Shane Durkin (born 1 July 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Dublin Senior Championship club Ballyboden St Enda's. He usually plays as a wing-back, but can also be deployed at midfield. Durkin was a member of the Dublin senior hurling team that won the 2011 National League and 2013 Leinster Championship. Durkin first came to prominence as a hurler and

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er at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballyboden St Enda's club. After losing back-to-back Dublin Minor Championship finals, he later won back-to-back Dublin Under-21 Championship titles in 2006 and 2007. As a member of the Ballyboden St Enda's senior teams as a dual player, Durkin has won a combined total of nine Dublin Senior Championships, a Leinster Club Football Championship and an

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. Durkin first played for Dublin as a member of the 2005 Leinster Minor Championship-winning team, before later winning a Leinster Under-21 Championship medal in

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. He made his first appearance with the Dublin senior team in

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and enjoyed his first success by winning a

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medal in 2011. Durkin later won a Leinster Senior Championship medal in 2013, when Dublin claimed the title for the first time in 52 years. He ended the year by being nominated for an All Star. Durkin announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 7 January 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

;Ballyboden St Enda's * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1):

* Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (1):

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* Dublin Senior Hurling Championship (7): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018 * Dublin Senior Football Championship (2): 2009, 2015 * Dublin Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2006, 2007 ;Dublin * Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1):

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* National Hurling League Division 1 (1):

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* National Hurling League Division 1B (1):

* Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1):

* Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1):

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References

External links

Shane Durkin profile
at the Dublin GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Durkin, Shane 1987 births Living people Ballyboden St Enda's hurlers Ballyboden St Enda's Gaelic footballers Dual players Dublin inter-county hurlers Hurling backs Irish schoolteachers