Daire Connery

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Daire Connery
Personal information
Irish name Daire Ó Conaire
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 2000
Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
2018-present
 Na Piarsaigh
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (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.

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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.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2020 Division 1A 00-0010-0000-0010-00
202130-0400-0000-0030-04
Career total30-0410-0000-0040-04

Honours

Na Piarsaigh
Cork

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.
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