Daire Connery

Daire Connery

Personal information
Irish name	Daire Ó Conaire
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	2000 Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
2018-present	Na Piarsaigh
Club titles
Cork titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2020-	Cork	1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:52, 31 July 2021.

Daire Connery (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays for Premier Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.

Playing career

Na Piarsaigh

Son of Christy Connery and Susan Connery (Formerly Aher), a stalwart of the Na Piarsaigh club on the northside of Cork city, Connery first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the same club. ^[1] He was a member of the half-back line when the club's minor team defeated Killeagh-St. Ita's by 5-09 to 0-10 to win the Cork Premier 1 MHC title in 2016.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 29 April 2018, Connery made his debut with the Na Piarsaigh senior team in a 2-15 to 0-15 defeat by Bandon in the 2018 Cork County Championship.^{[ citation needed ]}

Cork

Under-17 and minor

Connery first lined out for Cork as a member of the under-17 team during the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance at right corner-back on 11 April in a 0-16 to 0-06 defeat of Limerick. ^[2] On 25 April, Connery scored four points and claimed the Munster Championship title after a 3-13 to 1-12 defeat of Waterford in the final. He was again included on the starting fifteen, this time at midfield, for Cork's 1-19 to 1-17 All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin on 6 August. ^[3]

As well as being a member of the Cork under-17 team in 2017, Connery was also in his second year as a member of the Cork minor team. On 9 July, he was at midfield when Cork defeated Clare by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008. ^[4] On 3 September, Connery was again at midfield when Cork suffered a 2-17 to 2-15 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway. ^[5]

Under-21 and under-20

Connery was still just 18-years-old when he was drafted onto the Cork under-21 team. He won a Munster Championship medal on 4 July 2018, after coming on as a substitute in Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final. ^[6] On 26 August 2018, Connery was an unused substitute in Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary. ^[7]

On 3 July 2019, Connery made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He scored three points, including a sideline cut, in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick. ^[8] On 23 July 2019, Connery was again at midfield when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final. ^[9] He was selected at left wing-forward when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time that year in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019. Connery ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat. ^[10]

Senior

Connery was brought onto the Cork senior panel during the 2020 National League. He made the match-day panel for the first time for Cork's group stage game against Limerick on 23 February 2020. ^[11] Connery was later included on Cork's Munster Championship panel and made his debut as a late replacement at left wing-forward for Aidan Walsh in a 1-28 to 1-24 defeat by Waterford. ^[12]

Career statistics

Inter-county

As of match played 31 July 2021.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2020	Division 1A	0	0-00	1	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
	2021		3	0-04	0	0-00	0	0-00	3	0-04
Career total			3	0-04	1	0-00	0	0-00	4	0-04

Honours

Na Piarsaigh

• Cork Premier 1 Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2016

Cork

• All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2020
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018
• Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2020
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2017
• All-Ireland Under-17 Hurling Championship (1): 2017
• Munster Under-17 Hurling Championship (1): 2017

References

1. Murphy, Éamonn (10 August 2017). "An injection of Na Piarsaigh skill and steel has helped backbone Cork's hurling revival". The Echo. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
2. Slattery, Joel (11 April 2017). "Limerick U17 hurlers lose to Cork". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
3. O'Toole, Fintan (6 August 2017). "Croke Park glory for Cork against Dublin as they claim All-Ireland U17 hurling crown". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
4. O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
5. O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
6. Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
7. "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
8. Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
9. Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
10. O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
11. "Cork Hurling team to play Limerick has been named". Cork GAA website. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
12. Cormican, Eoghan (31 October 2020). "Calum Lyons goal helps Waterford end 1,175-day wait for Munster SHC win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 October 2020.