Eoghan Connolly
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| Occupation | Electrician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eoghan Connolly is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Cashel King Cormacs and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2021.
Career
Connolly made his league debut on 13 June 2021 against Waterford when he came on as a late substitute.[1]
He made his Championship debut on 21 May 2023 when he started in the half-back line against Limerick in the 2023 Munster Championship.[2]
On 20 July in the 2025 All-Ireland final, Connolly started at full-back as Tipperary defeated Cork by 3-27 to 1-19 and claim a 29th All-Ireland title.[3][4][5]
Career statistics
- (Championship only) As of match played 20 July 2025
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Tipperary | 2021 | Division 1A | — | |||||||
| 2022 | Division 1B | — | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-01 | ||||
| 2024 | 4 | 0-05 | — | 4 | 0-05 | |||||
| 2025 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-10 | 3 | 0-04 | 7 | 0-14 | |||
| Career total | 10 | 0-15 | 5 | 0-05 | 15 | 0-20 | ||||
Honours
- Cashel Community School
- Tipperary PPS Under-17B Hurling Championship: 2017
- Cashel King Cormacs
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2025
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2018
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2019
- Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2019
- Individual
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2025
- All Star Award (1): 2025
References
- ^ "Waterford beat Tipperary with strong second-half showing". RTE Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Spoils shared between Limerick and Tipperary at Semple after epic encounter". Irish Independent. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Tipperary crush Cork with second-half final masterclass to claim All-Ireland crown". RTE Sport. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "All-Ireland SHC final recap: Tipperary 3-27 Cork 1-18". RTE Sport. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Eoghan Connolly: 'Last year, you were afraid to walk down the town to get a coffee'". Irish Examiner. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.