Ciarán McDonald is an Irish

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player who previously played at inter-county level for

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, and plays his club football for Aherlow in West Tipperary.

Career

McDonald made his championship debut in 2008 against

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and captained Tipperary to win the 2010 Munster Under 21 Football title. He was named in the

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squad for the

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in Australia. On 21 August 2016, McDonald started for Tipperary as they were beaten in the All-Ireland semi-final by

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on a 2–13 to 0–14 scoreline, their first semi-final in 81 years. In December 2017, McDonald announced his retirement from inter-county football due to injury at the age of 28.

References

External links

Tipperary GAA Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Ciaran Living people Aherlow Gaelic footballers Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers Year of birth missing (living people)