Paul Kelly (hurler)

Paul Kelly
Personal information
Irish name	Pól Ó Ceallaigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	14 December 1979 Mullinahone, County Tipperary
Height	5'11"
Club(s)
Years	Club
1990s–2007 2008–2009	Mullinahone O'Loughlin Gaels
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1998–2011	Tipperary	36 (1–48)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NHL	2
All Stars	2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of March 2006.

Paul Kelly (born 14 December 1979) is an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Mullinahone and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team. Recently he has transferred clubs to O'Loughlin Gaels club in Kilkenny but since 2010 he has returned to play for Mullinahone. He is noted for his versatility, playing in the backline, midfield and more recently in the forward line.

Early life

Paul Kelly was born in Mullinahone on the Tipperary-Kilkenny border in 1979.He is the older brother of Eoin Kelly.e was educated locally and attended Scoil Riain Killenaule Vocational School which has produced many Tipperary Hurlers.

Playing career

Club

Kelly played his club hurling with his native Mullinahone with whom he has won one County Senior Hurling medal in 2002. On 17 March 2008 it was announced that Paul would join O'Loughlin Gaels a Kilkenny club for the upcoming club Season. He has since returned to Mullinahone. He won a Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship with them in 2011.

Inter-county

Kelly was quickly selected for inter-county duty with Tipperary. He joined the Tipp minors at a relatively young age and went on to win an All-Ireland minor medal in 1996 and a Munster minor medal in 1997. He won a Munster Under-21 medal in 1999. Having joined the Tipperary senior hurling panel in 1998 he was a key member of the panel when the team won the National League, the Munster Championship and the All-Ireland Championship in 2001. Kelly also won a Railway Cup medal with Munster in 2001. Although not having much success with Tipperary in 2002 he received his first All-Star award. Although losing out to Cork in the Munster Final in 2005, Kelly scored 7 points from his midfield position and was named RTÉ's 'man of the match.' He claimed a further All-Star award in 2005, together with his brother Eoin. Kelly has also won 2 Under-21 caps for Ireland in the Shinty Internationals against Scotland. In April 2010, Kelly broke his ankle in a club match, jeopardising his participation in the 2010 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.^[1]

References

↑ "Paul Kelly suffers broken ankle". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-13.

Teams

Tipperary - 1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (16th title)

1 F. Horgan 2 T. Costello 3 F. Heaney 4 W. Hickey 5 T. Keane 6 J. Carroll 7 J. Teehan 8 W. Maher (c) 9 M. Ryan 10 D. Browne 11 D. Fahy 12 P. Kelly 13 A. Doyle 14 E. O'Neill 15 M. Kennedy Subs used 21 P. Lonergan for M. Ryan 20 P. O'Brien for P. Kelly 17 E. Carey for A. Doyle Subs not used 16 J. Connolly 18 S. Ryan 19 M. Cummins 22 N. Cleere 23 M. McGrath 24 R. O'Donoghue Manager D. Cahill Selectors G. O'Neill P. Butler

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (25th title)

1 B. Cummins 2 T. Costello 3 P. Maher 4 P. Ormond 5 É. Corcoran 6 D. Kennedy 7 P. Kelly 8 E. Enright 9 T. Dunne (c) 10 M. O'Leary 11 J. Carroll 12 E. Kelly 13 E. O'Neill 14 D. Ryan 15 L. Corbett Subs used D. Fahy for T. Costello P. O'Brien for E. O'Neill M. Ryan for P. Kelly C. Gleeson for D. Kennedy Subs not used L. Cahill J. O'Brien N. Morris D. Rabbitte B. O'Meara J. Leahy A. Butler P. Curran Manager N. English Selectors K. Hogan J. Bergin

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Champions (37th title)

1 B. Cummins 2 É. Buckley 3 P. Curran 4 C. O'Brien 5 É. Corcoran 6 C. O'Mahony 7 S. Maher 8 J. Woodlock 9 S. McGrath 10 P. Kerwick 11 S. Callanan 12 J. O'Brien 13 E. Kelly (Playing Capt.) 14 L. Corbett 15 S. Butler Subs D. Fanning for Curran M. Webster for Kerwick H. Maloney for Butler B. Dunne for Woodlock Subs not used G. Kennedy P. Bourke A. Byrne D. Egan D. FitzGerald P. Kelly R. O'Dwyer P. Ormond (Capt.) W. Ryan P. Stapleton T. Stapleton D. Gleeson Manager L. Sheedy Trainer C. O'Neill

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 B. Cummins 2 P. Stapleton 3 P. Maher 4 P. Curran 5 D. Fanning 6 C. O'Mahony (vc) 7 B. Maher 8 J. Woodlock 9 S. McGrath 10 P. Kerwick 11 S. Callanan 12 J. O'Brien 13 N. McGrath 14 E. Kelly 15 L. Corbett Subs used 19 B. Dunne for J. O'Brien 28 W. Ryan (c) for P. Kerwick 30 M. Webster for J. Woodlock Subs not used 16 D. Gleeson 17 É. Buckley 18 J. Devane 20 D. FitzGerald 21 S. Hennessy 22 P. Kelly 23 P. Maher 24 S. Maher 25 H. Maloney 26 C. O'Brien 27 G. Ryan 29 T. Stapleton Manager L. Sheedy Coach E. O'Shea Selector M. Ryan Trainer C. O'Neill

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

2002 All-Star Hurling Team

1 D. FitzGerald 2 M. Kavanagh 3 B. Lohan 4 P. Larkin 5 F. Hartley 6 P. Barry 7 P. Kelly 8 C. Lynch 9 D. Lyng 10 E. Kelly (W) 11 H. Shefflin^HOTY 12 K. McGrath 13 E. Kelly (T) 14 M. Comerford 15 D. J. Carey

2005 All-Star Hurling Team

1 D. FitzGerald 2 P. Mulcahy 3 D. O'Sullivan 4 O. Canning 5 D. Hardiman 6 J. Gardiner 7 S. Óg Ó hAilpín 8 J. O'Connor^HOTY 9 P. Kelly 10 B. O'Connor 11 H. Shefflin 12 T. Walsh 13 G. Farragher 14 E. Kelly 15 D. Hayes

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