Darragh O'Connell (born 19 December 1990) is an Irish sportsperson. He has played club

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

with Cuala and

Abbeydorney Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney. History Abbey ...

, and inter-county hurling with Kerry and Dublin.

Club

Abbeydorney

O'Connell first played with

. In 2008, he captained the club to the 2008 Kerry Minor Hurling Championship.

Cula

In 2015, he joined Dublin club Cuala. He picked up a

Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship ( ga, Craobh Sinsear Iomána Átha Cliath) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1887 for the top hurling clubs in County Dub ...

in his first season. In 2016, he made it back-to-back

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 The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Eac ...

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. He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team in 2010 and was captain of the team in 2011. After playing with Kerry for several years, he later moved to Dublin.

Honours

;Kerry *

(1):

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* All-Ireland 'B' Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 2009, 2010, 2011 * National Hurling League 3A (1):

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;Cuala *

(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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnell, Darragh 1990 births Living people Abbeydorney hurlers Cuala hurlers Kerry inter-county hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers