Paddy Kirwan (hurler)

Paddy Kirwan

Personal information
Irish name	Páidí Ó Ciarubháin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	Ballyskenagh, County Offaly
Occupation	Taxi driver
Club
Years	Club
	Ballyskenagh
Inter-county
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1978-1987	Offaly	15 (1-19)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2 [1]
All-Irelands	1
Paddy Kirwan is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballyskenagh and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1979 until 1984. Kirwan was a member of the Offaly team that won their first All-Ireland title in 1981. [1] [2] [3] Since retiring from the game, Kirwan has trained club teams, and has run a taxi service. [1] [4] He served as a selector for Offaly for 2006-07. [2] [5] References Joyce, Helen (17 July 2005). Caught in Time: Offaly win their first All-Ireland hurling championship, 1981 [ dead link ], The Times , Retrieved 9 December 2010 ("Paddy Kirwan: The only Ballyskenach hurler on the (1981) team, Kirwan was known for the length and accuracy of his pucks. Wing-forward on the day, he has since trained a number of club teams. He owns a taxi service.") (13 October 2006). McIntyre turns to 1981 heroes, Hogan Stand , Retrieved 10 December 2010 ("Offaly hurling manager John McIntyre has named 1981 All-Ireland winning heroes Paddy Kirwan and Aidan Fogarty as his selectors for the coming season. ... Kirwan played at left half forward in Offaly’s breakthrough All-Ireland final victory over Galway 25 years ago ...") (19 June 1992). Johnny Flaherty - The Offaly Master Still Going Strong and Still Attached to the Hurley, Hogan Stand , Retrieved 10 December 2010 (listing Kirwan as member of 1981 championship team; includes team picture) (24 April 1993). Divided Loyalties For Paddy Kirwan? Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine , Midland Tribune, Retrieved 10 December 2010 (noting that Kirwin had coached the U21 St Brendan's team for six seasons) (10 September 2007). Dooley set for Offaly post, Hogan Stand , Retrieved 10 December 2010 ("1981 All-Ireland winning captain Padraig Horan and outgoing selectors Paddy Kirwan and Aidan Fogarty had also been interviewed for the post" of new manager) External links https://web.archive.org/web/20101210035629/http://www.offalyexpress.ie/sport/Take-two-for-Drumcullen.6644669.jp This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.