Damien Reale

Damien Reale is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Hospital-Herbertstown, divisional side Emmets and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Career

At club level, Reale first played for Hospital-Herbertstown at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to adult level. He claimed his first Limerick IHC medal in 2000 following a 2-11 to 1-05 win over South Liberties in the final. He added a Limerick JAHC medal to his collection in 2005. Reale won a second Limerick IHC medal after a 2-11 to 0-15 win over Dromin/Athlacca.
At inter-county level, Reale first appeared for Limerick as a member of the minor team in 1999. He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and won three successive All-Ireland U21HC medals between 2000 and 2002.
Reale made his senior team debut in the National Hurling League in 2001. He was appointed Limerick senior hurling team captains|team captain] in 2007, in the absence of the nominated James O'Brien. Reale captained the team when Limerick had a 2-17 to 1-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the 2007 All-Ireland final. He retired from inter-county hurling in November 2009 in protest over changes made in the Limerick hurling panel by team manager Justin McCarthy, but returned almost a year later. Reale won a National Hurling League Division 2 medal in 2011 following a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of Clare in the final. He retired from inter-county hurling at the end of that season.
Performances at inter-county level for Limerick resulted in Reale being called up to the Munster inter-provincial team. He won his sole Railway Cup medal in 2001 following a defeat of Connacht in the final.

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