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Declan O'Dwyer

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Declan O'Dwyer
Personal information
Irish name Déaglán Ó Duibhir
Sport Hurling
Position Left half forward
Born (1987-06-01) 1 June 1987 (age 37)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2004-
Naomh Ólaf
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2011-
Dublin
Inter-county titles
NHL 1

Declan O'Dwyer (born 1 June 1987) is a hurler who plays for Naomh Ólaf and has represented Dublin in the past.

O'Dwyer won a Leinster Minor Hurling Championship medal with Dublin in 2005.

He won the Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship with Dublin against Offaly in July 2007. It was Dublin's first Under-21 trophy since 1972.

More recently he played a pivotal role in Dublin's league campaign which brought them to their first Div 1 league title since 1939.[1]

Declan learned his trade at Naomh Olaf under the management of Fran Meegan. Mr Meegan passed on his wealth of knowledge to Declan from a young age, coaching and mentoring him all through his hurling career. Declan also played under the tenure of Liam McLoughlin at St. Benildus College, Kilmacud, Dublin. He achieved success at both U16 and Senior level with St. Benildus.[citation needed]

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