Daniel Quirke (born 1968) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and hurler who played for club side Clonoulty–Rossmore and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó Coirc | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1968 Rossmore, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Restaurant owner | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clonoulty–Rossmore | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | 1 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1991-1993 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editQuirke first played Gaelic football and hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Clonoulty–Rossmore. He won a total of six divisional minor and under-21 titles between 1982 and 1988 as well as an All-Ireland Colleges BHC title with Cashel CBS in 1982. He was still a minor when Clonoulty won the Tipperary JAFC title in 1985 before securing the Tipperary IFC title the following year.[2]
At inter-county level, Quirke spent two seasons as a dual player at minor level in 1985 and 1986 before progressing onto the under-21 teams. He scored 3-02 when Tipperary beat Offaly by two points in the 1989 All-Ireland U21HC final.[3] Later that season he was a part of the Clonoulty team that won a first Tipperary SHC title in over 100 years after a defeat of Holycross-Ballycahill in the final.[4]
Quirke made a number of appearances with the Tipperary senior football team between 1991 and 1993. His club career came to an end after winning a second Tipperary JAFC title with Clonoulty-Rossmore in 2000.[5]
Personal life
editQuirke's son, Dillon, also played for Clonoulty–Rossmore and Tipperary.[6]
Honours
edit- Cashel CBS
- All-Ireland Colleges B Hurling Championship: 1982
- Clonoulty–Rossmore
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1989
- West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1989
- Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: 1986
- West Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: 1986, 1991
- Tipperary Junior A Football Championship: 1985, 2000
- West Tipperary Junior A Football Championship: 1985, 1994, 1996, 2000
- Tipperary
References
edit- ^ "Dan Quirke". Tipp GAA Archives website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Big breakthrough for Clonoulty-Rossmore footballers". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (23 September 2003). "Minor loss fired Cats to U-21 win, says Dempsey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Fogarty, John (20 October 2018). "Clonoulty-Rossmore retain spirit of glory years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "History". Clonoulty-Rossmore GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Conway, Thomas (24 October 2018). "Quirke and Bourke make their own mark". The Nenagh Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.