John Gilligan (hurler)

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John Gilligan
Personal information
Sport Hurling & Gaelic Football
Position Defender
Born Ireland
Occupation Sport & Exercise Scientist, Dual star in spare time
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ballymore/Fr.Daltons
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2011-
Westmeath 1
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

John Gilligan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling & Gaelic football with the Westmeath senior inter-county hurling & football teams. He is only one of a handful of dual stars in the country. On 22 May 2011, he made his championship debut against Carlow in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, coming on as a substitute in a 4–10 to 1–14 win. He is expected to make his Senior football championship debut this summer for Westmeath. John also has an international rules cap for Ireland vs Scotland from 2011.

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