Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Eimhin Ó Ceallaigh | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
1998 Lusmagh, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Lusmagh | |||
Club titles | |||
Offaly titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
Mary Immaculate College | |||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2021-present | Offaly | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Eimhin Kelly (born 1998) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Lusmagh and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Kelly first played hurling to a high standard[ original research?] in various Leinster competitions as a student at Banagher College in Banagher. [1] [2] After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Lusmagh club, he eventually made his debut at adult level. [3]
Kelly first appeared on the inter-county scene during an unsuccessful[ clarification needed] two-year tenure with the Offaly minor hurling team in 2015 and 2016. [4] He later spent one season with the under-21 team. [5]
Kelly made his senior team debut during the 2021 National Hurling League. [6] He secured his first silverware in his debut season, when Offaly claimed the National League Division 2A and Christy Ring Cup titles. [7] Kelly won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal in 2024 after a defeat of Laois in the final. [8]
His father, Brendan Kelly, was an All-Ireland SHC-winner with Offaly in 1994. [9]