Daniel O'Mahony (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Donal O'Mathuna (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Accountant[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel O'Mahony (born 2000) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Knocknagree and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.[1]
Career
As a child, O'Mahony played at juvenile and underage levels with Knocknagree GAA Club. After making his senior team debut in 2018, he was part of the club's Cork Intermediate and Premier Intermediate Championship victories in 2019 and 2021.[2][3]
O'Mahony won the 2023 Sigerson Cup with UCC, and was subsequently named both on the 2023 "Sigerson Team of the Year" and won the overall Sigerson "Player of the Year" award for 2023.[4]
O'Mahony made his Senior intercounty debut for the Cork Senior football team against Kildare in 2020.[5] Since then, he has played at full-back for the Cork Senior football team.[6]
Personal life
O'Mahony's maternal uncle is former Kerry senior footballer Aidan O'Mahony. This led him to don the Kerry jersey in support during his uncle's playing years with Kerry.[7]
Prior to playing Gaelic football, he played rugby.[7]
References
- ^ "Three players from Knocknagree on the Cork senior football panel is some achievement". echo live. 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Knocknagree edge out Gabriel Rangers after a classic football final". echo live. 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Senior football beckons for Knocknagree after Kanturk seen off in PIFC final". echo live. 1 August 2021.
- ^ Horgan, Andrew (3 April 2023). "Mikey Kiely and Daniel O'Mahony take HEC Player of the Year awards". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Allianz FL D2 South: Kildare see off Cork with second-half goals". 15 May 2021.
- ^ "The four key battles likely to determine the outcome between Kerry and Cork on Saturday". www.independent.ie. 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b Byrne, Jason (1 November 2023). "Kerry great O'Mahony reckons a strong Cork side will mean good news for Kingdom in season ahead". The Irish Sun.