Ger Moroney

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Ger Moroney
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Maolruanaidh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1971-07-24) 24 July 1971 (age 53)
O'Callaghan's Mills,
County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Program manager
Club(s)
YearsClub
 O'Callaghan's Mills
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
1989–1993
 University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1990–1996
 Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Ger Moroney (born 24 July 1971 [1] ) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level he played with O'Callaghan's Mills and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.

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Career

Moroney played hurling as a student at St Flannan's College in Ennis. He lined out in all grades and was part of the college's senior team that won the Dr Harty Cup title in 1989 after beating Shannon Comprehensive School in an all-Clare final. [2] Moroney also lined out in the subsequent one-point All-Ireland final defeat by St Kieran's College. [3] He later played with University of Limerick in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [4]

At club level, Moroney played with O'Callaghan's Mills. He was at centre-back for the club's 3–08 to 2–06 defeat by Sixmilebridge in the Clare SHC final in 1993. [5]

At inter-county level, Moroney first appeared for Clare as a member of the minor team. He won a Munster MHC medal before losing to Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland MHC final. [6] He later progressed to the under-21 team, with his last game in that grade being the 1992 Munster under-21 HC final defeat by Waterford. [7]

Moroney later progressed to the Clare junior team as well as the senior team. [8] He was a substitute on the Clare team that bridged a 63-year gap to win the Munster SHC title in 1995. [9] [10] Moroney later claimed an All-Ireland SHC medal as a substitute after Clare beat Offaly to claim the title for the first time in 81 years. [11]

Honours

St Flannan's College
Clare

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Seámus (1 September 1989). "Meet the players and selectors". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Flannan's wreck a dream". Irish Independent. 13 March 1989. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1989". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "7 Claremen in Limerick squad". The Clare Champion. 8 February 1991. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mills last Clare SHC final appearance resulted in defeat to the Bridge". Clare Echo. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Waterford just edge past Clare". Irish Press. 16 July 1992. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Will it be third time lucky for Clare?". The Clare Champions. 7 June 1991. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "20 years ago today the Clare hurlers won a famous Munster title...but where are they now?". The 42. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Eamon Taaffe: 'It was only in later years we realised the respect we had gained'". Irish Examiner. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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