James Smiddy (born 1974) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Castlemartyr and divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level was a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Smiddy usually lined out as a forward.
Career
Smiddy first played hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Castlemartyr club. He also played in various competitions as a schoolboy with Midleton CBS, including the Harty Cup.[2] Smiddy spent 25 years as a player at adult level with Castlemartyr and won several divisional titles as a dual player before winning a Cork JAHC title in 2014.[3] He also earned selection with the Imokilly divisional team and won consecutive Cork SHC titles in 1997 and 1998.[4][5]
Smiddy first appeared on the inter-county scene as a dual player at minor level. After winning a Munster MFC title, he later won a Munster U21HC title while also lining out with the under-21 football team.[6][7] Smiddy was part of the Cork junior hurling team that won the Munster JHC title in 1996, the same year he made a number of appearances for the Cork senior hurling team in various tournament and pre-season games.[8] He was part of the Cork intermediate hurling team that beat Galway in the 1997 All-Ireland intermediate final.[9]
Honours
- Castlemarty
- Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 2014
- East Cork Junior A Football Championship: 1991
- East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
- Imokilly
- Cork
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1997
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1997
- Munster Junior Hurling Championship: 1996
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1996
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 1992
References
- ^ "Community gardaí in Cork supporting most vulnerable during pandemic". Echo Live. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Brian Corcoran's brilliance at U14 helped establish the mystique of the Imokilly division". Echo Live. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "50 years of heartbreak over for comeback kings Castlemartyr". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "O'Leary guiding light". Irish Times. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Imokilly repeat success". Irish Times. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Minor football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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