Cian Galvin

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Cian Galvin
Personal information
Irish name Cian Ó Gealbháin
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 2002
Clarecastle,
County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
Clarecastle
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2021-present
Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Cian Galvin (born 2002) is an Irish hurler who plays for Clare Senior Championship club Clarecastle and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.

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Career

A member of the Clarecastle club, Galvin first came to hurling prominence as a schoolboy with St. Flannan's College in Ennis, who he captained to the Harty Cup title in 2020. [1] He made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as a member of the Clare minor hurling team and captained the team in the 2019 Munster MHC final defeat by Limerick. [2] Galvin ended the season by being named on the Minor Hurling Team of the Year. [3] He progressed onto the Clare under-20 team before being selected for the Clare senior hurling team in 2021. [4]

Honours

St. Flannan's College
University of Limerick
Clare
Awards

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References

  1. "Flannan's use sweeper to give CBC the brush-off". Irish Independent. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "Limerick triumph in Electric Ireland Munster MHC Final". GAA website. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. "Announcing the 2019 Minor Hurling Team of the Year". Electric Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. "Bowe hits 0-7 as Tipperary's second-half show key in Munster hurling win over Clare". The 42. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.