Rory O'Carroll (born 30 November 1989) is a

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er and hurler with

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and

Kilmacud Crokes Kilmacud Crokes () is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. Background Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre no ...

. He lined out as the full back on the Dublin senior football team. He is the brother of inter-county footballer and hurler

Ross O'Carroll Ross O'Carroll (born 1 January 1987) is a hurling and football player for Kilmacud Crokes and formerly of Dublin. Hurling O'Carroll made his championship debut for Dublin against Wexford in the 2007 Leinster championship and scored a total of ...

, inter-county hurler Bill O’Carroll and Oisin O'Carroll. Rory O'Carroll made his debut for Dublin against Kerry in March 2009.

Playing career

O'Carroll holds two All-Ireland medals. In 2009, he won an

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winners medal with

and in 2010, he won the

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with Dublin. He was named on the team chosen as the best 15 players at Under-21 level between 2005 and 2010. O'Carroll won the

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with

in July 2011 at

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against

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. He won the

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with Dublin in September 2011 against Kerry at

Personal

O'Carroll went to Oatlands in Stillorgan, and was a student in

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(UCD), where he studied French and History and played for the college GAA teams. He is also well known for engaging in charitable work in Dublin's inner city, in particular Brother Kevin's Capuchin centre in Smithfield. He is also a keen and capable Irish speaker.''Irish Independent''. 18 August 2010.

Honours

;Football *

(3): 2011, 2013, 2015 *

(5): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

(1): 2010 *

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship The Leinster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the high ...

(2): 2009, 2010 *

(1): 2009 *

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 ...

(2): 2008, 2010 *

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): 2008, 2010 ;Hurling *

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(1): 2012 *

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship), is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

(1): 2010 *

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

(1): 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OCarroll, Rory 1989 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) Alumni of University College Dublin Dual players Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Dublin inter-county hurlers Gaelic football backs Hurling backs Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic footballers Kilmacud Crokes hurlers Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football) 21st-century Irish sportsmen