Rory O'Carroll (born 30 November 1989) is a

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er and hurler with

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and

Kilmacud Crokes Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Background Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...

. He lined out as the full back on the Dublin senior football team. He is the brother of inter-county footballer and hurler Ross O'Carroll, inter-county hurler Bill O’Carroll and Oisin O'Carroll. Rory O'Carroll made his debut for Dublin against

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in March 2009.

Playing career

O'Carroll holds two All-Ireland medals. In 2009, he won an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winners medal with

and in 2010, he won the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship with Dublin. He was named on the team chosen as the best 15 players at Under-21 level between 2005 and 2010. O'Carroll won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with

in July 2011 at

Croke Park Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...

against

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. He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in September 2011 against

Personal

O'Carroll went to Oatlands in Stillorgan, and was a student in

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(UCD), where he studied French and History and played for the college GAA teams. He is also well known for engaging in charitable work in Dublin's inner city, in particular Brother Kevin's Capuchin centre in Smithfield. He is also a keen and capable Irish speaker.''Irish Independent''. 18 August 2010.

Honours

;Football * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (3): 2011, 2013, 2015 * Leinster Senior Football Championship (5): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 * All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2010 *

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship The Leinster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highes ...

(2): 2009, 2010 * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2009 *

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ba ...

(2): 2008, 2010 *

Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...

(2): 2008, 2010 ;Hurling *

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 ...

(1): 2012 * Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2010 *

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

(1): 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OCarroll, Rory 1989 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Dual players Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Dublin inter-county hurlers Gaelic football backs Hurling backs Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic footballers Kilmacud Crokes hurlers Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)