Mick Carton (born 4 September 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back with the

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senior team.

Biography

Born in

, 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

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medal and one

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medal. As a member of the

inter-provincial on a number of occasions, Carton won one

medal. At club level he is a one-time

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medallist with O'Tooles. His father, Peadar Carton Snr, and his brother, Peadar Carton Jnr, also played for Dublin. Throughout his career Carton made 49 championship appearances. He quit the Dublin panel on 8 July 2015. On 14 March 2020, he announced that he tested positive for

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. He became active in advising the public on maintaining social distancing. He admitted that, though he had no underlying medical conditions, he was struggling with the virus. He later recovered.

Honours

Player

;O'Toole's *

Dublin Senior Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 1887 for the top hurling clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Sixteen clubs compete. In ...

(1): 2002 ;Dublin *

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(1):

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

* National League (Division 1) (1):

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

* National League (Division 2) (1):

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

;Leinster *

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship () or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are co ...

(1): 2014

References

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