Pádraig Cantwell (born 2000) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Cantual | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
2000 Mucklagh, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Shamrocks | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Offaly titles | 0 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2018-2023 | DCU Dóchas Éireann | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2021-present | Offaly | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editCantwell first played hurling and Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at Killina Presentation Secondary School.[1] He later earned inclusion on the DCU Dóchas Éireann team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
At club level, Cantwell progressed through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Shamrocks club before joining the club's adult teams as a dual player. He was part of the club's senior football team that beat Tubber in 2018 to win the Offaly SBFC title.[3]
Cantwell first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly during an unsuccessful one-year tenure with the under-20 team in 2020.[4] He was later drafted onto the senior team and made his debut in a National Hurling League defeat of Wicklow in 2021.[5] Cantwell won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal as an unused substitute in 2024 after a defeat of Laois in the final.[6]
Honours
edit- Shamrocks
- Offaly Senior B Football Championship: 2018
- Offaly
References
edit- ^ "GALLERY: Killina Presentation Secondary School host end of year awards nights". Offaly Live. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "2022/2023 Fitzgibbon Cup Panel Declarations" (PDF). GAA website. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Shamrocks on the glory trail". GAA website. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Dublin need two late goals to see off brave Offaly effort". Irish Examiner. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Flying Faithful show no mercy as nightmare league comes to an end". Wicklow People. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land Joe McDonagh Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.