Ross O'Carroll

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Ross O'Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Rossa Ó Cearúil
Sport Hurling/Football
Position Right Half Forward
Born (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37)
Dublin, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
2005–2021

Kilmacud Crokes

Coolera/Strandhill GAA
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Dublin titles 3 1
Leinster titles 2
All-Ireland titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2007–2011
Dublin

Ross O'Carroll (born 1 January 1987) is a hurling and football player for Kilmacud Crokes and formerly of Dublin.

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Hurling

O'Carroll made his championship debut for Dublin against Wexford in the 2007 Leinster championship and scored a total of 1–01 in a game which Dublin lost by a point. [1] O'Carroll helped guide Dublin to victory in the 2005 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship by scoring one point in the game. [2]

Football

He won a Dublin Senior Football Championship medal with Crokes in October 2008 at Parnell Park appearing as a substitute. [3] He then went on to win the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with Crokes. [4] Ross won a Sligo Senior Football Championship in 2023 with Coolera/Strandhill GAA after defeating St. Molaise Gaels in the final.

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