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| Born | 2003 (age 22–23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Connellan (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level,he plays with Thomastown and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Connellan played hurling while attending secondary school at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny. As a member of the school's senior hurling team,he lined out in the 1–17 to 0–15 defeat by Ardscoil Rís,Limerick in the 2022 All-Ireland PPS SAHC final. [1] At third-level,Connellan lined out with University College Dublin in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [2]
At club level,Connellan first played for Thomastown at juvenile and underage levels,winning a Kilkenny U21AHC title in 2022. He won Kilkenny IHC and Leinster Club IHC medals in 2023. [3] [4] Connellan scored two points when Thomastown beat Castlelyons by 2-23 to 0-13 in the 2024 All-Ireland Club IHC final. [5] He also added a Kilkenny SHC medal to collection in 2024 after an 0-18 to 0-07 defeat of O'Loughlin Gaels. [6]
At inter-county level,Connellan first played for Kilkenny as part of the under-20 team in 2023. [7] He was drafted onto the senior team in advance of the 2025 season. [8] Connellan won a Leinster SHC medal as a non-playing substitute in 2025. [9]