Irish name Donncha Ó Riordáin Position Centre-back Cork titles 3 NHL 0 | Sport Hurling Years Club Munster titles 1 | |
Denis o riordan march 2009
Denis O'Riordan (born 1940) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.
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Born in Ballincollig, County Cork, O'Riordan first played competitive hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1960 championship. O'Riordan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Munster medal.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, O'Riordan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Glen Rovers. In addition to this he has also won one Munster medal and three championship medals. He began his career with Ballincollig while he also played Gaelic football with St. Nicholas'
Throughout his career McCarthy made 20 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1968 championship.