Wicklow county hurling team

The Wicklow county hurling team represents Wicklow in hurling and is governed by Wicklow GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Christy Ring Cup and the National Hurling League.

Wicklow's home ground is Pearse Park, Arklow. The team's manager is Éamonn Scallan.

The team has never won the Leinster Senior Championship, the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League.

History

Wicklow won the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship in 1967 and 1971.

Wicklow won the Kehoe Cup on seven occasions: in 1989, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Current panel

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No. Player Position Club 1 Conor McNally Goalkeeper Bray 2 Geoffrey Bermingham Right corner back Kiltegan 3 Stephen Kelly Full back Eire Og 4 Martin O'Brien Left corner back Annacurra 5 Gary Byrne Left half forward Glenealy 6 John Henderson Centre back Bray Emmets 7 Shane Byrne Left half back Avondale 8 Eamonn Kearns Midfield Avondale 9 Ronan Keddy Midfield Kilcoole 10 Christy Moorehouse Right half forward Bray Emmets 11 Mikey Lee Centre forward Bray Emmets 12 Jonathan O'Neill Left half forward Glenealy 13 Andy O'Brien Right corner forward St Patricks 14 Wayne O'Gorman Full forward Glenealy 15 Danny Staunton Left corner forward Glenealy

^INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
^RET Player has since retired from the county team.
^WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.

^[1] ==Current management team==

• Manager: Casey O'Brien
• Coach: [[]], since 2023 ^[2]

Managerial history

Efforts to find a manager to replace Michael Neary led the Wicklow County Board to advertise the position in the national media in early 2005. ^[3]

Michael Neary Dublin ^[4] 2000–2004

Willie Carley Wexford 2005–2006 ^{[5] [4]}

Michael Neary ⁱ Dublin ^[4] 2006 ^{[4] [6]}

Brendan Cuddihy 2006 ^[7]

John Mitchell 2006–2008

Michael Phelan 2009

Casey O'Brien 2009–2015 ^{[8] [ additional citation(s) needed ]}

Martin Storey Wexford 2015–2016 ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Séamus Murphy Wexford 2016–2018 ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Éamonn Scallan Wexford 2018–2022 ^{[15] [16]}

Casey O'Brien Wicklow 2023–

Crest and colours

Wicklow's traditional team colours are royal blue and gold. The kits are usually blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks with a gold trim. Wicklow's alternative jersey is white with blue shorts and blue socks.

The Wicklow crest features the roundtower of Glendalough in the foreground surrounded by a large 'W' standing for the name of the county. In the background of the crest is a green mountain, representing the Wicklow Mountains and below is a hand holding a Gaelic football and a hurley and sliotar.

Kit evolution

Original kit[ needs update ]

c. 2014?

2021– [17] [ needs update ]

Team sponsorship

W H Scott Lifting became Wicklow's Hurling shirt sponsor ahead of the 2017 season. ^[18]

Manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
	Years	Sponsor
O'Neills
	1999–2003	Wicklow GoI
	2004–2005	White Young Green
	2006–2009	Ballymore Group
	2010–2013	Brennan Hotels
	2014–2016	Arklow Bay Hotel
	2016– 2018	W H Scott Lifting
	2019–	YUASA

Honours

National

• All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
  • Winners (1): 2003
  • Runners-up (2): 1995, 2002
• All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1971
• All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
  • Winners (2): 1967, 1971
• Christy Ring Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2011, 2012
• Nicky Rackard Cup
  • Winners (3): 2023
• National Hurling League Division 2B
  • Winners (2): 2014, ^[19] 2019 ^[20]
• National Hurling League Division 3A
  • Winners (1): 2011 ^[21]
• National Hurling League Division 3B
  • Winners (1): 2010 ^[22]
• All-Ireland Under 21 B Hurling Championship
  • Winners (1): 2015

Provincial

• Kehoe Cup
  • Winners (7): 1989, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
• Kehoe Shield
  • Winners (1): 2022
• Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship
  • Winners (1): 1971
• Leinster Junior Hurling Championship
  • Winners (5): 1954, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971

References

1. McCoy, Niall (22 December 2022). "Hurling management teams for the 2023 season". RTÉ.ie .
2. "Wicklow role". 4 January 2023.
3. "Wicklow advertise position". Hogan Stand. 19 January 2005.
4. "Carley resignation rocks Wicklow hurlers". RTÉ. 5 January 2005. Former boss Michael Neary has been charged with readying the Wicklow senior hurlers for their Walsh Cup campaign after the shock departure of manager Willie Carley. Dublin native Neary, who was the Garden county's player/manager previous to Carley taking over last March, is putting a panel together for Wicklow's Kehoe Cup tie with Carlow on January 29.
5. "Wicklow appoint new hurling boss". RTÉ. 2 March 2005. Wexford man Carley, who manages his county's senior camogie side, succeeds Michael Neary, who quit the role last year.
6. "Wicklow hurlers still without a manager". RTÉ. 12 January 2006. As the Wicklow hurlers returned to training under Michael Neary, their search for a new Hurling Manager is continuing. Willie Carley resigned from the post after just a year in charge but County Chairman, Mick O'Hagan said they will not be rushing into an appointment. The present involvement of Neary in a temporary role means that O'Hagan wont be rushing into an appointment.
7. "Cuddihy appointed Wicklow hurling manager". Wicklow People . 2 February 2006. Dr. Cuddihy steps into the breach after Willie Carley stepped down at the end of the 2005 season. Any hopes of Michael Neary acting as his replacement were dashed when he was appointed to one of the high profile Leinster jobs.
8. "Casey O'Brien steps down as Wicklow boss". RTÉ. 28 May 2015.
9. Keys, Colm (3 November 2015). "Storey to take Wicklow hurling reins". Irish Independent.
10. "Martin Storey To Be Appointed As Wicklow Hurling Manager". Pundit Arena. 4 November 2015.
11. "Storey leaves the Garden". Wexford People . 27 August 2016.
12. "Murphy ratified in Wicklow". Hogan Stand. 26 October 2016.
13. Lawrence, Brendan (15 September 2018). "Murphy steps down". Wicklow People .
14. "Committee appointed to replace Murphy as hurling boss". Bray People . 15 September 2018.
15. "Ex-Wexford star Eamonn Scallan appointed as Wicklow hurling manager". Sky Sports. 14 November 2018.
16. Lawrence, Brendan (15 June 2022). "Search for county GAA managers in Wicklow to begin after review". Wicklow People . Wicklow hurling boss Eamonn Scallan's time as manager has come to an end after a four-year stint but county Chairman Martin Fitzgerald says that the ball is very much in the Wexford native's court and that he is entitled to apply for the job again if he so chooses.
17. "Wicklow unveil new jersey for 2021 season". Hogan Stand. 30 April 2021.
18. "Pics: London And Wicklow Launch Slick New GAA Jerseys". Pundit Arena. 1 February 2017. Similar to London, the new Wicklow GAA jersey with new sponsor Joule generated a positive reaction after its official launch in the Powerscourt Hotel on Tuesday evening.
19. "Hurling League: Wicklow edge Down in 2B final". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014.
20. "Celebrating the 2019 league champions!". Bray People . 15 February 2020.
21. "O'Neill finds his range as Wicklow dig deep to deny Derry". Irish Independent . 18 April 2011.
22. "NHL 3B final: O'Neill-inspired Wicklow power to title". Hogan Stand . 1 May 2010.