Dan Currams
Daniel "Dan" Currams (born 1987) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder and centre-forward for the Offaly senior teams.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Dónall Ó Corráim | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
1987 Tullamore, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Occupation | Technical Graphics Teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Kilcormac/Killoughey | |||
Club titles | |||
Offaly titles | 3 | ||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008-present | Offaly | 14 (1-13) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:27, 15 February 2015. |
Born in Kilcormac, County Offaly, Currams first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 hurling side. He made his senior hurling debut during the 2008 championship before later joining the football side during the 2012 championship.[1][2] Since then Currams has been a regular member of the hurling team, and has won one National League (Division 2) medal.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Currams has won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time Leinster medallist with Kilcormac/Killoughey. In addition to this he has also won three championship medals.[3][4][5]
His uncle, Liam Currams, was a dual All-Ireland medallist with Offaly.
Honours
Team
- Dublin Institute of Technology
- All-Ireland Freshers Hurling Championship (1): 2008
- Kilcormac/Killoughey
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2012, 2013, 2014 (c)
- Offaly
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (1): 2014
Individual
- Awards
- Offaly Junior Footballer of the Year (1): 2012
References
- "Currams debuts for Offaly". Hogan Stand website. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- "Currams is Offaly's 29th dual star". Hogan Stand website. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- Walsh, Alan (8 October 2012). "Glory for Kilcormac/Killoughey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- Egan, Kevin (7 October 2013). "Kilcormac-Killoughey rule". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- "Offaly SHC final: three-in-a-row for Kilcormac". Hogan Stand website. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Joe Bergin |
Offaly Senior Hurling Captain 2015 |
Succeeded by Colin Egan |