Colm Galvin

Colm Galvin
Personal information
Irish name Colm Ó hEáráin
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31)
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2010-
 Clonlara
Colleges(s)
Years College
 Mary Immaculate College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2012-2022
 Clare 10 (0-35)
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 1

Colm Galvin (born 2 February 1993) is an Irish hurler who previously played as a midfielder for the Clare senior team.[1]

Galvin joined the team during the 2012 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. A Munster medalist in the minor grade and a Munster and All-Ireland medalist in the under-21 grade.[2] At club level Galvin plays with Clonlara.[citation needed]

Galvin missed the start of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship as he was spending the summer in Boston. He returned from Boston at the end of June and rejoined the Clare hurling panel.[3][4]

Galvin attended NUI Galway.[5]

In February 2022, Galvin announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.[6][7]

Honours

Clare

Individual

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Hurler profile: Colm Galvin". Hurling stats website. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Clare midfielder Galvin: We want revenge over rebels". Irish Mirror. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Clare's Colm Galvin pursuing his American dream". Irish Examiner. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ^ "All-Ireland winner Galvin is back from Boston and has rejoined the Clare hurling squad". The 42. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "NUI Galway Students and Alumni Among All-Ireland Senior Hurling Finalists". 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. ^ "All-Ireland winner Galvin forced to retire from inter-county hurling with Clare". The 42. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Former All Star Colm Galvin calls time on Clare career due to persistent groin injury". Irish Independent. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.