Dublin county hurling team
| Sport: | Hurling | ||
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| Irish: | |||
| County board: | Dublin GAA | ||
| Manager: | Niall Ó Ceallacháin | ||
| Home venue(s): | Parnell Park | ||
| Recent competitive record | |||
| Current All-Ireland status: | SF in 2025 | ||
| Last championship title: | 1938 | ||
| Current NHL Division: | 1B (3rd in 2025) | ||
| Last league title: | 2011 | ||
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The Dublin county hurling team represents Dublin in hurling and is governed by Dublin GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League.
Dublin's home ground is Parnell Park, Donnycarney. The team's manager is Niall Ó Ceallacháin.
The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2013, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1938 and the National League in 2011.
History
Dublin won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) in 1938, defeating Waterford in the final.
Dublin played in the 1961 All-Ireland SHC final.[1]
In the 2005 National Hurling League, Dublin experienced relegation to Division 2, while its minor side won the Leinster MHC title for the first time since 1983. In the 2006 National Hurling League, Dublin gained promotion to Division 1 after victory over Kerry in the Division 2 final.[2] Following some indifferent displays in the 2006 All-Ireland SHC, Dublin saved its status in the top flight of hurling counties and again contested the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 2007. Though a favourite for relegation in the 2007 National Hurling League, Dublin avoided the drop by finishing in fourth position. In 2009, former Clare player Anthony Daly was appointed manager of Dublin.[3] Under his management, Dublin contested the 2009 Leinster SHC final, but lost by two goals to Kilkenny.[4]
Dublin won the 2011 National Hurling League title after a 12-point win over Kilkenny in May 2011, the team's first national title since winning the 1938 All Ireland SHC.
On 7 July 2013, Dublin defeated Galway by 2–25 to 2–13 (scoring 2–21 from play) to win the Leinster SHC final. This was the first time since 1961 that Dublin had won the competition. The goalkeeper from the 1961 team presented John McCaffrey, the Dublin captain, with the Bob O'Keeffe trophy.
On 21 June 2025, Dublin defeated Limerick, the favourite for the All-Ireland SHC, by 2–24 to 0–28 to take a place in the 2025 All-Ireland SHC semi-finals.[5] However, Dublin then heavily lost the All-Ireland SHC semi-final to Cork.[6]
Support
Dublin's hurling team has a fervent following who travel in significant numbers to matches in the provinces. The 2000s brought a revival in the fortunes and popularity of Dublin hurling, and Dublin underage teams also had success at that time.[7][8]
Rivalries
Dublin shares rivalries with fellow provincial sides Kilkenny, Offaly and Wexford and Galway
Panel
Team as per Dublin vs Galway in round 5 of the Leinster SHC, 26 May 2024
INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
RET Player has since retired from the county team.
WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
Management team
- Appointed on a three-year term in September 2024:[9]
- Manager: Niall Ó Ceallacháin
- Backroom: David Curtin, Donal McGovern, Nigel O'Hara
Managerial history
| * | Interim manager |
| Dates | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1982–1988 | Jimmy Boggan | Crumlin |
| 1988–1993 | Lar Foley | St Vincent's |
| 1993–1996 | Jimmy Gray | Na Fianna |
| 1996–2000 | Michael O'Grady | |
| 2001–2002 | Kevin Fennelly | |
| 2003 | Marty Morris | O’Tooles |
| 2003–2005[10] | Humphrey Kelleher | |
| 2005 | John Bailey[11] – Mick O'Riordan – Tommy Ryan[12] | Interim |
| 2005–2008 | Tommy Naughton | Scoil Uí Chonaill |
| 2008–2014 | Anthony Daly | |
| 2014–2017 | Ger Cunningham | |
| 2017–2018 | Pat Gilroy | St Vincent's |
| 2018–2022 | Mattie Kenny[13] | |
| 2022–2024[14][15][16] | Micheál Donoghue | |
| 2024– | Niall Ó Ceallacháin | Na Fianna |
Players
Notable players
- Conal Keaney: 2001–2020[17][18]
Records
Most appearances
Top scorers
All Stars
Dublin has 8 All Stars, as of 2013. 7 different players have won, as of 2013.
