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Darragh Egan

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Darragh Egan
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Forward / Goalkeeper
Born (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)
Kiladangan, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Primary school principal
Club(s)
Years Club
Kildangan
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2005–2015
Tipperary 10 (3–07)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Darragh Egan (born 5 February 1986) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who managed the Wexford senior hurling team from 2021 until 2023. He is a former player with club side Kiladangan and the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Playing career

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Egan first came to prominence at club and underage levels with the Kiladangan club. He had just progressed onto the top adult team when the club won the All-Ireland Club Championship at intermediate level in 2005.[1] He was sub-goalkeeper when Kiladangan beat Loughmore-Castleiney to win their inaugural County Senior Championship title in 2020.[2] Egan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2003 before lining out in the 2006 All-Ireland under-21 final replay defeat by Kilkenny.[3][4] By this stage he was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team after making his debut during the 2005 league. Egan maintained an association with the team for a decade and was a non-playing substitute for their 2010 All-Ireland Championship success.[5] His other honours include two Munster Championship medals and a National Hurling League title.

Management career

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In October 2018, Egan was named by new Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy as a coach of the Tipperary senior hurling team.[6][7] His first season with the team ended with Tipperary beating Kilkenny in the 2019 All-Ireland final.[8] After the management team stepped down after three seasons in charge, Egan was appointed manager of the Wexford senior hurling team in September 2021.[9]

In July 2023, Egan left his role as Wexford manager after three seasons in charge.[10]

Personal life

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Egan, his wife Sarah and mother Mary featured in an episode of RTÉ’s Room to Improve in 2016 following his inter-county retirement; by that stage, at the age of thirty, Egan was principal of Kiladangan national school.[11]

Career statistics

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Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Tipperary 2005 Division 1B 5 2-03 1 0-00 1 0-00 7 2-03
2006 6 0-15 0 0-00 0 0-00 6 0-15
2007 4 0-00 3 2-05 3 0-02 10 2-07
2008 3 0-01 1 0-00 0 0-00 4 0-01
2009 Division 1 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2010 2 0-02 0 0-00 1 1-00 3 1-02
2011 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2012 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2013 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2014 2 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00
2015 3 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 3 0-00
Career total 25 2-21 5 2-05 5 1-02 35 5-28

Honours

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Player

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Kiladangan
Tipperary

Management

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Tipperary

References

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  1. ^ "Cats' clean sweep bid ends in drama". Irish Independent. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Incredible drama as late goal gives Kiladangan first Tipp senior title after extra-time thriller". The 42. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Long walks tall for Tipp minors". Irish Independent. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Kilkenny claim third U-21 crown in four years". RTÉ Sport. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (6 September 2010). "Thunder and lightning final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Dunne and Egan confirmed in Tipp backroom team". Hogan Stand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Sitting in the eye of the storm - Tipperary's fresh face on the sideline". RTE Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ "All-Ireland SHC final: Tipp power past 14-man Cats to regain Liam". Hogan Stand. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Darragh Egan put forward as new Wexford manager". The 42. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Wexford part ways with Darragh Egan". RTE Sport. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Darragh Egan's mentor plan gave Kiladangan room to improve". Irish Examiner. 15 October 2016.
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