Donnacha Cody
Personal information
Irish name Donnacha Mac Óda
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born (1985-12-24) 24 December 1985
Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation Chartered civil engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
 James Stephens
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 3
Leinster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
2004-2008
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2006–2008
 Kilkenny 3 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 3
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:51, 29 December 2014.

Donnacha Cody (born 24 December 1985) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with James Stephens, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Kilkenny teams.

Career

Cody first played hurling as a schoolboy at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny. He was part of the college team that won back-to-back Croke Cup titles after defeat of St Colman's College in 2003 and St Raphael's College in 2004.[1][2] Cody later lined out with University College Cork in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]

At club level, Cody began his career at juvenile and underage levels with James Stephens. He had just won a Kilkenny MHC title in 2003 when he was drafted onto the club's senior team, winning his first Kilkenny SHC medal in 2004.[4] He later won a Leinster Club SHC medal before claiming the ultimate club honour following James Stephens's defeat of Athenry in the 2005 All-Ireland club final.[5] Cody won a second set of Kilkenny and Leinster Club SHC medals the following year when James Stephens retained those titles.[6] He claimed a third and final Kilkenny SHC medal after a defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in 2011.[7]

Cody first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny, as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MHC title after a defeat of Galway in 2003.[8] He subsequently progressed to the under-21 and, after losing the 2005 All-Ireland under-21 final to Galway, Cody claimed a winners' medal in that grade the following year, however, he missed the all-Ireland final defeat of Tipperary through injury.[9][10]

By that stage, Cody had already joined the senior team, under the management of his father Brian Cody.[11] He was part of the National League and Leinster SHC-winning teams in 2006, however, he was dropped from the team before the All-Ireland SHC victory.[12] Cody was recalled to the senior panel the following year and won further Leinster and All-Ireland SHC medals as a panel member in 2007 and 2008.

Personal life

His father, Brian Cody, won four All-Ireland SHC medals as a player with Kilkenny, before managing the team to 11 All-Ireland SHC titles during his 24 seasons in charge.[13] His mother, Elsie Walsh, played camogie with Wexford.[14] His brother, Diarmuid Cody, was an All-Ireland SHC-winner with Kilkenny in 2015.[15]

Honours

St. Kieran's College
James Stephens
Kilkenny

References

  1. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (28 April 2003). "Awesome Kierans take title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Power play lifts Kieran's". Irish Independent. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (29 January 2008). "UCC host Garda College in Fitzgibbon Cup opener". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Breheny, Martin (1 November 2004). "Stephens hold out against DJ's incredible late tornado". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Breheny, Martin (18 March 2005). "Stephens' day as Kilkenny's Village voices shout loudest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Village complete notable double". Irish Times. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (31 October 2011). "Super Stephens find extra gear". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Power's point shocks Galway". Irish Independent. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Late point denies Kilkenny U21s title". Irish Examiner. 18 September 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Brendan (8 September 2006). "Finan hopeful Cats will have clean bill of health for U21 final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cody announces new-look Cats squad". RTÉ Sport. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kilkenny boss prepares to drop captain and own son". Irish Independent. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Cleary, Barry (24 July 2022). "Brian Cody deepdive: Crunching the numbers on an extraordinary career". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Fogarty, John (15 October 2022). "'His club needed him and Brian Cody answered the call. That sums him up.'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Cody junior out to impress". Hogan Stand. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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