Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pádraig Ó Duibhir | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-back | ||
Born | Hugginstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | 19 December 1965||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Occupation | Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Carrickshock | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1989-1996 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Patrick Dwyer (born 19 December 1965) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level he played with Carrickshock and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-back. [1]
Dwyer first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Carrickshock club before eventually joining the club's top adult team. [2] He first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny junior team that won the All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1988. This success saw Dwyer drafted on to the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1989. He was full-back on the Kilkenny team that won consecutive All-Ireland CHampionship titles in 1992 and 1993. [3] [4] Dwyer's other honours include two National League titles, three consecutive Leinster Championship medals and an All-Star Award. In retirement from playing he became involved in team management with Carrickshock. [5]
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