Conor Sheahan

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Conor Sheahan
Personal information
Irish name Conchur Ó Síochán
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1994
Ballygunner,
County Waterford, Ireland
Occupation Primary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
2011-present
Ballygunner
Club titles
Waterford titles 11
Munster titles 4
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Mary Immaculate College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2020-present
Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Conor Sheahan (born 1994 [1] ) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Ballygunner and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team.

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Career

Sheahan first played hurling to a high standard as a student at De La Salle College in Waterford. [2] He later played with Mary Immaculate College and was part of their Fitzgibbon Cup-winning team in 2016, but didn't play in the final. [3] [4]

At club level, Sheahan first played for Ballygunner at juvenile and underage levels, winning Waterford MHC and U21HC medals. He eventually progressed to adult level and won his first Waterford SHC medal in 2014. It was the first of 11 successive Waterford SHC titles for Sheahan, including one as team captain in 2024. [5] He has also won four Munster Club SHC titles and was at midfield for Ballygunner's defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the 2022 All-Ireland club final. [6]

Sheahan first played for Waterford as a member of the minor team in 2012. [7] He didn't feature for the under-21 team but was a member of the senior team's extended panel when they were beaten by Limerick in the 2020 All-Ireland final. [8] Sheahan made his debut in a National Hurling League game against Westmeath in May 2021. [9]

Personal life

His father, David Sheahan, played for the Wexford team beaten by Tipperary in the 1980 All-Ireland minor final. [10]

Honours

Mary Immaculate College
Ballygunner

Referencess

  1. "Limerick Chief Supt and son prepare for Munster final battle". Limerick Live. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. "O'Flynn the ace for De La Salle". Irish Examiner. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. "Free-scoring Mary I pile pain on DIT". Irish Examiner. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. "Mary I edge Fitzgibbon Cup final after high-scoring thriller". Irish Examiner. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ""You literally have to give your life to it"". Waterford News & Star. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. "Last gasp goal secures first All-Ireland club title for Ballygunner". Irish Examiner. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. "Déise minor team to play Tipp". Hogan Stand. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. "What are the key All-Ireland final selection calls facing Limerick and Waterford?". The 42. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. "13-man Waterford survive late stand from Westmeath". Irish Times. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. "1Limerick's top cop hoping cup remanded in Galway while predecessor wants Treaty victory". Limerick Live. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

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