Daniel Hughes is a Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 player from County Down

County Down

-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. He plays for the Down

Down GAA

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down...

 senior inter county football team and for his club Saval.

He scored three points in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final

2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 2010 All-Ireland Football Final was the 123rd event of its kind, and the last football match of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2010, it was played between Cork and Down on 19 September 2010 in Croke Park, Dublin....

 where Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.

In October 2010, Hughes was named in the 2010 All-Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2010

-Leinster Senior Football Championship:---------------------------------------------Connacht Senior Football Championship:-----------------------------Ulster Senior Football Championship:------------------------...

, it was his first All Star award. In November 2010, Hughes was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football team of the year

GPA Gaelic Team of the Year

The GPA Gaelic Team of the Year known for sponsorship reason as The Opel Gaelic Team of the Year awards were an awards ceremony to honour the performances ofGaelic Athletic Association players...

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