Paul O'Grady (hurler)

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Paul O'Grady
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Gráda
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1979
Patrickswell,
County Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Patrickswell
Club titles
Limerick titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2001-2006
Limerick 15
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Paul O'Grady (born 24 August 1979) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Patrickswell and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

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Career

At club level, O'Grady first played for Patrickswell at juvenile and underage levels, and was part of the club's under-21 team that won consecutive Limerick U21AHC titles in 1996 and 1997. [1] [2] He progressed to the club's senior side and won his first Limerick SHC medal in 2000 after a 0–16 to 0–15 win over Doon in the final. [3] O'Grady added a second Limerick SHC medal to his collection in 2003 after a win over Adare. [4]

O'Grady first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick as a member of the minor team in 1997. [5] He progressed to the under-21 team and won a Munster U21HC medal before later lining out in the 1–13 to 0–13 win over Galway in the 2000 All-Ireland under-21 final. [6] [7] O'Grady made his senior team debut in 2001. [8] He made a number of appearances before leaving the team in 2006.

Honours

Patrickswell
Limerick

References

  1. "The 'Well tops in rowdy final". Limerick Leader. 7 December 1996. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. "Another title for the 'Well". Limerick Leader. 20 December 1997. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. "Veteran Kirby fires 'Well to final glory". Irish Independent. 9 October 2000. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. "Old guard command the 'Well". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. "Limerick minor hurlers - trying since 1985". Limerick Live. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  6. "Brilliant Limerick rip Cork to shreds". Irish Independent. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  8. "Munster Final - a look back to Limerick's 2001 win in Pairc Ui Chaoimh". Limerick Live. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2024.