Niall Moran

Niall Moran
Personal information
Irish name	Niall Ó Moráin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-forward
Born	(1983-03-01) 1 March 1983 Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation	Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1999-present	Ahane
Club titles
Limerick titles	2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2003-2013	Limerick	44 (7-97)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:05, 16 December 2013.

Niall Moran (born 1 March 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Limerick senior team.

Born in Castleconnell, County Limerick, Moran first excelled at hurling whilst at Ardscoil Rís. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Limerick minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2003 championship. Moran went on to play a key part in the forwards for a decade, and won one Munster medal and one National Hurling League (Division 2) medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team at various times, Moran won one Railway Cup medal in 2007. At club level he won two championship medals with Ahane.

Moran's career tally of 7 goals and 97 points ranks him as Limerick's sixth highest championship scorer of all-time.

Throughout his career Moran made 44 championship appearances, making one of Limerick's most "capped" player of all-time. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 14 December 2013.^[1]^[2]

His brothers, Ollie and James, have also played with Limerick.

Moran has also become involved in team management and coaching. He has served as manager and selector with various hurling teams at Ardscoil Rís.^[3]

Honours

Player

Ahane

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1999, 2004

Limerick

Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
National Hurling League (Division 2) (1): 2011
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2001, 2002
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2001, 2002

Munster

Railway Cup (1): 2007

Manager

Ardscoil Rís

Harty Cup (2): 2010, 2011

References

↑ "Niall Moran retires with Munster medal". Hogan Stand website. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
↑ O'Connell, Jerome (15 December 2013). "Tributes paid to retiring Limerick hurler Niall Moran". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
↑ O'Riordan, Ian (14 August 2013). "Limerick’s Niall Moran proud to be part of team with ex-pupils". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

Limerick – 2001 All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Champions (3rd title)

1 T. Houlihan (c) 2 D. Reale 3 B. Carroll 4 E. Mulcahy 5 M. O'Riordan 6 B. Geary 7 M. O'Brien 8 P. Lawlor 9 S. Lucey 10 E. Foley 11 K. Tobin 12 P. Tobin 13 C. Fitzgerald 14 N. Moran 15 M. Keane Sub used A. O'Shaughnessy for P. Tobin Manager D. Keane

Limerick – 2002 All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Champions (4th title)

1 T. Houlihan 2 D. Reale 3 E. Mulcahy 4 M. Cahill 5 E. Foley 6 P. O'Dwyer 7 M. O'Brien 8 P. Lawlor (c) 9 N. Moran 10 C. Fitzgerald 11 J. O'Brien 12 K. Tobin 13 A. O'Shaughnessy 14 P. Kirby 15 M. Keane Subs P. Tobin for C. Fitzgerald B. Carroll for P. O'Dwyer R. Hayes for M. O'Brien Manager D. Keane

Limerick – 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finalists

1 B. Murray 2 D. Reale 3 S. Lucey 4 S. Hickey 5 O. Moran 6 B. Geary 7 M. Foley 8 B. Foley 9 D. Ryan 10 N. Moran 11 M. O'Brien 12 T. J. Ryan 13 A. O'Shaughnessy 14 B. Begley 15 C. Fitzgerald Subs used P. Tobin for B. Begley M. Keane for B. Foley Manager R. Bennis

Limerick – 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: N. Moran for M. O'Brien; J. O'Brien for S. O'Connor; P. Tobin for M. FitzGerald; K. Tobin for D. Ryan; M. O'Riordan for P. Lawlor

Subs not used: D. Bulfin; H. Flavin; B. Foley; E. Foley; W. McNamara; M. O'Brien; P. O'Dwyer; G. O'Mahony; K. O'Rourke; D. Sheehan

Manager: R. Bennis

Coach: G. Kirby

Selectors: B. Hartigan; T. Hickey; A. O'Riordan

Limerick – 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers (Round 3)

1 B. Murray 2 D. Reale 3 S. Lucey 4 S. Hickey 5 M. O'Riordan 6 B. Geary 7 M. Foley 8 D. O'Grady 9 W. McNamara 10 M. O'Brien 11 O. Moran 12 N. Moran 13 A. O'Shaughnessy 14 S. O'Connor 15 D. Ryan Subs used D. Moloney for S. O'Connor D. Sheehan for D. Ryan P. Tobin for M. O'Brien D. Cosgrave for S. Lucey K. Tobin for N. Moran Manager R. Bennis

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