Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2010) Winner
Dónal Óg Cusack
ドナル・オグ・カサック
Dónal Óg Cusack
Aliases:
Donal Óg Cusack
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1977-03-16 （Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English, Irish
- Residence History
- Cloyne, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- Hurler, Hurling coach, Author, Automations manager
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- Cloyne GAA, Cork senior hurling team, Gaelic Players Association
- Memberships
- Gaelic Players Association (GPA)
- Influenced By
- Christy Ring
- Influenced
- Younger hurlers
- Nominations
- Multiple GAA All Stars nominations
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midleton CBS Secondary School | — | Hurling team | — | 1990年代 | Ireland |
Midleton CBS Secondary School
Hurling team
Period:
1990年代
Country:
Ireland
Repeated Leaving Cert for Harty Cup
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year | Come What May | スポーツ自伝 | William Hill | winner |
| 1999 | GAA All Stars Awards | — | ゴールキーパー | GAA | winner |
| 2006 | GAA All Stars Awards | — | ゴールキーパー | GAA | winner |
William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year
2009
Work:
Come What May
Category:
スポーツ自伝
Organization:
William Hill
Result:
winner
GAA All Stars Awards
1999
Category:
ゴールキーパー
Organization:
GAA
Result:
winner
GAA All Stars Awards
2006
Category:
ゴールキーパー
Organization:
GAA
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Come What May
2009 AutobiographyAutobiography detailing his illustrious hurling career, advocacy for player welfare, and personal struggles as the first openly gay elite Gaelic games player.
sports careerLGBTQ+ rightsplayer welfareself-acceptance
Bibliography
- Come What May (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- candidintrospectiveconversational
- Recurring Motifs
- identitystruggleteamwork
Health
-
Achilles tendon rupture2012Season-ending injury impacting inter-county career
Legacy
Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers, champion of player welfare, and first openly gay elite Irish Gaelic athlete. Autobiography won prestigious sports book award.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in media as pioneer openly gay athlete
Quotes
-
I get more out of men. Always have. I know I am different but just in this way.
Source: Come What May (2009)
Trivia
- First openly gay elite Irish Gaelic games athlete
- Related to eight-time All-Ireland winner Christy Ring
- Hurling analyst for RTÉ