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

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.