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Daire Connery

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Daire Connery
Personal information
Irish name Daire Ó Conaire
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 2000
Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2018-present
Na Piarsaigh
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2020-
Cork 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:52, 31 July 2021.

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

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Na Piarsaigh

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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.[1] 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]

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]

Cork

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Under-17 and minor

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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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] On 3 September, Connery was again at midfield when Cork suffered a 2-17 to 2-15 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway.[5]

Under-21 and under-20

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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.[6] On 26 August 2018, Connery was an unused substitute in Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

Senior

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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.[11] 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.[12]

Career statistics

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Inter-county

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As of match played 31 July 2021.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2020 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
Career total 3 0-04 1 0-00 0 0-00 4 0-04

Honours

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Na Piarsaigh
  • Cork Premier 1 Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2016
Cork

References

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  1. ^ Murphy, Éamonn (10 August 2017). "An injection of Na Piarsaigh skill and steel has helped backbone Cork's hurling revival". The Echo. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ Slattery, Joel (11 April 2017). "Limerick U17 hurlers lose to Cork". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 August 2017). "Croke Park glory for Cork against Dublin as they claim All-Ireland U17 hurling crown". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. ^ Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Cork Hurling team to play Limerick has been named". Cork GAA website. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (31 October 2020). "Calum Lyons goal helps Waterford end 1,175-day wait for Munster SHC win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 October 2020.