Conal Cunning

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Conal Cunning
Personal information
Irish name Conal Ó Conaing
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1998
Dunloy,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
Dunloy
Club titles
Antrim titles 4
Leinster titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Ulster University
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2018-present
Antrim
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Conal Cunning (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Antrim Senior Championship club Dunloy and at inter-county level with the Antrim senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a wing-forward.

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Career

A member of the Dunloy club, Cunning first came to prominence with the club's senior team that won County Championship titles in 2017 and 2019. [1] [2] He made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as a member of the Antrim minor team that won consecutive Ulster Minor Championship titles in 2015 and 2016 before later playing for the under-21 team. [3] [4] Cunning joined the Antrim senior hurling team in 2018 and has since won a Joe McDonagh Cup title. [5]

Honours

Dunloy
Antrim

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References

  1. "Antrim SHC final: Dunloy make it a dozen". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. "Antrim SHC final: Elliott on the double as Dunloy dethrone Dall". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. "Ulster MHC final: Saffrons sink Oak Leafers". Hogan Stand. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "Antrim defeat Down in Ulster Minor Hurling Final". GAA website. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. Cormican, Eoghan (13 December 2020). "Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2020.