Ruairí Kelly
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| Native name | Ruairí Ó Ceallaigh (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2005 (age 20–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruairí Kelly (born 2005) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Lusmagh and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
Kelly played hurling at all grades during his time as a student at Banagher College. He was part of the school's senior team that won the Leinster PPS SBHC title in 2024.[1] Kelly's performances for the school resulted in his earlier inclusion on the combined Offaly Schools team which won the Leinster PPS SAHC in 2023.[2] He has also lined out for the University of Limerick and won a Freshers 1 Hurling Championship title in 2025.[3]
After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Lusmagh club, Kelly made his senior team debut in 2023. He won an Offaly SBHC medal in 2025, following a 1–19 to 0–19 win over Carrig & Riverstown in the final.[4]
Kelly first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly during a two-year tenure with the minor team. His last game in the grade was a defeat by Tipperary in the 2022 All-Ireland MHC final.[5] Kelly immediately progressed to the under-20 team in 2023, however, Offaly lost the 2023 All-Ireland U20HC final to Cork.[6] He collected an All-Ireland U20HC winners' medal after beating Tipperary by 2-20 to 2-14 in the All-Ireland U20HC final.[7]
Kelly made his senior team debut during the 2026 National Hurling League.[8]
Honours
- Banagher College
- Leinster PPS Senior B Hurling Championship: 2024
- Offaly Schools
- University of Limerick
- Higher Education Freshers 1 Hurling League: 2025
- Lusmagh
- Offaly
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2024
- Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2023, 2024
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 2022
References
- ^ O'Callaghan, John (6 February 2024). "Brilliant Banagher College win Leinster Senior title after extra time thriller". Offaly Express. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ O'Callaghan, John (4 February 2023). "Terrific second half performance earns historic first title for Offaly Schools". Offaly Express. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Treacy, Enda (27 February 2025). "Darragh McCarthy and Tipp teammates help UL to retain their Freshers Championship title". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Jubilant Lusmagh hold out for great win as brave Carrig-Riverstown fall away in second half". Offaly Live. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Cork v Offaly: All-Ireland U20 hurling glory for Rebels". Echo Live. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Screeney and Bourke lead Offaly to famous All-Ireland U20 title". Irish Examiner. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Mckay, Jack (1 February 2026). "Jason Forde rattles 3-10 as Tipp dismiss Offaly challenge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 February 2026.