Eimhin Kelly

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Eimhin Kelly
Personal information
Irish name Eimhin Ó Ceallaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1998
Lusmagh, County Offaly, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Lusmagh
Club titles
Offaly titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 Mary Immaculate College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2021-present
 Offaly
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Eimhin Kelly (born 1998) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Lusmagh and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.

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Career

Kelly first played hurling to a high standard[ original research? ] in various Leinster competitions as a student at Banagher College in Banagher. [1] [2] After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Lusmagh club, he eventually made his debut at adult level. [3]

Kelly first appeared on the inter-county scene during an unsuccessful[ clarification needed ] two-year tenure with the Offaly minor hurling team in 2015 and 2016. [4] He later spent one season with the under-21 team. [5]

Kelly made his senior team debut during the 2021 National Hurling League. [6] He secured his first silverware in his debut season, when Offaly claimed the National League Division 2A and Christy Ring Cup titles. [7] Kelly won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal in 2024 after a defeat of Laois in the final. [8]

Personal life

His father, Brendan Kelly, was an All-Ireland SHC-winner with Offaly in 1994. [9]

Honours

Offaly

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  2. ↑ "Mary's march on thanks to Doyle double". Wexford People. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Offaly Senior "B" Hurling Championship teams profiled". Offaly Live. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Woods turns tables on Laois to set up Cats clash". Irish Independent. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Galway make light work of toothless Offaly to book last four date with Kilkenny". The 42. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Offaly enjoy easy win over Meath in Division 2A". RTÉ Sport. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Derry defeated but no disgrace as Offaly lift Christy Ring Cup in Croke Park". Derry Journal. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land Joe McDonagh Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Five hurlers to look out for in this year's Leinster minor championship". Sports Joe. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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