Damien Reale

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Damien Reale
Personal information
Irish name Damien Ó Roghail
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 43)
Hospital,
County Limerick, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Health and safety officer
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Hospital-Herbertstown
→ Emmets
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2001-2011
 Limerick 37 (0-2)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:04, 4 November 2012.

Damien Reale (born 17 May 1981) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Hospital-Herbertstown, divisional side Emmets and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

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Career

At club level, Reale first played for Hospital-Herbertstown at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to adult level. He claimed his first Limerick IHC medal in 2000 following a 2-11 to 1-05 win over South Liberties in the final. [1] He added a Limerick JAHC medal to his collection in 2005. [2] Reale won a second Limerick IHC medal after a 2-11 to 0-15 win over Dromin/Athlacca. [3]

At inter-county level, Reale first appeared for Limerick as a member of the minor team in 1999. [4] He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and won three successive All-Ireland U21HC medals between 2000 and 2002. [5] [6] [7]

Reale made his senior team debut in the National Hurling League in 2001. He was appointed team captain in 2007, in the absence of the nominated James O'Brien. [8] Reale captained the team when Limerick had a 2-17 to 1-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the 2007 All-Ireland final. [9] He retired from inter-county hurling in November 2009 in protest over changes made in the Limerick hurling panel by team manager Justin McCarthy, but returned almost a year later. [10] [11] Reale won a National Hurling League Division 2 medal in 2011 following a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of Clare in the final. [12] He retired from inter-county hurling at the end of that season. [13]

Performances at inter-county level for Limerick resulted in Reale being called up to the Munster inter-provincial team. He won his sole Railway Cup medal in 2001 following a defeat of Connacht in the final. [14]

Honours

Hospital-Herbertstown
Limerick
Munster

References

  1. ↑ "Hospital-Herbertostown return to the senior grade". Irish Examiner. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Three years of heartache finally ends". Limerick Leader. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Reeling in the Years: Limerick GAA's 2010". Sporting Limerick. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Limerick minor hurlers - trying since 1985". Limerick Live. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Limerick hold on to U-21 crown". Irish Times. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Breheny, Martin (16 September 2002). "Limerick make history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Reale to lead Limerick". Irish Independent. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kilkenny handed final glory on a plate". Irish Independent. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Reale quits Limerick in protest at player cull". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "No regrets at walking away as Reale relishes Limerick return". Irish Independent. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. ↑ O'Connor, Christy (2 May 2011). "Limerick on the rise". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Reale explains retirement reasons". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "Railway Cup hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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