Niall Deasy

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Niall Deasy
Personal information
Irish name Niall Déiseach
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1994
Ballyea, County Clare, Ireland
Occupation AIB business adviser
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Ballyea
Parnells
Club titles
Clare titles 2
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2011-2014
 NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2016–present
 Clare 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:09, 6 December 2018.

Niall Deasy (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-forward for club side Ballyea and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. [1]

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Playing career

Ballyea

Deasy joined the Ballyea club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-21 grade in 2012.

On 30 October 2016, Deasy scored 1-03 from right wing-forward when Ballyea defeated Clonlara by 2-14 to 1-14 to win the Clare Senior Championship for the first time ever. [2] He retained his place at wing-forward for the subsequent Munster Championship, which culminated with him winning a provincial medal after a 1-21 to 2-10 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. [3] On 17 March 2017, Deasy scored 1-06 when Ballyea were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final. [4]

On 21 October 2018, Deasy won a second Clare Championship medal following Ballyea's 1-20 to 1-14 defeat of Cratloe in the final. [5] He ended the championship as the top scorer with 2-48.

Clare

Minor and under-21

Deasy first played for Clare at minor level in 2011. He was an unused substitute throughout the championship campaign, which culminated with the winning of a Munster Championship medal on 10 July 2011 after a 1-20 to 3-09 defeat of Waterford in the final. [6]

Deasy subsequently joined the Clare under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute on 30 July 2014 after a 1-28 to 1-13 defeat of Cork in the final. [7] On 13 September 2014, Deasy was also an unused substitute in Clare's 2-20 to 3-11 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. [8]

Senior

Deasy was added to the Clare senior hurling panel in late 2016. [9] His involvement with the team during the National Hurling League was curtailed because of his involvement with the Ballyea club team and he was an unused substitute during the subsequent championship campaign.[ citation needed ]

Deasy made his first appearance for the Clare senior hurling team on 19 February 2017 in a 2-18 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the National Hurling League. [10]

Later that season he made his first championship appearance, scoring 1-01 from play, in a 3-17 to 2-16 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship. [11] Later that season he made his first championship appearance, coming on as a substitute for David Reidy, in a 2-27 to 2-18 defeat of Waterford in the Munster Championship. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2019.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Clare 2017 Division 1A 00-0000-0000-0000-00
201850-0210-0000-0060-02
201921-0200-0000-0021-02
Total71-0410-0000-0081-04

Honours

Ballyea
Clare

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References

  1. ↑ Fogarty, John (31 January 2017). "Dual-club role has helped me, says Niall Deasy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Rooney, Declan (30 October 2016). "Ballyea make history claiming Clare SHC title". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Cahill, Jackie (20 November 2016). "Little magician Tony Kelly leads Ballyea to the promised land with their first Munster title". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ McGoldrick, Seán (17 March 2017). "Cuala secure historic All-Ireland crown with emphatic win over Ballyea". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ballyea punish wasteful Cratloe and take Clare title". Irish Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (11 July 2011). "Banner flies high once again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (31 July 2014). "Banner boys blitz Rebels for glorious hat-trick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Cahill, Jackie (14 September 2014). "Kelly on fire as Clare young guns shoot down Wexford for a third title in a row". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Fogarty, John (31 January 2017). "Dual-club role has helped me, says Niall Deasy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. ↑ McEvoy, Enda (5 February 2018). "Banner's early dazzle sees Cats blindsided". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Clare made to sweat for their win over Limerick". Irish Examiner. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Verney, Michael (27 May 2018). "John Conlon and Tony Kelly fire Clare past depleted Waterford". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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