Declan Carr

Irish hurler (born 1965)

Declan CarrPersonal information

Irish name|  Déaglán Ó Carra
Sport|  Hurling
Position|  Midfield
Born|  (1965-07-30) 30 July 1965 (age 59)
Dublin, Ireland
Height|  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
Years|  Club

|  Holycross–Ballycahill
Club titles
Tipperary titles|  1
Inter-county(ies)
Years|  County|  Apps (scores)

1988-1999

|  Tipperary|  16 (1-7)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles|  3
All-Irelands|  2
NHL|  1
All Stars|  1

Declan Carr (born 30 July 1965) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team.

Carr joined the team during the 1988-89 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until he quit the panel after the 1993-94 National League. He made a brief return for the 1999 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals, one National League medal and one All-Star award. Carr captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1991.

At club level Carr is a one-time county club championship medalist with Holycross–Ballycahill.

He has also managed the Holycross-Ballycahill senior team and the Tipperary U-21 team.

## Early life

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Declan Carr was born in Dublin in 1965. He was educated locally and in 1980 he moved to Ballycahill in County Tipperary. While Carr went on to play hurling for Tipperary, his brother, Tommy Carr, later played football for Dublin.

## Playing career

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### Club

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Carr played his club hurling with Holycross–Ballycahill. He won a senior county championship with the club in 1990.

### Inter-county

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Carr's hurling skills were quickly spotted by the inter-county selectors and he soon joined the Tipperary under-21 team in the mid-1980s. From here he moved onto the senior panel, playing in the National Hurling League campaign of 1988–1989. That year he made his senior championship debut before later collecting his first All-Ireland medal following a final win over Antrim. At the end of the year Carr was presented with an All-Star award.[1]

Two years later in 1991 Carr was appointed captain of the Tipperary team.[2] That year he won his first Munster medal as a full member of the Tipperary team, before later winning his second All-Ireland medal following a win over Kilkenny.[3]

In 1994 Carr decided to leave Ireland, moving to the United States, before returning again in 1998. He regained his place on the Tipperary team, winning a National Hurling League medal in 1999. He retired from inter-county hurling panel in 1999.

## Coaching career

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In January 2021, Carr was appointed manager of the Tipperary ladies football team.[4]

## Honours

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### Tipperary

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* All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
* Winner (2): 1989, 1991 (c)
* Munster Senior Hurling Championship:
* Winner (3): 1989, 1991, 1993
* National Hurling League:
* Winner (1): 1999

## References

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1. ^ "1989 Tipperary Hurling Panel". tippgaaarchives.com. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
2. ^ "1991 Tipperary Hurling Panel". tippgaaarchives.com. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
3. ^ "Critics silenced as Premier heroes prove their worth". The Irish Times. 2 September 1991. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
4. ^ "Former hurling All-Ireland-winning captain Carr takes charge of Tipp ladies footballers". The 42. 19 January 202. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

## External links

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* Tipperary Senior Hurling Record

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Declan Ryan

|  Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain
1991  | Succeeded by

Colm Bonnar

Preceded by

Tom Fogarty

|  Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Manager
2007-2009  | Succeeded by

Ken Hogan

Achievements
Preceded by

Tomás Mulcahy
(Cork)

|  All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
winning captain
1991 | Succeeded by

Liam Fennelly
(Kilkenny)

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Tipperary - 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (6th title)

* 1 J. Leamy
* 2 N. McDonnell
* 3 P. O'Donoghue
* 4 C. Bonnar
* 5 M. Corcoran
* 6 D. Kealy
* 7 P. Delaney
* 8 J. Kennedy
* 9 A. Ryan
* 10 M. Cunningham
* 11 J. McGrath
* 12 N. Sheehy
* 13 J. Cormack
* 14 L. Stokes
* 15 M. Scully (c)

Sub used
18 M. Bryan for L. Stokes

Subs not used
16 J. Seymour
17 G. Ryan
19 S. Collison
20 T. Leamy
21 G. Bradley
22 D. Carr
23 J. Flannery
24 J. McKenna
25 J. Bergin

Coach
M. Minogue
Selectors
B. Carroll
D. Moloney
B. Fitzpatrick
B. Ryan
B. Hayes

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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Tipperary - 1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (23rd title)

