Patrick Kelly (born 30 September 1986) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Inagh-Kilnamona and is a former member of the Clare senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
30 September 1986 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Nickname | Pa | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2008-present | Inagh-Kilnamona | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008-2018 | Clare | 17 (0-01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:38, 15 December 2018. | |||
Kelly attended NUI Galway.[1]
Playing career edit
St. Flannan's College edit
Kelly first enjoyed major success playing with the St. Flannan's College team.
In 2005 he was in goal as St. Flannan's faced Thurles CBS in the provincial decider, and made a great save to deny Brian Moran and an almost certain Thurles comeback. A 1-11 to 1-6 victory gave Kelly a Harty Cup medal.[2] The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw St. Flannan's face St. Kieran's College. Kelly was singled out for particular praise in the 2-15 to 2-12 victory, giving him an All-Ireland medal.[3]
Inagh-Kilnamona edit
Kelly plays his club hurling with Inagh-Kilnamona.[citation needed]
In 2007 he won a championship medal in the under-21 grade.[where?][citation needed]
Clare edit
Under-21 edit
Kelly was overlooked by the selectors for the Clare minor team, however, he was added to the Clare under-21 team in his final year of being eligible for the grade. On 17 July 2007, he made his debut in a 2-14 to 1-11 Munster semi-final defeat by Cork.
Senior edit
Kelly was added to the Clare senior panel by new manager Mike McNamara in 2008. He was an unused substitute throughout the entire National League and subsequent championship campaigns. On 29 March 2009, Kelly made his competitive debut in a 3-16 to 1-09 National League defeat by Kilkenny at Cusack Park.[4]
Over the next two seasons Kelly was an unused substitute, however, in 2012 he became first-choice goalkeeper. On 7 April 2012, he claimed his first silverware at senior level when Clare defeated Limerick by 0-21 to 1-16 to secure the National League Division 1B title.[5] Kelly subsequently made his Munster Championship debut on 17 June 2012 in a 1-18 to 2-17 defeat by Waterford.[6]
On 10 February 2013, Kelly won a Waterford Crystal Cup title after a 1-21 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final at Semple Stadium.[7] On 8 September 2013, he lined out in goal in the All-Ireland final against Cork having earlier lost the Munster semi-final to the same opposition. Kelly made a number of key saves which denied Daniel Kearney and Anthony Nash goals from frees and the game ended in a 0-25 to 3-16 draw after a last-second point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan.[8] The replay on 28 September 2013 also saw Kelly concede three goals, however, a hat-trick by Clare's Shane O'Donnell and further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5–16 to 3–16 victory for Clare and an All-Ireland medal for Kelly.[9] He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star award.[10]
Kelly fell out of favour with the Clare selectors and was dropped as first-choice goalkeeper in favour of Donal Tuohy for the 2014 season.[11] Over the next few seasons, Kelly and Tuohy alternated the goalkeeping position.
On 14 December 2018, Kelly announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.[12]
Munster edit
In 2013 Kelly was sub goalkeeper to Anthony Nash on the Munster inter-provincial team. It was a successful campaign, as he claimed his first winners' medal following a 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of Connacht.[13]
Career statistics edit
Inter-county edit
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Clare | 2008 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2009 | Division 1 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | |
| 2010 | Division 2 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2012 | Division 1B | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-01 | |
| 2013 | Division 1A | 6 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | 14 | 0-00 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-01 | ||
| 2015 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | ||
| 2016 | Division 1B | 7 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |
| 2017 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-01 | 12 | 0-00 | 48 | 0-02 | ||
Honours edit
Team edit
- St. Flannan's College
- All-Ireland Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2005
- Munster Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2005
- Inagh-Kilnamona
- Clare Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2007
- Clare
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- National Hurling League (1): 2016
- National Hurling League Division 1B (1): 2012
- Waterford Crystal Cup (1): 2013
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 2012 (sub)
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (14 March 2005). "Flannan's power to Harty history". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Foley, Clíona (3 May 2005). "O'Connor's new kids on block lift gloom as Flannan's deliver". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Kilkenny in cruise control". Irish Times. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 April 2012). "Defiant Clare showing their steel". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (18 June 2012). "Dogged Déise shade a gripper". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Fitzgerald 'not fooled' as Banner power past Tipp". Irish Independent. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 October 2013). "13 Clare players nominated for 2013 GAA/GPA hurling Allstars". The 42. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Losing his place drove Kelly on". The Clare Champion. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "All-Ireland winning goalkeeper retires". Hogan Stand. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Munster beat Connacht to claim Interpro crown". Irish Independent. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2013.