James Durcan

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}} {{infobox Gaelic games player |image = |name = James Durcan |irish = |nickname = |occupation = Student |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|9|27}} |birth_place = [[Castlebar]], [[Ireland]] |sport = Gaelic Football |code = Football |county = Mayo |province = Connacht |club = [[Castlebar Mitchels GAA|Castlebar Mitchels]] |clyears = |clposition = Forward |clapps(points) = |clcounty = |clprovince = |clallireland = |counties = [[Mayo county football team|Mayo]] |icyears = 2018– |icposition = |icapps(points) = |icprovince = }}

'''James Durcan''' is a [[Gaelic football]]er for the [[Mayo county football team|Mayo senior team]], who also plays club football for [[Castlebar Mitchels GAA|Castlebar Mitchels]]. Along with his twin brother [[Paddy Durcan|Paddy]], Durcan has appeared in both the [[2013–14 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship|2014 All-Ireland Club SFC]] final and the [[2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship|2016 All-Ireland Club SFC]] final with his club [[Castlebar Mitchels GAA|Castlebar Mitchels]].

Durcan started his first senior game for the Mayo against [[Limerick county football team|Limerick]] in the [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] and scored a goal against [[Tipperary county football team|Tipperary]], when he had originally intended his effort to score a point.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/watch-fortuitous-james-durcan-goal-turns-the-tide-as-mayos-late-blitz-downs-tipp-37041816.html|title=Watch: Fortuitous James Durcan goal turns the tide as Mayo's late blitz downs Tipp|publisher=Independent.ie|first=John|last=Fallon|date=23 June 2018}}</ref>

He got married in December 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://evoke.ie/2024/12/16/entertainment/bride-mayo-james-durcan-wedding|title=Partner of Mayo star James Durcan opts for the latest bridal trend accessory|first=Sinead|last=Dalton|date=16 December 2024}}</ref>

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