Darren Ronan (born 4 November 1976) is an Irish hurler who played for the Cork senior team.^[1]

Born in Ballyhea, County Cork, Ronan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Charleville CBS.^[2] He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1995 championship.^{[citation needed]}

At club level Ronan has won several divisional championship medals with Ballyhea.^{[citation needed]}

His brother, Neil, is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Cork.^[3]

Ronan left the Cork panel after the 1997 championship.^{[citation needed]}