Dan Quirke Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Dan Quirke
Irish:Dónall Ó Coirc
Birth Date:1968
Occupation:Restaurant owner
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Clonoulty–Rossmore
Clcountyh:1
Clcountyf:0
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Left wing-forward
Icyears:1991-1993
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Birth Place:Rossmore,
County Tipperary, Ireland

Daniel Quirke (born 1968) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and hurler who played for club side Clonoulty–Rossmore and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior football team.[1]

Career

Quirke first played Gaelic football and hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Clonoulty–Rossmore. He won a total of six divisional minor and under-21 titles between 1982 and 1988 as well as an All-Ireland Colleges BHC title with Cashel CBS in 1982. He was still a minor when Clonoulty won the Tipperary JAFC title in 1985 before securing the Tipperary IFC title the following year.[2]

At inter-county level, Quirke spent two seasons as a dual player at minor level in 1985 and 1986 before progressing onto the under-21 teams. He scored 3-02 when Tipperary beat Offaly by two points in the 1989 All-Ireland U21HC final.[3] Later that season he was a part of the Clonoulty team that won a first Tipperary SHC title in over 100 years after a defeat of Holycross-Ballycahill in the final.[4]

Quirke made a number of appearances with the Tipperary senior football team between 1991 and 1993. His club career came to an end after winning a second Tipperary JAFC title with Clonoulty-Rossmore in 2000.[5]

Personal life

Quirke's son, Dillon, also played for Clonoulty–Rossmore and Tipperary.[6]

Honours

Cashel CBS
Clonoulty–Rossmore

1989

1989

1986

Tipperary

1989

1989

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan Quirke. Tipp GAA Archives website. 7 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Big breakthrough for Clonoulty-Rossmore footballers. Hogan Stand. 11 September 2006. 7 November 2018.
  3. News: Minor loss fired Cats to U-21 win, says Dempsey. Irish Examiner. 23 September 2003. 7 August 2022. Jim. O'Sullivan.
  4. Web site: Clonoulty-Rossmore retain spirit of glory years. Irish Examiner. 20 October 2018. 7 November 2018. John. Fogarty.
  5. Web site: History. Clonoulty-Rossmore GAA website. 7 November 2018.
  6. News: Quirke and Bourke make their own mark. The Nenagh Guardian. 24 October 2018. 7 August 2022. Thomas. Conway.