Donnacha Cody (born 24 December 1985) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with James Stephens, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Kilkenny teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donnacha Mac Óda | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
24 December 1985 Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Chartered civil engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| James Stephens | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 3 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2004-2008 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006–2008 | Kilkenny | 3 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:51, 29 December 2014. | |||
Career
editCody first played hurling as a schoolboy at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny. He was part of the college team that won back-to-back Croke Cup titles after defeat of St Colman's College in 2003 and St Raphael's College in 2004.[1][2] Cody later lined out with University College Cork in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]
At club level, Cody began his career at juvenile and underage levels with James Stephens. He had just won a Kilkenny MHC title in 2003 when he was drafted onto the club's senior team, winning his first Kilkenny SHC medal in 2004.[4] He later won a Leinster Club SHC medal before claiming the ultimate club honour following James Stephens's defeat of Athenry in the 2005 All-Ireland club final.[5] Cody won a second set of Kilkenny and Leinster Club SHC medals the following year when James Stephens retained those titles.[6] He claimed a third and final Kilkenny SHC medal after a defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in 2011.[7]
Cody first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny, as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MHC title after a defeat of Galway in 2003.[8] He subsequently progressed to the under-21 and, after losing the 2005 All-Ireland under-21 final to Galway, Cody claimed a winners' medal in that grade the following year, however, he missed the all-Ireland final defeat of Tipperary through injury.[9][10]
By that stage, Cody had already joined the senior team, under the management of his father Brian Cody.[11] He was part of the National League and Leinster SHC-winning teams in 2006, however, he was dropped from the team before the All-Ireland SHC victory.[12] Cody was recalled to the senior panel the following year and won further Leinster and All-Ireland SHC medals as a panel member in 2007 and 2008.
Personal life
editHis father, Brian Cody, won four All-Ireland SHC medals as a player with Kilkenny, before managing the team to 11 All-Ireland SHC titles during his 24 seasons in charge.[13] His mother, Elsie Walsh, played camogie with Wexford.[14] His brother, Diarmuid Cody, was an All-Ireland SHC-winner with Kilkenny in 2015.[15]
Honours
edit- St. Kieran's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2003, 2004
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2003, 2004
- James Stephens
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2005
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2004, 2005
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 2004, 2005, 2011
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: 2003
- Kilkenny
References
edit- ^ Larkin, Brendan (28 April 2003). "Awesome Kierans take title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Power play lifts Kieran's". Irish Independent. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (29 January 2008). "UCC host Garda College in Fitzgibbon Cup opener". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (1 November 2004). "Stephens hold out against DJ's incredible late tornado". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (18 March 2005). "Stephens' day as Kilkenny's Village voices shout loudest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Village complete notable double". Irish Times. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (31 October 2011). "Super Stephens find extra gear". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Power's point shocks Galway". Irish Independent. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Late point denies Kilkenny U21s title". Irish Examiner. 18 September 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ O'Brien, Brendan (8 September 2006). "Finan hopeful Cats will have clean bill of health for U21 final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Cody announces new-look Cats squad". RTÉ Sport. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Kilkenny boss prepares to drop captain and own son". Irish Independent. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Cleary, Barry (24 July 2022). "Brian Cody deepdive: Crunching the numbers on an extraordinary career". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Fogarty, John (15 October 2022). "'His club needed him and Brian Cody answered the call. That sums him up.'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Cody junior out to impress". Hogan Stand. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2023.