Ardal McDermott is an
Irish hurling
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manager
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and former player. He formerly played for and later managed the
Donegal county team. His club is Burt.
McDermott played for the full final of the
2011 Lory Meagher Cup
The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup was the 3rd annual fourth-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The teams competing were:
* Longford
* Donegal
* Tyrone
* South Down
* Leitrim
* Fermanagh
* Cavan
* Warwickshire
The w ...
, which Donegal won at
Croke Park
Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...
.
He played for the county until retiring in 2012.
[ He first served under the management of Ray Durack, later succeeding him as county manager in 2015.][ He was apoointed for a two-year term with the possibility of a third year, though he did not request this and left the post in 2017.]National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
in 2017, after the team were relegated the previous year.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Burt hurlers
Donegal inter-county hurlers
Hurling managers
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