Rory O'Carroll

Rory O'Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Ruaidhrí Ó Cearrbhaill
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full Back
Born Stillorgan, Dublin
Club(s)
Years Club
Kilmacud Crokes
Club Titles
  Football Hurling
Dublin titles 2 0
Leinster titles 2 0
All-Ireland titles 1 0
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
2009-2010
2009-		 Dublin(H)'
Dublin(F)
5 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All Irelands 1
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (00:03, 9 July 2007 (UTC)).

Rory O'Carroll is a football and hurling player with Dublin and Kilmacud Crokes. He currently lines out as the full back on the Dublin team. He is the brother of inter county footballer Ross O'Carroll. Rory made his debut for Dublin against Kerry in March 2009.[1]

Football

Rory is the holder of two All-Ireland medals. In 2009, he won an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winners medal with Kilmacud Crokes and in 2010, Rory won the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship with Dublin. Rory was named on the team chosen as the best 15 players at U21 level between 2005 and 2010.[2] O'Carroll won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin in July 2011 at Croke Park against Wexford. He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in September 2011 against Kerry at Croke Park.[3]

Personal

He is currently a student in UCD where he studies French and History and plays 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=138584]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ Irish Independent 18 August 2010

1 S. Cluxton | 2 C. O'Sullivan | 3 R. O'Carroll | 4 M. Fitzsimons | 5 J. McCarthy | 6 G. Brennan | 7 K. Nolan | 8 D. Bastick| 9  MD. MacAuley| 10 P. Flynn | 11 B. Cahill | 12 B. Cullen | 13 A. Brogan | 14 D. Connolly | 15 B. Brogan |
Subs P. McMahon for O’Carroll (26, inj), K. McManamon for Cahill (ht), E. O’Gara for McCarthy (61), E. Fennell for Bastick (65), R. McConnell for Flynn (67, inj).
Manager: P. Gilroy
Selectors: M. Whelan, D. Hickey, P. O'Donoghue
(Team as of August 2011 versus Donegal)
Winning panel

1 D Nestor • 2 C Lamb • 3 Rory O’Carroll • 4 Ross O’Carroll • 5 B McGrath • 6 C O’Sullivan • 7 R Ryan • 8 N Corkery • 9 P Duggan • 10 A Morrissey • 11 D Kelleher • 12 L Óg Ó hÉineacháin • 13 B O’Rorke • 14 B Kavanagh • 15 P. Burke

Subs: M Vaughan for O’Rorke (37), C Dias for Morrissey (50), L McBarron for Duggan (58), N McGrath for Corkery (62).
Manager: Paddy Carr

(Team as of October 2010 versus St. Brigids)
Dublin - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 2011 (23rd title)

1 S. Cluxton | 2 C. O'Sullivan | 3 R. O'Carroll | 4 M. Fitzsimons | 5 J. McCarthy | 6 G. Brennan | 7 K. Nolan | 8 D. Bastick | 9 M. D. MacAuley | 10 P. Flynn | 11 B. Cahill | 12 B. Cullen (c) | 13 A. Brogan | 14 D. Connolly | 15 B. Brogan |
Subs used: P. McMahon for J. McCarthy | K. McManamon for P. Flynn | E. O'Gara for B. Cahill | E. Fennell for D. Bastick |
Manager: P. Gilroy