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Niall Ó Muineacháin

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Niall Ó Muineacháin
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 35)
Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
Celbridge
Club titles
Kildare titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2008-present
Kildare
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 2
All Stars Christy Ring all star 2010

Niall Ó Muineacháin (born 10 July 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for the Kildare senior team.[1]

Born in Celbridge, County Kildare, Mackey first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kildare minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2008 Christy Ring Cup. Ó Muineacháin has gone on to play a key role for Kildare since then, and has won one Christy Ring Cup medal and one National League (Division 3A) medal.

At club level Ó Muineacháin is a four-time championship medallist with Celbridge.

He scored an own goal against London in the opening minute of the 2022 Christy Ring Cup contest.[2]

Honours

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Team

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Celbridge
Kildare

References

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  1. ^ "Niall Ó Muineacháin Named as County Senior Hurling Captain". Kildare GAA website. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Christy Ring Win Number Two For Kildare Despite Bizarre Opening". Kildare Nationalist. 16 April 2022.