Barry Cullinane of Turloughmore Galway won both U21 All Irelands in 2005. Playing centre field for the footballers and centre back for the hurlers. Altough I dont rate him as a hurler and only slightly better as a fooballer. Alan Kierns is a fine example of the theory that a good hurler can make a good footballer. Red Barry also played rugby for Lenister and Ireland as well as holding the Irish schools record in the pole vault.

Wexico1 (Galway) - Posts: 34 - 11/07/2009 09:58:24    341458

where dyou get that name out of and your from Galway wexico1 ????

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 11/07/2009 12:02:21    341520

it certainly is irishstew, while brady is a decent footballer he isnt good enough to be declared up there with the likes of jimmy barry murphy for greatest dual player of all time

dromardabu (Longford) - Posts: 175 - 11/07/2009 12:53:31    341560

Tom Collins from Kerry played 3 Munster finals in one day in 1956 won two and lost one

kerryhurling (Kerry) - Posts: 274 - 16/07/2009 17:10:37    348740

JBM

Bag full of AI medals
Managed a team to an AI
And a decent soccer player as well

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 16/07/2009 17:39:02    348803

Would Jimmy Barry Murphy have brought Antrim to a hurling final and two football semi-finals? To reach those semis Antrim had to beat the Cavan 1946-1952 team, who only lost 4 games, twice. Possibly the finest football team ever.

So I would have to say Kevin Armstrong is without doubt your man.

He was a far better footballer than JBM or Lynch or any of the other dual stars, arguably the best ever to come out of Ulster, and he won a place on the hurling team of the millennium for non all Ireland winners.

Those facts make him hard to oppose.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 16/07/2009 18:15:46    348849

Paddy Kehoe of Gusserane and Wexford. One of Wexford's most decorated players who played in forties and fifties. 4 County senior football medals, 1 Leinster Football medal, 2 All Ireland hurling medals and numerous other awards. Currently not in best of health. Best wishes Paddy.

paddywexman (Wexford) - Posts: 289 - 16/07/2009 19:05:33    348901

Not many people know that Nickey Rackard was a fantastic footballer aswell as a fantastic hurler, he played on numerous occasions for Wexford and Leinster at both codes.

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 16/07/2009 20:21:49    348966

current cavan footballer Paul Brady is 5 time in a row world handballer and a decent footballer to but he wouldnt be near the best dual player

mmcf (Cavan) - Posts: 76 - 16/07/2009 20:38:08    348978

Frank Mc Guigan- could kick equally well with either foot

RichardCranium (Tyrone) - Posts: 262 - 16/07/2009 20:58:40    348996

The late great jack lynch has to be the greatest dual player of them all. 7 all irelands in a row if I'm not mistaken 6 for hurling and 1 for football. Within my own county there are so many. Brian mcgilligan sean
Marty lockhart henry Downey geoffey mcgonigle the list goes on and on in Derry, but the best of the lot had to have been Ciaran mckeever. The problem in this county is that a good dual player will always pick football over hurling as they have more chance of success in football. The same could be said of dual players from the likes of tipp, Limerick or them places except they will pick hurling over the football, I think the days of being a competetive intercounty dual player is sadly over

pig.ignorant (Derry) - Posts: 655 - 16/07/2009 21:23:13    349017

DJ carey, umpteen all irelands and world champion handballer

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 16/07/2009 22:18:57    349089

George O'Connor wasn't bad at football aswell as the ould hurling.

ColinWex (Wexford) - Posts: 901 - 16/07/2009 23:00:58    349153

Look at the current Dublin squad. Shane Ryan, David Henry, Conal Keaney would get on just about any hurling team. Vinny Murphy was a very good hurler also. Eric Millar could have made it at football but chose Rugby........

clay2 (Dublin) - Posts: 3 - 16/07/2009 23:19:08    349178

Babs Keating would be the best from Tipperary. He was a much better footballer than Brendan Cummins. Declan Browne, as well as being a brilliant footballer was also a fine hurler, but never really got a fair chance from the Tipperary hurling selectors or manager.

Star Gazer (Tipperary) - Posts: 436 - 16/07/2009 23:34:31    349192

defo none in down atm seen enough of mcgourty an magic for down when they tried there hand on the senior football team! greg blaney was a good dual player!

dj27legend (Down) - Posts: 641 - 16/07/2009 23:35:14    349194

pig.ignorant
County: Derry
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349017
The late great jack lynch has to be the greatest dual player of them all. 7 all irelands in a row if I'm not mistaken 6 for hurling and 1 for football.


If he had been born in Derry, like the McGurks, McGilligan, Downey's, McKeever and Geoffrey, would he have won 6 in a row as it was, 1941-44 hurling, 45 football, 46 hurling?

I doubt it.

Lynch was a great hurler, fair footballer but we cannot measure in medals.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 16/07/2009 23:47:22    349205

jack berry was a fantastic hurler and footballer rip

gusseraneman (Wexford) - Posts: 521 - 17/07/2009 00:12:07    349236

JBM (Hurling & Football)
DJ Carey (Hurling & Handball)
Kevin Moran (Football & Soccer)
Mick Morris (Football & Golf)
Mick Galwey (Football & Rugby)
Tomás O'Leary (Hurling & Rugby)
Ray Cummins (Football & Hurling)
Denis Coughlan (Football & Hurling)
Moss Keane (Football & Rugby)
Babs Keating (Football & Hurling)
Kieran Donaghy (Football & Basketball)
Liam McHale (Football & Basketball)
Dinny Allen (Football & Soccer)
Niall Quinn (Hurling & Soccer)
Tommy Bowe (Football & Rugby)
Tadhg Kennelly (Football & Aussie Rules)
Setanta Ó Hailpín (Hurling & Aussie Rules)
Martin O'Neill (Football & Soccer)

dingle1 (Clare) - Posts: 805 - 17/07/2009 02:04:29    349294

Geoffrey McGonagle for pure ability. Great hands, great feet, strong as a lorry full of charolais bulls, old school dude who just loved to play ball. Zero all-Irelands, but nonetheless a pure artist whose enthusiasm and natural skills were a pleasure to watch. Cult hero in Derry, he might have been a multiple All-Star in both codes if he had lost a stone or two, but then he wouldn't have been Big Geoffrey, whose enjoyment we all shared

doiregael2 (Derry) - Posts: 337 - 17/07/2009 04:02:27    349312