Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Diarmaid Ó Maolmhoichéirghe | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born | Newbridge, Ireland | 7 July 1978||
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Occupation | Army Commandant | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1996- | Sarsfields | ||
Club titles | |||
Kildare titles | 4 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1997-2013 | Kildare | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
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