Ciarán O'Doherty (born 1 March 1988) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with

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, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams.

Career

O'Doherty first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St. Flannan's College in

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. He was a member of the Flannan's team that beat Thurles CBS to win the Harty Cup title in 2005, before later defeating

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to claim

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honours. O'Doherty later lined out at adult club level with

and won back-to-back Clare SHC titles in 2010 and 2011. He was also part of the Crusheen team defeated by Na Piarsaigh in the 2011 Munster club final. O'Doherty first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare during a two-year tenure with the minor team in 2005 and 2006. He later spent three consecutive seasons with the under-21 team and

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ed the team to their very first All-Ireland U21HC title in 2009. O'Doherty was later part of the Clare senior hurling team during their

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-winning campaign in 2016.

Honours

;St. Flannan's College * Croke Cup: 2005 * Harty Cup: 2005 ;Crusheen * Clare Senior Hurling Championship: 2010, 2011 ;Clare *

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). ...

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Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...

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References

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