Damien Geoghegan
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Maintenance officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damien Geoghegan (born 1969) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Birr and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
Geoghegan attended St Brendan's Community School in Birr and played in all grades of hurling during his time there. He won consecutive Leinster Colleges SHC titles and was part of the team that beat the North Monastery by 5–08 to 1–08 to win the Dr Croke Cup in 1986.[1]
At club level, Geoghegan first played for Birr at juvenile and underage levels and won three Offaly MAHC medal.[2] He progressed to adult level and won an Offaly SHC medal in 1991.[3] This was subsequently converted into a Leinster Club SHC titles, however, Birr were later beaten by Kiltormer in the 1992 All-Ireland Club SHC final.[4][5]
Geoghegan first played for Offaly as part of the minor team that won back-to-back All-Ireland MHC titles in 1986 and 1987.[6] He later progressed to the under-21 team and won a Leinster U21HC medal in 1989.[7] Geoghegan made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game against Roscommon in November 1987.[8]
Honours
- St Brendan's Community School
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1986
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1985, 1986
- Birr
- Offaly
References
- ↑ Hogan, Vincent (29 November 1999). "Birr's success vital to Offaly cause". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Pen pictures". Midland Tribune. 5 September 1987. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "History". Birr GAA website. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Achievements". Birr GAA website. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "Magnificent Birr were a real force of nature during their glorious heyday". Offaly Express. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Damien Geoghegan". Uibh Fhailí. Retrieved 29 April 2026.