Michael Carton
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Mick Carton (born 4 September 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back with the Dublin senior team.[1][2]
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| Born | 4 September 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Firefighter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
