Darragh Neary
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| Born | 2006 (age 19–20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darragh Neary (born 2004) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Castlegar and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
Career
Neary first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Castlegar club, before progressing to adult level. He won a Galway U20 A1HC title in 2024, following a 2–17 to 0–15 win over Athenry in the final.[1] Neary also lined out with the University of Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
At inter-county level, Neary first appeared for Galway during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He was a member of the extended panel in 2020, when Galway beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title.[3] Neary was at wing-forward when Cork beat Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland MHC final.[4] He later progressed to the under-20 team.[5]
Neary made his senior team debut in January 2026, when he lined out at wing-back in Galway's 2026 National Hurling League opening round defeat by Tipperary.[6] He later won a Leinster SHC medal, following a 4–29 to 4–15 win over Dublin.[7]
Honours
- Castlegar
- Galway Under-20 A1 Hurling Championship (1): 2024
- Galway
References
- ↑ "Athenry come up just short in tense decider". Galway Live. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Adam Screeney stars as UL edge UG to set up all-Limerick Fitzgibbon Cup final". Irish Examiner. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Cork crush the three-in-a-row dream". Irish Times. 10 September 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Dublin U20 hurlers complete remarkable turnaround to beat Galway". Irish Examiner. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Barry, Stephen (24 January 2026). "Stakelum's goal gives All-Ireland champions Tipperary winning start to league against Galway". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Leinster SHC Final: Galway win first provincial title since 2018". GAA website. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.