Shay Boland

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Shay Boland
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Sport Hurling
Position Left Corner Back
Born Dublin, Ireland
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1990-1994
Dublin

Shay Boland is the current manager of the Dublin GAA under-21 hurling team. [1] He is a former inter county hurling player with Dublin GAA.

Boland managed the Dublin minor hurling team to two successive Leinster titles and two successive all-Ireland minor hurling finals in 2011 and 2012. Shay played as a corner back for the Dublin senior hurling team in the Leinster final against Kilkenny in 1991.

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References

  1. Clear your credit card. "Boland named Dublin U21 hurling manager - GAA, Sport". Herald.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dublin Minor Hurling Manager
2007-2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dublin Under-21 Hurling Manager
2012-2013
Succeeded by