Declan Darcy (Irish: ''Déaglán Ó Dorchaí'') is a former

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 played for the Leitrim and

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county teams. He captained Leitrim to the 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship, he also won a Connacht Under-21 Football Championship in 1991. He won

Leitrim Senior Football Championship The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition contested by top-tier Leitrim GAA clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1890. Mohill are the title holders (2024) ...

titles in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 with Aughawillian and also played with St. Brigids GAA Club in Dublin. He won a Dublin Senior Club Championship and Leinster Senior Club Championship with St. Brigids in 2003. He served as a selector of the Dublin under-21 football team for the 2009 championship season. Darcy also helped manage St Brigid's minor team, alongside Gerry McEntee, Liam Plunkett and Mick Clerkin, to Minor 'A' Championship glory in 2008, winning both Dublin and Leinster titles. He worked alongside Shane O'Hanlon and Jim Brogan. He was a selector with Jim Gavin, who guided Dublin to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final after defeating Kerry in the semi-final by 3–18 to 3–11. Dublin went on to win the final on 22 September, defeating Mayo by 2–12 to 1–14. He now manages a youth in team in Clanna Gael Fontenoy.

Honours

Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Connacht Championship and shortened to Connacht SFC, is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the county teams of Connacht particip ...

: 1994 * Connacht Under-21 Football Championship: 1991 * All-Ireland Senior B Championship: 1990, 1991, 1992 *

: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 * 1 Leitrim Under-21 Football Championship * 1 Leitrim Senior Football League * 3 All Star nominations *

Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

2002 *

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are K ...

2003 * 1

Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of t ...

* 2 Dublin Senior League * ''Irish Press'' Sports Star of the Year 1994 * Selector with Dublin 2013 All-Ireland Champions.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Aughawillian Gaelic footballers Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football backs Gaelic football selectors Leitrim inter-county Gaelic footballers St Brigid's (Dublin) Gaelic footballers {{Dublin-gaelic-football-bio-stub