Niall Ó Muineacháin (born 10 July 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for the Kildare senior team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
10 July 1989 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 | ||
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 edit
Team edit
- Celbridge
- Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
- Kildare
- Christy Ring Cup (1): 2014 (c)
- National League (Division 3A) (1): 2009
- Kehoe Cup (1): 2013
References edit
- ^ "Niall Ó Muineacháin Named as County Senior Hurling Captain". Kildare GAA website. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Christy Ring Win Number Two For Kildare Despite Bizarre Opening". Kildare Nationalist. 16 April 2022.