Michael Carton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Micheál Mac Artáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born | (1984-09-04) 4 September 1984 (age 39) Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Occupation | Firefighter | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2001-2019 2019-Present | O'Tooles St. Peter’s, Dunboyne | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003-present | Dublin | 48 (2-17) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:14, 8 July 2015. | |||
Mick Carton (born 4 September 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back with the Dublin senior team.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Dublin, Carton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Declan's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Dublin minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2003 championship. Carton immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial on a number of occasions, Carton won one Leinster medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with O'Tooles.
His father, Peadar Carton Snr, and his brother, Peadar Carton Jnr, also played for Dublin.[3]
Throughout his career Carton made 49 championship appearances. He quit the Dublin panel on 8 July 2015.[4]
On 14 March 2020, he announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.[5] He became active in advising the public on maintaining social distancing.[6][7] He admitted that, though he had no underlying medical conditions, he was struggling with the virus.[8] He later recovered.[9]
Honours
Player
- O'Toole's
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2002
- Dublin
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- National League (Division 1) (1): 2011
- National League (Division 2) (1): 2006
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (1): 2014
References
- ^ "Player profiles: Michael Carton". Dublin GAA website. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Michael Carton - Player Profile". Friends of Dublin hurling website. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Scully, Niall (20 January 2010). "Cartons keep up family tradition". The Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Roche, Frank (8 July 2015). "Michael Carton quits Dublin hurling panel". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Emma Duffy (17 March 2020). "Former Dublin hurler warns of Covid-19 symptoms after testing positive for virus". The42.ie. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Former Dublin hurler speaks about having Coronavirus – WicklowNews". Wicklownews.net. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Michael Carton: Don't be just looking for a cough - We Are Dublin GAA". Wearedublin.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Former Dub hurler Mick Carton speaks from hospital bed as he battles Coronavirus". 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Mick Carton shares uplifting yet 'scary' Covid-19 story". RTÉ Sport. 5 April 2020.
...Carton was fortunate enough to make a full recovery and was discharged after 11 days at the Mater Hospital...
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Dublin – 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finalists
- 1 G. Maguire
- 2 N. Corcoran
- 3 P. Kelly
- 4 P. Schutte
- 5 M. Carton
- 6 J. Boland
- 7 S. Durkin
- 8 A. McCrabbe
- 9 J. McCaffrey (c)
- 10 C. McCormack
- 11 R. O'Dwyer
- 12 L. Rushe
- 13 D. O'Callaghan
- 14 L. Ryan
- 15 P. Ryan
- Subs used
- M. O'Brien for McCormack
- D. Plunkett for McCrabbe
- S. Lambert for Schutte
- S. Ryan for L. Ryan
- Manager
- A. Daly
- Selectors
- C. Hetherton
- R. Stakelum
- V. Teehan
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