Declan Qualter is a hurler for

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and St Vincents. Qualter was born in

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and opted to play hurling for Dublin where he is currently based. Qualter studied in

Athlone Institute of Technology The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain) was an institute of technology, located in Athlone, Ireland. Established in 1970, the institute's campus was located on University Road. A conso ...

where he played in Ryan Cup and Higher Education League Finals. He also won a Fergal Maher Cup medal with Athlone. In 2003 he captained the unsuccessful Athlone team in the Ryan Cup final. In that year he also won the Player of the Year award from the hands of

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hurling manager Ger Loughnane. Qualter made his debut in the

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for Dublin in 2007 during the opening game against

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. The game finished on a draw with a final scoreline of 2–13 to 0–19. Qualter made his Championship debut for Dublin against

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in the 2007

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