Damien Comer

Damien Comer (born 11 January 1994) is an Irish sportsperson, who plays inter-county Gaelic football for Galway. He plays his club football for Annaghdown. His best friend is Ogie Coen, also from Annaghdown. Comer is a former pupil of St. Jarlath's College in Tuam, and also a graduate of NUI Galway, with whom he reached the 2018 Sigerson Cup final.[1]

Damien Comer
Personal information
Irish name Damien Ó Ciaragáin
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full Forward
Born (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nickname The Starfish
Club(s)
Years Club
2012–
Annaghdown
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2014–
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2

Comer was a member of the Galway team that won the Under-21 Championship in 2013.[2] He made his senior Championship debut in 2014, when he came on as a substitute against London in the Connacht Championship.[3] Comer was part of the Galway team that won the 2016 Connacht Championship. He started all of the team's games as the county won its first Connacht title since 2008.[4][5]

References

  1. Fallon, John (14 February 2018). "NUI Galway reach first Sigerson final in 15 years". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018.
  2. "Tribesmen claim All-Ireland Under 21 crown". RTÉ Sport. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. "Galway cruise past Exile challenge". RTÉ Sport. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. "Wait for a Connacht title 'far too long', says O'Donnell". Hoganstand.com. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. "Galway finally going places, says former captain Ray Silke". RTÉ Sport. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
Preceded by
Gary O'Donnell
Galway Senior Football Captain
2018–
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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