Darragh O'Connell
{{Short description|Irish hurler (born 1990)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2021}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|19|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Tralee, Ireland
|height = {{convert|1.8|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|sport = Hurling
|code = Hurling
|county = Dublin
|province = Leinster
|club = Abbeydorney
Cuala
|clyears = 2007–2014
2015–
|clposition = Midfield
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|icyears = 2010–2014
2015–
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6 (1-2)
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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.{{cite web|url = https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/cuala-star-oconnell-admirable-reason-not-drinking-149845 | website = sportsjoe.ie | title = Cuala star O'Connell has an admirable reason for not drinking | date = 2018 }}
Club
=Abbeydorney=
O'Connell first played with Abbeydorney. In 2008, he captained the club to the 2008 Kerry Minor Hurling Championship.{{cite web|author=Jackie Cahill |url=https://www.the42.ie/pat-joe-connolly-darragh-oconnell-all-ireland-club-final-kerry-3287216-Mar2017/ |title=The journey of two Kerry hurlers to take centre stage in All-Ireland club final |publisher=The42.ie |date=2017-03-16 |accessdate=2021-08-10}}
=Cula=
In 2015, he joined Dublin club Cuala.{{cite web|author=Paul Keane |url=https://www.the42.ie/darragh-oconnell-cuala-2464953-Nov2015/ |title=No regrets for adopted Dubliner Darragh O'Connell after quitting the Kerry panel |publisher=The42.ie |date=2015-11-25 |accessdate=2021-08-10}} He picked up a Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship in his first season.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
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.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team in 2010 and was captain of the team in 2011.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
After playing with Kerry for several years, he later moved to Dublin.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/darragh-o-connell-and-cuala-taking-nothing-for-granted-1.3382754 |title=Darragh O'Connell and Cuala taking nothing for granted |publisher=Irishtimes.com |date=2018-02-07 |accessdate=2021-08-10}}{{cite web|url = https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/hurling-chameleon-connell-enjoying-cuala-culture-club/ | website = gaa.ie | title = Hurling chameleon O'Connell enjoying Cuala's culture club | date = 2018 }}{{cite web|url = https://www.balls.ie/gaa/11-players-inter-county-transfers-478854| website = balls.ie | title = Remembering 11 Of The Most Famous Inter-County Transfers | date = 3 August 2021}}
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
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{{Cuala Hurling Team 2017}}
{{Cuala Hurling Team 2018}}
{{Kerry Under-21 Hurling Team 2010}}
{{Kerry Hurling Team 2011}}
{{Ireland composite rules shinty team 2012}}
{{2018 Club Hurling Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnell, Darragh}}
Category:Kerry inter-county hurlers