John Paul Corcoran

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John Paul Corcoran
Personal information
Irish name Seán Pól Ó Corcáin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1979
Callan,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname JP
Occupation Chimney cleaner
Club(s)
YearsClub
 John Locke's
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2000–2001
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

John Paul Corcoran (born 1979) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with John Locke's and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

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Career

Born and raised in Callan, County Kilkenny, Corcoran played hurling at all levels as a student at Coláiste Éamann Rís. He was part of the school's senior team that won the Leinster Colleges SHC title after a 1-10 to 0-09 defeat of St Kieran's College in 1998. [1]

At club level, Corcoran first played for John Locke's at juvenile and underage levels. He won a Kilkenny MBHC medal in 1997 before progressing to the club's adult team. [2] Corcoran was at midfield when John Locke's beat Mullinavat by 0–15 to 1–09 to win the Kilkenny IHC in 1999. [3] After winning Kilkenny JHC and Leinster Club JHC medals in 2010, he was part of the John Locke's team beaten by Meelin in the 2011 All-Ireland Club JHC final. [4]

Corcoran first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny as part of the minor team that won the Leinster MHC title in 1997. [5] He progressed to the under-21 team and won an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 1–13 to 0-14 win over Galway in the All-Ireland U21HC final. [6]

As well as being part of the under-21 team, Corcoran was drafted onto the senior team in 2000. He made a number of appearances as a substitute and won consecutive Leinster SHC medals over the following two years. [7] Corcoran was also an unused substitute when Kilkenny beat Offaly by 5–15 to 1–14 in the 2000 All-Ireland SHC final. [8]

Honours

Coláiste Éamann Rís
Erin's Own
Kilkenny

References

  1. ↑ Scanlon, Shane (23 March 1998). "Underdogs Callan turn tables on the top Cats". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Davy Kelly RIP". Kilkenny GAA website. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Locke's back in the big time". Kilkenny People. 5 November 1999. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Brosnan tally carries Meelin to title". Irish Independent. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Offaly babes mauled by Kilkenny kittens". Offaly Independent. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Cat scan: As Kilkenny bid for yet another leinster title". Irish Independent. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "The scores, when, who they played with". Kilkenny Live. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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