* 1 K. Hogan
* 2 J. Heffernan
* 3 C. O'Donovan
* 4 Noel Sheehy
* 5 Conal Bonnar
* 6 B. Ryan (c)
* 7 J. Kennedy
* 8 Colm Bonnar
* 9 D. Carr
* 10 J. Leahy
* 11 D. Ryan
* 12 M. Cleary
* 13 P. Fox
* 14 Cormac Bonnar
* 15 N. English

Subs used
17 J. Hayes for Cormac Bonnar
20 D. O'Connell for J. Leahy
19 A. Ryan for M. Cleary

Subs not used
16 J. Leamy
18 P. McGrath
21 J. Cormack
22 J. Madden
23 R. Stakelum

Manager
B. Keating

Selectors
D. Nealon
T. English

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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Tipperary - 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (24th title)

* 1 K. Hogan
* 2 P. Delaney
* 3 N. Sheehy
* 4 M. Ryan
* 5 Colm Bonnar
* 6 B. Ryan
* 7 Conal Bonnar
* 8 D. Carr (c)
* 9 A. Ryan
* 10 M. Cleary
* 11 D. Ryan
* 12 J. Leahy
* 13 P. Fox
* 14 Cormac Bonnar
* 15 N. English

Subs used
C. Stakelum for Cormac Bonnar
D. O'Connell for N. English

Subs not used
J. Grace
J. Hayes
M. O'Meara
G. O'Neill
J. Madden
C. O'Donovan
S. Nealon

Manager
B. Keating
Selectors
J. O'Donoghue
D. Nealon

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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Munster - Railway Cup Hurling Champions 1992 (37th title)

* 1 G. Cunningham
* 2 D. Byrne
* 3 N. Sheehy (c)
* 4 P. Delaney
* 5 J. O'Connell
* 6 J. Cashman
* 7 D. Walsh
* 8 M. Houlihan
* 9 D. Carr
* 10 M. Cleary
* 11 J. Leahy
* 12 A. Ryan
* 13 B. O'Sullivan
* 14 G. Kirby
* 15 C. Carey

Subs used
C. Walsh for J. Leahy
B. Ryan for P. Delaney
L. Garvey for M. Cleary

Subs not used
T. Quaid
P. Carey
J. Russell
P. Buckley
T. O'Sullivan
C. Casey

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Tipperary - 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship runners-up

* 1 M. Ryan
* 2 M. Cahill
* 3 Pádraic Maher
* 4 K. Maher
* 5 K. Lanigan
* 6 T. Stapleton
* 7 B. Maher
* 8 G. Ryan
* 9 S. Hennessy (c)
* 10 Patrick Maher
* 11 S. Callanan
* 12 T. McGrath
* 13 P. Bourke
* 14 M. O'Meara
* 15 S. Bourke

Subs
17 J. O'Keeffe for K. Lanigan
22 D. O'Hanlon for M. O'Meara
21 P. Ivors for S. Bourke
25 J. Ryan for T. McGrath

Subs not used
16 T. Lowry
18 G. Hannigan
19 R. Sherlock
20 J. Ryan
23 R. Moloughney
24 T. Hammersley

Manager
D. Carr
Selectors
G. Maguire
M. Gleeson
N. Russell
E. Kelly

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1989 All-Star Hurling Team

* 1 J. Commins
* 2 A. Fogarty
* 3 É. Cleary
* 4 D. Donnelly
* 5 C. Bonner
* 6 B. Ryan
* 7 S. Treacy
* 8 M. Coleman
* 9 D. Carr
* 10 E. Ryan
* 11 J. Cooney
* 12 O. McFetridge
* 13 P. Fox
* 14 C. Bonner
* 15 N. English

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Tipperary under-21 and under-20 hurling team – managers

* N. Sheehy (2001-02)
* S. Power (2002-04)
* Fr. T. Fogarty (2004-07)
* D. Carr (2007-09)
* K.Hogan (2009-13)
* T. J. Connolly (2013-15)
* William Maher (2015-17)
* L. Cahill (2017-19)
* J. Devane (2019-21)
* B. Cummins (2021--)

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