Shane Meehan

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Shane Meehan
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Miacháin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 2002
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Banner
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 Mary Immaculate College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2021-present
 Clare 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:52, 19 February 2022.

Shane Meehan (born 2002) is an Irish hurler who plays for Clare Senior Championship club Banner GAA and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.

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Career

A member of the Banner club in Ennis, Meehan first came to prominence as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels and as a schoolboy with Rice College. He made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as a dual player with the Clare minor teams in 2018. Meehan captained the minor footballers the following season and was the minor hurling team's top scorer. [1] He ended the 2019 season as Munster Minor Footballer of the Year, while he was also named on the Minor Hurling Team of the Year. [2] Meehan subsequently progressed to under-20 level where he continued as a dual player. [3] [4] He joined the Clare senior hurling team in 2021.

On 21 July 2024, he came on as a substitute as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title. [5] [6] [7]

Career statistics

As of 13 February 2022.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Clare 2021 Division 1B 10-0100-0000-0010-01
202221-0100-0000-0021-01
Career total31-0200-0000-0031-02

Honours

Mary Immaculate College
Clare
Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Shane Meehan named as Clare Minor Football captain for 2019". Banner GAA website. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Announcing the 2019 Minor Hurling Team of the Year". Electric Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "U20 Football: McInerney and Meehan earn Clare last-four Cork clash". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hammer blow for Clare U20s with Rodgers and Meehan ruled out of championship". Irish Examiner. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Eoin (21 July 2024). "Clare find extra gear to edge Cork in historic hurling final epic". RTÉ Sport . Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "All-Ireland SHC Final: Clare win epic encounter". GAA.ie. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Clare 3-29 Cork 1-34". Munster GAA. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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