Ross O'Carroll (born 1 January 1987) is a hurling and football player for
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 ...
and formerly of
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
.
Hurling
O'Carroll made his championship debut for Dublin against
Wexford
Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...
in the 2007 Leinster championship and scored a total of 1–01 in a game which Dublin lost by a point. O'Carroll helped guide Dublin to victory in the 2005
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 ...
by scoring one point in the game.
Football
He won a
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 ...
medal with Crokes in October 2008 at
Parnell Park
Parnell Park is a GAA stadium in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland with a capacity of 7,300. It is the home of the Dublin GAA hurling, football, camogie and ladies' football teams at all levels of competition.
The ground is used mainly by the co ...
appearing as a substitute. He then went on to win the
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 ...
and the
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Cuala of D ...
with Crokes.
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Ross won a
Sligo Senior Football Championship
The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association
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in 2023 with
Coolera/Strandhill GAA after defeating St. Molaise Gaels in the final.
References
1987 births
Living people
Dual players
Dublin inter-county hurlers
Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic footballers
Kilmacud Crokes hurlers
People educated at Oatlands College
21st-century Irish sportsmen
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