1971: Mick Bermingham
1990: Brian McMahon
2009: Alan McCrabbe
2011: Liam Rushe Gary Maguire
2013: Peter Kelly, Liam Rushe2nd, Danny Sutcliffe
Honours
Dublin's hurlers have failed to replicate the success of the county's football side, having won the Senior All-Ireland Hurling final on 6 occasions, most recently in 1938. In terms of All-Ireland titles, they are significantly behind hurling's big three of Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary. Their six titles do however place them fifth in the overall winners list, jointly tied with Wexford.
Dublin have won the Leinster Championship on 24 occasions (the second highest total of any side), although they remain well behind Kilkenny, who have won the Leinster Championship 70 times.
Dublin have won the National Hurling League three times: in 1929, 1939 and 2011. This places them joint seventh (with Clare) on the overall winners list, having won 16 fewer titles than top-ranked Tipperary.[19]
National
Provincial
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- Winners (24): 1889, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1961, 2013
- Runners-up (37): 1888, 1893, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2021, 2024
Fingal
In 2007, the GAA announced that a hurling team from Fingal (north county Dublin) would compete in parallel to the main Dublin team,[20] to encourage hurling in an area of growing population where the game has not been strong.[21] While players from Fingal are eligible for the main Dublin team, non-Fingal players cannot play for Fingal.[21] The new team competed in the Nicky Rackard Cup in 2008,[21] and the Kehoe Cup in 2009.[22] They played in the National Hurling League up until 2016 when the Fingal Hurling project was disbanded.
References
- ^ Ryan, Eoin (5 July 2025). "No excuses from Dublin manager Niall Ó Ceallacháin as risks fail to pay off against Cork". RTÉ.
Dublin's reward for stunning Limerick turned out to be a 20-point hammering, rather than a first All-Ireland appearance since 1961, and manager Niall Ó Ceallacháin said there were 'no excuses' after the 7–26 to 2–21 defeat.
- ^ "Dublin back in top flight". RTÉ. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Dublin decide on Daly". RTÉ. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Kilkenny 2–18 Dublin 0–18". RTÉ. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009.
- ^ Keane, Paul (21 June 2025). "Dublin earn famous win over Limerick to book All-Ireland SHC semi-final spot". RTÉ.
- ^ Ryan, Eoin (5 July 2025). "Cork crush Dublin as goal rush returns rampant Rebels to All-Ireland final". RTÉ.
- ^ Lawlor, Damien (22 June 2008). "Capital's small ball project needs win to justify means". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ Griffin, Liam (26 June 2005). "Hurling analyst". Sunday Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
- ^ McKeon, Conor (10 September 2024). "Niall Ó Ceallacháin confirmed as new Dublin hurling manager". Irish Independent.
- ^ Keys, Colm (27 May 2005). "Kelleher loses Dublin post". Irish Independent.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (6 June 2005). "Dub hurlers refuse to play amid claims of intimidation". Irish Independent.
The Dublin hurling crisis deepened yesterday when the senior hurling squad announced that they are sticking to their guns and will not play for the county under an interim management team, headed by the county chairman, John Bailey… The players refused to train on Thursday after being told that Bailey would head an interim management team following the removal of Humphrey Kelleher as boss after the Leinster first round defeat by Laois.
- ^ O'Connor, Colm (23 October 2003). "Dublin caretaker roles for O'Riordan and Ryan: Mick O'Riordan and Tom Ryan have been appointed joint caretaker managers of the Dublin senior hurling team pending the appointment of a team manager". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Strong, silent-type Kenny prefers to fly under radar". Irish Examiner. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Micheál Donoghue back in management with Dublin". 22 August 2022.
- ^ "All-Ireland winning manager Micheál Donoghue takes over as Dublin boss". RTÉ. 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Micheál Donoghue steps down as Dublin Senior Hurling Manager". 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Conal Keaney retires from inter-county duty with Dublin". RTÉ. 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Keaney retires from Dublin duty after two decades". Hogan Stand. 19 April 2021.
- ^ "The best coverage of GAA".
- ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (17 May 2007). "Down, Dublin teams to compete in Rackard". The Irish Times. p. Sport, p.24. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Fingal are up for the fight". Evening Herald. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ Cassells, Shane (21 January 2009). "Late rally leads DCU to victory over Fingal". Fingal Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2009.