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 28)
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]

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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 .
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