21 to 0–16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-clare-minor-hurling-3487383-Jul2017/|title=17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style|publisher=The 42|date=9 July 2017|accessdate=16 February 2019|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}} On 3 September, Connery was again at midfield when Cork suffered a 2–17 to 2-15 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/galway-minor-hurling-cork-jack-canning-3579315-Sep2017/|title=Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork|publisher=The 42|date=3 September 2017|accessdate=16 February 2019|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}
==Under-21 and under-20==
Connery was still just 18-years-old when he was drafted onto the Cork under-21 team. He won a Munster Championship medal on 4 July 2018, after coming on as a substitute in Cork's 2–23 to 1–13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/cork-outclass-tipperary-on-home-soil-to-end-11-year-munster-hurling-crown-wait-853102.html|title=Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait|date=5 July 2018|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=5 July 2018|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}} On 26 August 2018, Connery was an unused substitute in Cork's 3–13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/injury-time-drama-as-late-tipperary-goal-secures-allireland-u21-victory-over-cork-37254137.html|title=Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork|date=26 August 2018|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=6 September 2018|first=|last=}}
On 3 July 2019, Connery made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He scored three points, including a sideline cut, in the 1–20 to 0–16 defeat of Limerick.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-limerick-munster-u20-hurling-championship-4709293-Jul2019/|title=Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick|date=3 July 2019|publisher=The 42|accessdate=4 July 2019|first=Denis|last=Hurley}} On 23 July 2019, Connery was again at midfield when Cork suffered a 3–15 to 2–17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/munster-tipperary-cork-munster-u20-hurling-championship-4737073-Jul2019/|title=Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory|date=23 July 2019|publisher=The 42|accessdate=23 July 2019|first=Shane|last=Brophy}} He was selected at left wing-forward when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time that year in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019. Connery ended the game on the losing side after a 5–17 to 1–18 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-tipperary-all-ireland-u20-hurling-4779877-Aug2019/|title=Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory|date=24 August 2019|publisher=The 42|accessdate=25 August 2019|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}
==Senior==
Connery was brought onto the Cork senior panel during the 2020 National League. He made the match-day panel for the first time for Cork's group stage game against Limerick on 23 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://gaacork.ie/2020/02/21/cork-hurling-team-to-play-limerick-has-been-named/|title=Cork Hurling team to play Limerick has been named|date=21 February 2020|publisher=Cork GAA website|accessdate=30 October 2020|first=|last=}} Connery was later included on Cork's Munster Championship panel and made his debut as a late replacement at left wing-forward for Aidan Walsh in a 1–28 to 1–24 defeat by Waterford.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40073906.html|title=Calum Lyons goal helps Waterford end 1,175-day wait for Munster SHC win|date=31 October 2020|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=31 October 2020|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}}
Career statistics
=Inter-county=
{{updated|match played 31 July 2021.}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Munster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| rowspan="2"|Cork
|2020 |rowspan="2"|Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-04 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!3 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-04 |
Honours
;Na Piarsaigh
- Cork Premier 1 Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2016
;Cork
References
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