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David Coughlan

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Coughlan

David Coughlan is a Gaelic footballer and hurler with Kinsale GAA. Born on 26 May 1988,[citation needed] he has played for Kinsale at various under age levels winning an under 12 B county football championship.[citation needed] He progressed to captain minor teams in 2005 which won the South East B hurling and football double.

Hurling

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Coughlan started his Junior hurling career at the age of 16 lining out wing back in a championship loss to Shamrocks.[citation needed] Kinsale progressed through the back door that year to reach the final only to lose to Shamrocks once again.[citation needed]

Coughlan won his first Carrigdhoun Junior Hurling Championship in 2007 where he played wing back on a team which defeated Ballymartle in the final in Carrigaline in which Cian Quigley also had a storming game.[tone]

Football

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Coughlan began his adult football career with Kinsale in 2006 when they were promoted to the intermediate grade. Coughlan was carried at midfield by Richard O'Sullivan in the first game played at this level for the club against Cill Na Martra which Kinsale won.[1] Coughlan was called up to the Cork minor panel on the back of his performance in that game and was listed on the panel which lost to Tipperary in the semi-final played in the Gaelic grounds in Limerick.[citation needed]

He was a member of the Cork Institute of Technology 2009 Sigerson winning cup panel and also won a Fresher A all-Ireland hurling medal.[2][failed verification]

He played midfield for Kinsale in the 2011 Cork Intermediate Football Championship winning team which defeated Castletownbere in the final.[3] Coughlan played alongside his two more accomplished brothers Mark "Sparky" and Brian "Hollywood" Coughlan.[tone]

References

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  1. ^ "Kinsale GAA Club, Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Cork IT lift Sigerson Cup". Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Kinsale defy the odds | SouthernStar | Sport". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.