Éamonn Dillon

Irish hurler

Éamonn Dillon
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Diolún
Sport Hurling
Position Full forward
Born 1992
Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club
Naomh Fionnbarra
Colleges(s)
Years College
Dublin Institute of Technology
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2012–2023
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Éamonn Dillon (born 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Dublin Senior Championship club Naomh Fionnbarra and formerly at intercounty level with the Dublin senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

A member of the Naomh Fionnbarra club in Cabra, Dillon first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as goalkeeper on the Dublin minor team in 2010.[1] He later switched to the forwards with the Dublin under-21 team, winning a Leinster Under-21 Championship title in 2011.[2] He joined the Dublin senior hurling team in 2012 and won a Leinster Championship title the following year.[3]

He was injured for Dublin's 2021 All-Ireland SHC campaign.[4]

Honours

Dublin

References

  1. ^ "Costello punishes Antrim indiscipline". Irish Independent. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "A disappointing night for Wexford U21's". Wexford GAA website. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Deadly Dublin claim Leinster title". RTÉ Sport. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Dillon injury dents Dublin's championship hopes". Hogan Stand. 23 June 2021.
  • Éamonn Dillon profile at the Dublin GAA website
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Dublin - 2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Champions (24th title)
Subs
21 C. McCormack for Treacy
19 O. Gough for Schutte
18 S. Durkin for McCaffrey
25 M. Schutte for O'Callaghan
20 S. Lambert for O'Dwyer
Subs not used
16 A. Nolan
17 É. Dillon
22 N. McMorrow
23 M. O'Brien
24 M. Quilty
26 R. Trainor
Manager
A. Daly

(Team as of 7 July 2013 versus Galway)