David Curtin (born 13 September 1980) is an inter-county

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 ...

player who plays for

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. He plays his club hurling for Dublin side Ballyboden St Enda's. In 2005, he will be remembered for his astounding performance against

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which confirmed Dublins All-Ireland status for the 2006 championship. Curtin finished the game with an impressive scoreline of 1-7. In the 2006 All-Ireland championship, this feat was repeated when Dublin swept aside Westmeath to once retain their Liam MacCarthy Cup status. He finished the 2006 championship with a scoreline of 0-33, a scoreline which left him 5th of the top scorer list despite Dublins lack of progress in the All-Ireland championship. Curtin was the Dublin hurling captain for 2005. David was named on the 2006 Dublin Bus/Evening Herald Blue Star hurling XV at centre forward. Curtin won his first

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

medal with his club

Ballyboden St Endas Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse ...

in October 2007. Since then Boden have won 4 titles in a row. The 2007 Dublin championship win qualified Ballyboden to play in their first ever

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...

game against

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. Boden won the game by 1-17 to 0-15 with Curtin scoring a total of 0-04.

References

External links

Ballyboden St. Enda's Club WebsiteOfficial Dublin Website
1980 births Living people Ballyboden St Enda's hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers Irish schoolteachers {{Dublin-hurling-bio-stub