Colm O'Driscoll (born 9 June 1988) is an
Irish Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
er who used to play as a left wing-forward for the
Cork
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senior team and currently coaches Ilen Rovers.
Born in Caheragh,
County Cork
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, O'Driscoll first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut during the
2014 championship. Since then O'Driscoll has become a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level O'Driscoll plays with
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's.
O'Driscoll's brothers,
Brian
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and
Kevin
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, as well as his father,
Gene
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, have all played for Cork.
Honours
Team
;Cork
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All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
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Since 2022, the competition ...
(2): 2009, 2013
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Munster Junior Football Championship
The Munster Junior Football Championship is a gaelic football tournament between the six counties of Munster GAA, Munster: Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare and Waterford. It is the third-tier county teams playing off in a single-elimination ...
(2): 2009, 2013
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All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
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(2): 2007 )sub), 2009
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Munster Under-21 Football Championship
The Munster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest ...
(2): 2007 (sub), 2009
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Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 2005
References
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1988 births
Living people
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's Gaelic footballers
Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers