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|image           =
|name            = Mick Carton
|irish           = Micheál Mac Artáin
|nickname        =
|occupation      = Firefighter
|birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1984|9|4|df=yes}}
|birth_place     = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|height          = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|sport           = Hurling
|code            = Hurling
|county          = Dublin
|province        = Leinster
|club            = [[O'Tooles GAC|O'Tooles]]<br>St. Peter’s, Dunboyne
|clyears         = 2001-2019 <br>2019-Present
|clposition      = Midfield
|clapps(points)  =
|clcounty        = 1
|clprovince      =
|clallireland    =
|counties        = [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]
|icyears         = 2003-present
|icposition      = Left wing-back
|icapps(points)  = 48 (2-17)
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|icallireland    = 0
|nhl             = 1
|allstars        = 0
|clupdate        =
|icupdate        = 10:14, 8 July 2015
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'''Mick Carton''' (born 4 September 1984) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Hurling|hurler]] who played as a left wing-back with the [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] senior team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dublingaa.ie/teams/players/michael-carton|title=Player profiles: Michael Carton|publisher=Dublin GAA website|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://fodh.ie/2011/08/michael-carton-player-profile/ |title=Michael Carton - Player Profile |date=10 August 2011 |publisher=Friends of Dublin hurling website |accessdate=8 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709055523/http://fodh.ie/2011/08/michael-carton-player-profile/ |archive-date=9 July 2015 }}</ref>

==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 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|2003 championship]]. Carton immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal and one [[National Hurling League]] medal.

As a member of the [[Leinster GAA|Leinster]] inter-provincial on a number of occasions, Carton won one [[Leinster GAA|Leinster]] medal. At club level he is a one-time [[Dublin Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medallist with [[O'Tooles GAC|O'Tooles]].

His father, Peadar Carton Snr, and his brother, [[Peadar Carton|Peadar Carton Jnr]], also played for Dublin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/sport/gaa/cartons-keep-up-family-tradition-27939351.html|title=Cartons keep up family tradition|date=20 January 2010|publisher=The Herald|accessdate=8 July 2015|first=Niall|last=Scully}}</ref>

Throughout his career Carton made 49 championship appearances. He quit the Dublin panel on 8 July 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/michael-carton-quits-dublin-hurling-panel-31360970.html|title=Michael Carton quits Dublin hurling panel|date=8 July 2015|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=8 July 2015|first=Frank|last=Roche}}</ref>

On 14 March 2020, he announced that he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Emma Duffy |url=https://www.the42.ie/michael-carton-coronavirus-positive-5048956-Mar2020/ |title=Former Dublin hurler warns of Covid-19 symptoms after testing positive for virus |publisher=The42.ie |date=2020-03-17 |accessdate=2020-04-06}}</ref> He became active in advising the public on maintaining social distancing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wicklownews.net/2020/03/former-dublin-hurler-speaks-about-having-coronavirus/ |title=Former Dublin hurler speaks about having Coronavirus – WicklowNews |publisher=Wicklownews.net |date=2020-03-13 |accessdate=2020-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wearedublin.com/hurling/michael-carton-dont-be-just-looking-for-a-cough/ |title=Michael Carton: Don't be just looking for a cough - We Are Dublin GAA |date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Wearedublin.com |accessdate=2020-04-06}}</ref> He admitted that, though he had no underlying medical conditions, he was struggling with the virus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/irish-news/former-dublin-hurler-michael-carton-21714042|title = Former Dub hurler Mick Carton speaks from hospital bed as he battles Coronavirus|date = 18 March 2020}}</ref> He later recovered.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2020/0405/1128646-carton-shares-uplifting-yet-scary-covid-19-story/|title=Mick Carton shares uplifting yet 'scary' Covid-19 story |publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]] |date=5 April 2020|quote=...Carton was fortunate enough to make a full recovery and was discharged after 11 days at the Mater Hospital...}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
;O'Toole's
*[[Dublin Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): 2002

;Dublin
*[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): [[2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]]
*[[National Hurling League|National League (Division 1)]] (1): [[2011 National Hurling League|2011]]
*[[National Hurling League|National League (Division 2)]] (1): [[2006 National Hurling League|2006]]

;Leinster
*[[Railway Cup]] (1): 2014

==References==
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{{Dublin Hurling Team 2011}}
{{Dublin Hurling Team 2013}}
{{Leinster Hurling Team 2014}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Dublin inter-county hurlers]]
[[Category:Hurling backs]]
[[Category:Irish firefighters]]
[[Category:O'Tooles hurlers]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen]]


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