Kieran Molloy (Gaelic footballer)

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Kieran Molloy
Personal information
Irish name Ciarán Ó Maolaí
Sport Gaelic football
Position Wing back
Born (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 29)
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation Site Engineer
Club(s)
YearsClub
2015–
Corofin
Club titles
Galway titles 6
Connacht titles 4
All-Ireland Titles 3
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
University of Galway
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2018–
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3

Kieran Molloy (born 27 June 1996) is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a half-back [1] for Corofin and the Galway county team.

He played for Corofin and University of Galway in the same day in 2018 (All-Ireland Club and Sigerson Cup), rushing to Dublin to play in the Sigerson after the Corofin game. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Molloy was selected as Footballer of the Year at the AIB GAA Club Players' Awards at Croke Park in April 2019. [6] [7] He attempted the same in 2018. [8]

References

  1. "Kieran Molloy bemoans lack of regard for player welfare in fixture scheduling". Sky Sports. 10 April 2019.
  2. O'Brien, Kevin (17 February 2018). "Agony and ecstasy for Kieran Molloy who played for both NUIG and Corofin today". The42.ie.
  3. Browne, P. J. (17 February 2018). "Kieran Molloy Makes Mad Dash From Club Semi To Make Sub Appearance In Sigerson Cup Final". Balls.ie.
  4. "Kieran Molloy feels football's highs and lows". RTÉ. 17 February 2018.
  5. "Corofin Star Kieran Molloy Makes Dramatic Appearance For NUIG In Sigerson Cup Final". Pundit Arena. 17 February 2018.
  6. "Club recognition for Kieran Molloy and Adrian Mullen". RTÉ. 7 April 2019.
  7. "Kieran Molloy and Adrian Mullen take club player of the year honours". The Irish Times. 7 April 2019.
  8. Loughran, Neil (16 February 2019). "NUI Galway sweat on Corofin star Kieran Molloy ahead of Sigerson Cup showdown". The Irish News .