Michael Carton

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Mick Carton
Personal information
Irish name Micheál Mac Artáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born (1984-09-04) 4 September 1984 (age 40)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation Firefighter
Club(s)
YearsClub
2001-2019
2019-Present
 O'Tooles
St. Peter’s, Dunboyne
Club titles
Dublin titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003-present
 Dublin 48 (2-17)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:14, 8 July 2015.

Mick Carton (born 4 September 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back with the Dublin senior team. [1] [2]

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Biography

Born in Dublin, Carton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Declan's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Dublin minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2003 championship. Carton immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial on a number of occasions, Carton won one Leinster medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with O'Tooles.

His father, Peadar Carton Snr, and his brother, Peadar Carton Jnr, also played for Dublin. [3]

Throughout his career Carton made 49 championship appearances. He quit the Dublin panel on 8 July 2015. [4]

On 14 March 2020, he announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. [5] He became active in advising the public on maintaining social distancing. [6] [7] He admitted that, though he had no underlying medical conditions, he was struggling with the virus. [8] He later recovered. [9]

Honours

Player

O'Toole's
Dublin
Leinster

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profiles: Michael Carton". Dublin GAA website. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Michael Carton - Player Profile". Friends of Dublin hurling website. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Scully, Niall (20 January 2010). "Cartons keep up family tradition". The Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Roche, Frank (8 July 2015). "Michael Carton quits Dublin hurling panel". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Emma Duffy (17 March 2020). "Former Dublin hurler warns of Covid-19 symptoms after testing positive for virus". The42.ie. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Former Dublin hurler speaks about having Coronavirus – WicklowNews". Wicklownews.net. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Michael Carton: Don't be just looking for a cough - We Are Dublin GAA". Wearedublin.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Former Dub hurler Mick Carton speaks from hospital bed as he battles Coronavirus". 18 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mick Carton shares uplifting yet 'scary' Covid-19 story". RTÉ Sport. 5 April 2020. ...Carton was fortunate enough to make a full recovery and was discharged after 11 days at the Mater Hospital...


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