Thomas Monaghan (hurler)

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Thomas Monaghan
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Thomas Monaghan in 2015
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Manacháin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1997
Craughwell, County Galway, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
2014–present
Craughwell ? (1-60)
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2015-present
Mary Immaculate College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2017–
Galway 2 (0-2)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Thomas Monaghan (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as left wing-forward for the Galway senior team. [1] [2]

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Born in Craughwell, County Galway, Monaghan first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Craughwell club. He was educated at and played hurling with Athenry Vocational School before studying at Mary Immaculate College. Here Monaghan won back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup medals.[ citation needed ]

Monaghan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Galway minor team. His tenure with the minor team culminated with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 2015. He subsequently joined the Galway under-21 team but has so far been an All-Ireland runner-up in this grade. Monaghan made his senior debut for Galway during the 2017 Walsh Cup. Since then he has won one All-Ireland medal, one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal. [3] [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 September 2017.
TeamYear Walsh Cup National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 201750-0760-0720-0200-00130-16
Total50-0760-0720-0200-00130-16

Honours

Mary Immaculate College
Galway

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References

  1. "Looking up to Joe Canning, going to college with Luke Meade and being coached by Jamie Wall". The 42. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. "The incredible rise of Conor Whelan and the cousin's memory he carries on his skin". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.