Colm Galvin
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| Born | 2 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- Clare
Individual
[edit]- Awards
- GAA-GPA All-Star Award (1): 2013
- Bord Gáis Under-21 All-Star (2) : 2013, 2014
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hurler profile: Colm Galvin". Hurling stats website. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ "Clare midfielder Galvin: We want revenge over rebels". Irish Mirror. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ "Clare's Colm Galvin pursuing his American dream". Irish Examiner. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "All-Ireland winner Galvin is back from Boston and has rejoined the Clare hurling squad". The 42. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "All-Ireland winner Galvin forced to retire from inter-county hurling with Clare". The 42. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ "Former All Star Colm Galvin calls time on Clare career due to persistent groin injury". Irish Independent. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.