Darren Gleeson
Tipperary in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Darrin Ó Gliasáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
Portroe, County Tipperary, Ireland | 19 March 1981||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Occupation | Self Employed | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1997-present | Portroe | ||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
Carlow Institute of Technology | |||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008-2017 | Tipperary | 20 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 6 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:39, 24 July 2015. |
Darren Gleeson (born 19 March 1981) is an Irish
Playing career
Portroe
Gleeson plays his club hurling with Portroe and has enjoyed some success.
In 2012 he won a North Tipperary championship medal following a 3-16 to 1-19 defeat of Toomevara.[2]
Tipperary
Under-21
Gleeson first played for
Senior
In 2008 Gleeson joined the Tipperary senior hurling team as understudy to regular 'keeper
Gleeson made his competitive debut the following season in a league game against Galway.[5] Later that year he made his championship debut as a ten-minute blood sub for Brendan Cummins in a 1-19 to 0-19 Munster quarter-final defeat of Cork.
Gleeson was still a member of the Tipperary senior hurling panel in 2010. That year he collected an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute following Tipp's 4-17 to 1-18 defeat of Kilkenny.[6]
The following year Gleeson came on as substitute for Cummins after 64 minutes of the
Gleeson started the
On 17 August 2014, Tipperary defeated Cork by 2-18 to 1-11 in the All-Ireland semi-final to reach the
Gleeson started his first All Ireland final on 7 September 2014 against Kilkenny in a match that finished in a draw. Kilkenny went on to defeat Tipperary in the replay three weeks later.[10]
In October 2014, Gleeson won his first
On 4 September 2016, Gleeson won his second All-Ireland Senior hurling title when Tipperary defeated Kilkenny in the
In October 2017, Gleeson announced his retirement from inter-county hurling, citing work and family commitments as the reasons.[14][15]
Managerial career
Antrim
On 9 September 2019, Gleeson was ratified as manager of the
On 9 May 2021, Antrim defeated Clare by 1-21 to 0-22 in the opening round of the 2021 National Hurling League.[21][22][23]
Personal life
On 4 May 2016, it was reported that he was banned from being a financial adviser by the Central Bank.[24] In court in January 2017, Gleeson denied the charges of stealing €32,000 from a financial services client, pleading not guilty to two counts of stealing a total of €32,000 in 2013.[25] On 27 June 2017, Gleeson was given a three-and-a-half year suspended prison sentence after admitting an offence of obtaining €10,000 by deception from an elderly man in 2013.[26][27]
Career statistics
As a player
Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Tipperary | 2008 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
2009 | Division 1 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |
2010 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
2011 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
2012 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |
2013 | 4 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | ||
2014 | 6 | 1-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | 13 | 1-00 | ||
2015 | 5 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 | ||
2016 | 5 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-00 | ||
2017 | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
Total | 32 | 1-02 | 9 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-00 | 52 | 1-02 |
As a manager
- As of match played 28 November 2020.
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Antrim | 9 September 2019 | Present | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0 |
Honours
Player
- Portroe
- Tipperary
- 2010, 2016
- 2008
- Awards
- All-Star(1): 2014
Manager
- Antrim
- National League Division 2A (1): 2020
- Joe McDonagh Cup (2): 2020, 2022
References
- ^ "Senior Hurling Panel". Tipperary GAA website. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ Hayden, James (23 July 2012). "Portroe tame Toome to capture first title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (21 April 2008). "Corbett's cracker tips balance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (14 July 2008). "Tipperary lay down marker for Kilkenny". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Cummins absent for Tipp". Hogan Stand website. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Tipperary 4-17 Kilkenny 1-18". RTÉ Sport. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "Tipp show appetite for destruction". Irish Times. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Treaty's late surge finally sees off Tipp". Irish Examiner. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Donal Óg: Men against boys as Tipp put Cork to the sword". Irish Examiner. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Gleeson Tipp-toeing in the footsteps of legend Cummins". Irish Independent. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Tipperary earn more hurling All Stars than the Cats as Richie Hogan and James O'Donoghue land top awards". Irish Independent. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Tipperary 2-29 Kilkenny 2-20". Munster GAA. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Analysis: How Tipperary finally overcame Kilkenny to claim All-Ireland senior hurling glory". The 42. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Tipp keeper Darren Gleeson announces retirement". RTE Sport. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Two-time All-Ireland winner Gleeson calls time on Tipperary adventure". Irish Independent. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Gleeson handed Antrim hurling job". Hogan Stand. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "McNaughton hits late winner for Antrim". Irish Independent. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (13 December 2020). "Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Clarke points the way as Antrim celebrate Joe McDonagh Cup glory with win over Kerry". The 42. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "ANTRIM 0-22 KERRY 1-17". GAA.ie. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Clarke goal propels Antrim to shock win over Clare". The 42. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Antrim celebrate return to top flight with shock win over Clare". Irish Times. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Cusack's Antrim hurling verdict: 'Delighted to see it - but I still think they are going to struggle'". The 42. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Tipperary hurler Darren Gleeson banned from being financial adviser by Central Bank". 4 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Tipperary hurler Gleeson denies theft of €32,000 from his client". Irish Independent. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Tipperary hurler gets suspended sentence for deceiving elderly man". RTE News. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Tipperary hurler gets suspended sentence after obtaining €10,000 from elderly man by deception". Journal. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.