Tony Carmody

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Tony Carmody
Personal information
Irish name Tónaí Ó Ceamada
Sport Hurling
Position Right Half Forward
Born Inagh, County Clare
Occupation Garda
Club(s)
YearsClub
1998-present
 Inagh, Inagh-Kilnamona, Sixmilebridge
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2001 - 2010
2012-2013
 Clare 32 (4-48)

Tony Carmody (born 1981 in Inagh, County Clare) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with Sixmilebridge having transferred to the club known as the 'Bridge from Inagh-Kilnamona in 2011.

Career

Carmody was a member of the Clare senior inter-county team from 2001 to 2010. [1] In January 2010, Carmody announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. [2] [3] In 2011, Carmody played with the Clare Intermediate team in the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship where he scored three points against Cork in the semi-final, [4] he later captained Clare to their first ever Munster when they beat Limerick in the final, they went on to win a first All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship when they beat Kilkenny in the final, he scored a goal in the game before having to go off with an injury. Having lived in Sixmilebridge for a number of years Carmody decided to throw his lot in with them, the Inagh native went on to represent his adopted club in the county final against Crusheen in October 2011 where they came out second best on the day. Carmody works as a Garda in Limerick. [3] In 2012 Carmody was recalled to the senior panel by former goalkeeper and Waterford Davy Fitzgerald. He marked his return with 1-1 from corner forward in the Waterford Crystal replay against Limerick.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Reinventing 'two-point' Tony". Irish Independent. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Carmody calls time on Clare". RTÉ Sport. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Carmody adds to Sparrow woe". Irish Independent. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Old Clare heroes star". Irish Times. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.


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