Darragh O'Sullivan explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Darragh O'Sullivan
Irish:Darragh Ó Súilleabháin
Birth Date:1975
Birth Place:Ballygunner,
County Waterford, Ireland
Occupation:Accountant
County:Waterford
Province:Munster
Club:Ballygunner
Clyears:1992-2002
Clcounty:6
Clprovince:1
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Club:Ballygunner
Clyears:2019-
Winningclubs:Ballygunner
Clallireland:0
Clprovince:1
Clcounty:6

Darragh O'Sullivan (born 1975[1]) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Ballygunner team, having also played for the club.[2] O'Sullivan also lined out at various levels with Waterford.

Playing career

O'Sullivan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Ballygunner, winning a Waterford MHC medal in 1992. He was also a member of the extended panel of the club's senior team that also claimed the Waterford SHC title that year.[3] O'Sullivan won six Waterford SHC titles in total between 1992 and 2001.[4] He was also part of Ballygunner's inaugural Munster Club SHC-winning team in 2001.[5]

O'Sullivan's inter-county career with Waterford began at minor level. He was part of the Waterford team beaten by Galway in the 1992 All-Ireland minor final.[6] O'Sullivan later progressed to under-21 level and made a number of appearances for the senior team in challenge games.

Coaching career

O'Sullivan succeeded Fergal Hartley as Ballygunner's senior team manager in 2019. During his tenure, he guided the club to six successive Waterford SHC titles.[7] His side also became the first club to win three successive Munster Club SHC titles.[8] O'Sullivan's time in charge also saw Ballygunner beat Ballyhale Shamrocks in the 2022 All-Ireland club final.[9]

Personal life

His brothers, Billy and Shane O'Sullivan, as well as his nephews, Philip, Kevin and Pauric Mahony, also played with Ballygunner and the Waterford senior team.[10] [11] [12]

Honours

Player

Ballygunner

2001

1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001

Waterford

1992

Management

Ballygunner

2022

2021, 2022, 2023

2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'We could beat everyone else but couldn’t beat Clare teams’. Irish Independent. 2 November 2019. 15 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Darragh O’Sullivan staying on with Ballygunner after heartbreaking All-Ireland semi-final loss. Irish Independent. 18 January 2024. 15 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Long break is a sobering thought for Ballygunner’s boss Darragh O’Sullivan. Irish Independent. 27 November 2021. 15 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Ballygunner crowned kings. Irish Independent. 18 September 2001. 12 September 2019. Martin. Breheny.
  5. Web site: Ballygunner finally scale club heights. Irish Independent. 3 December 2001. 15 September 2024.
  6. News: Minor hurling. Munster GAA website. 12 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Ballygunner boss Darragh O’Sullivan blasts talk of ‘downward curve’ after 11th Waterford title in a row. Irish Independent. 2 September 2024. 30 September 2024.
  8. Web site: Ballygunner become first club to win three consecutive Munster senior titles. Irish Independent. 3 December 2023. 30 September 2024.
  9. Web site: Ballyhale manager steps down. Irish Examiner. 14 February 2022. 12 August 2024.
  10. Web site: O'Sullivan hoping that family bonds can drive 'Gunner boys to new glory. Irish Independent. 9 February 2019. 12 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Denis Walsh: Shane O’Sullivan on the power of visualisation and belief. Irish Times. 19 November 2022. 12 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Uncle and nephew, manager and captain, All-Ireland winners - 'This was a burning obsession'. The 42. 13 February 2022. 12 August 2024.

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