Ger Power (hurler)
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| Native name | Gearóid de Paor (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The King[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerard Power (born 9 May 1960) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Midleton and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
Career
At club level, Power first played for Midleton as a dual player in the juvenile and underage grades. He was part of the Midleton team that claimed the Cork U21HC title in 1979, after a 3–11 to 2–04 defeat of Milford.[2] Power eventually became the goalkeeper on the club's senior team and won four Cork SHC medals between 1983 and 1991.[3] He also claimed two Munster Club SHC titles during this period, and captained Midleton to a 3–08 to 0–09 defeat of Athenry in the 1988 All-Ireland Club SHC final.[4][5]
Power first appeared on the inter-county scene for Cork when he was drafted onto the senior team in October 1983.[6] He was substitute goalkeeper to Ger Cunningham for Cork's 3–16 to 1–12 defeat of Offaly in the 1984 All-Ireland final.[7] Power also won consecutive Munster SHC medals. He remained on the panel as sub-goalkeeper until 1989.
Honours
- Midleton
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1988 (c)
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1983, 1987 (c)
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1983, 1986, 1987 (c), 1991
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 1984
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1979
- Cork
References
- ^ "Ger Power". Evening Echo. 12 March 1992. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Midleton under-21s gain deserved title". The Southern Star. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Midleton's glorious era from 1983 to 1991 changed the face of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "The GAA year of 1988". Ireland's Own. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Meyler back for Cork". The Cork Examiner. 26 October 1983. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Cork senior hurling teams: 1980-1989" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 19 January 2025.