Niall O'Brien (hurler)

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Niall O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Niall Ó Briain
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1994
Ballinagore,
County Westmeath, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
2011-present
Castletown Geoghegan
Club titles
Westmeath titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2012-present
Westmeath 34 (7-131)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 21 May 2023.

Niall O'Brien (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for the Westmeath senior team.

O'Brien made his first appearance for the team during the 2012 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. [1]

At club level O'Brien plays with the Castletown Geoghegan club.

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2023
TeamYear National League McDonagh Cup Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Westmeath 2012 Division 2A 21-0522-1510-0553-25
201342-1511-0020-0073-15
201430-0450-2500-0080-29
201551-3230-1810-0091-50
2016 Division 1B 30-0940-3210-1180-52
2017 Division 2A 10-0240-0210-0260-06
201850-0763-2310-00123-30
2019
2020 Division 1A 00-0021-0421-04
202130-1700-0030-17
2022 Division 2A 20-0252-0872-10
2023 Division 1A 41-1332-1373-26
Total325-10684-27277-11370-187416-264

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References

  1. "Six debutants named in Westmeath hurling team". Hogan Stand website. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.