Michael Carton

Mick Carton (born 4 September 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back with the Dublin senior team.^[1][2]

Mick Carton

Personal information
Irish name	Micheál Mac Artáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-back
Born	(1984-09-04) 4 September 1984 (age 41) Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation	Firefighter
Clubs
Years	Club
2001-2019 2019-Present	O'Tooles St. Peter’s, Dunboyne
Club titles
Dublin titles	1
Inter-county*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2003-present	Dublin	48 (2-17)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	1
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:14, 8 July 2015.

Biography

Born in Dublin, Carton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Declan's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Dublin minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2003 championship. Carton immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial on a number of occasions, Carton won one Leinster medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with O'Tooles.

His father, Peadar Carton Snr, and his brother, Peadar Carton Jnr, also played for Dublin.^[3]

Throughout his career Carton made 49 championship appearances. He quit the Dublin panel on 8 July 2015.^[4]

On 14 March 2020, he announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.^[5] He became active in advising the public on maintaining social distancing.^[6][7] He admitted that, though he had no underlying medical conditions, he was struggling with the virus.^[8] He later recovered.^[9]

Honours

Player

O'Toole's

• Dublin Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2002

Dublin

• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
• National League (Division 1) (1): 2011
• National League (Division 2) (1): 2006

Leinster

• Railway Cup (1): 2014