Colm Galvin (born 2 February 1993) is an Irish hurler who previously played as a midfielder for the Clare senior team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Colm Ó hEáráin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
2 February 1993 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2010- | Clonlara | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Mary Immaculate College | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012-2022 | Clare | 10 (0-35) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Galvin joined the team during the 2012 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. A Munster medalist in the minor grade and a Munster and All-Ireland medalist in the under-21 grade.[2] At club level Galvin plays with Clonlara.[citation needed]
Galvin missed the start of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship as he was spending the summer in Boston. He returned from Boston at the end of June and rejoined the Clare hurling panel.[3][4]
Galvin attended NUI Galway.[5]
In February 2022, Galvin announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.[6][7]
Honours
edit- Clare
Individual
edit- Awards
- GAA-GPA All-Star Award (1): 2013
- Bord Gáis Under-21 All-Star (2) : 2013, 2014
References
edit- ^ "Hurler profile: Colm Galvin". Hurling stats website. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Clare midfielder Galvin: We want revenge over rebels". Irish Mirror. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Clare's Colm Galvin pursuing his American dream". Irish Examiner. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "All-Ireland winner Galvin is back from Boston and has rejoined the Clare hurling squad". The 42. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "NUI Galway Students and Alumni Among All-Ireland Senior Hurling Finalists". 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "All-Ireland winner Galvin forced to retire from inter-county hurling with Clare". The 42. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Former All Star Colm Galvin calls time on Clare career due to persistent groin injury". Irish Independent. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.