Declan Qualter

Declan Qualter is a hurler for Dublin and St Vincents who was born in Galway and opted to play hurling for Dublin, where he is currently based. He studied at Athlone Institute of Technology, where he played in Ryan Cup and Higher Education League finals and won a Fergal Maher Cup medal with Athlone. In 2003 he captained the unsuccessful Athlone team in the Ryan Cup final and that year won the Player of the Year award from the hands of Clare hurling manager Ger Loughnane. He made his debut in the National Hurling League for Dublin in 2007 during the opening game against Kilkenny, which finished in a draw with a final scoreline of 2-13 to 0-19, and made his Championship debut for Dublin against Wexford in the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.