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.

Dan Currams
Personal information
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
Offaly
Leinster
  • Railway Cup (1): 2014

Individual
Awards
  • Offaly Junior Footballer of the Year (1): 2012

References
  1. "Currams debuts for Offaly". Hogan Stand website. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. "Currams is Offaly's 29th dual star". Hogan Stand website. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. Walsh, Alan (8 October 2012). "Glory for Kilcormac/Killoughey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. Egan, Kevin (7 October 2013). "Kilcormac-Killoughey rule". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. "Offaly SHC final: three-in-a-row for Kilcormac". Hogan Stand website. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joe Bergin		 Offaly Senior Hurling Captain
2015		 Succeeded by
Colin Egan
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