Declan Darcy

Declan Darcy (Irish: Déaglán Ó Dorchaí) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Leitrim and Dublin county teams. He captained Leitrim to the 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship, he also won a Connacht Under-21 Football Championship in 1991. He won Leitrim Senior Football Championship titles in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 with Aughawillian and also played with St. Brigids GAA Club in Dublin. He won a Dublin Senior Club Championship and Leinster Senior Club Championship with St. Brigids in 2003.

Declan Darcy
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half Back
Born County Dublin, Ireland[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
 Aughawillan
Clanna Gael Fontenoy
Club titles
Dublin titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1988–1998
1998–2001
 Leitrim
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2 (1 under 21)

He served as a selector of the Dublin under-21 football team for the 2009 championship season. Darcy also helped manage St Brigid's minor team, alongside Gerry McEntee, Liam Plunkett and Mick Clerkin, to Minor 'A' Championship glory in 2008, winning both Dublin and Leinster titles. He worked alongside Shane O'Hanlon and Jim Brogan.

He was a selector with Jim Gavin, who guided Dublin to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final after defeating Kerry in the semi-final by 3–18 to 3–11.[2] Dublin went on to win the final on 22 September, defeating Mayo by 2–12 to 1–14.[3][4] He now manages a youth in team in Clanna Gael Fontenoy.

Honours

References
  1. One On One – Declan Darcy, Former Leitrim and Dublin Footballer, Sunday Tribune
  2. "As it happened: Dublin beat Kerry". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. "Bernard Brogan's brace seals Sam for Dubs but it's agony for Mayo yet again in Corker". Irish Mirror. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. "Dublin win 2013 All-Ireland football final". The Score. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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