Éamonn Kelly (born 1968) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the

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junior hurling team. Born in

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, Kelly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a

dual player Dual player or dual star is a term used in Hiberno-English to describe someone who competes in multiple sports — for example, in Victorian Ireland, cricket and hurling. The term today in Gaelic games typically describes a male player who plays ...

, before later joining the under-21 hurling team. He joined the junior team for the 1987 championship. Kelly went on to play a key role for Tipperary over the next few years, and won one two All-Ireland medals in the junior grade. At club level Kelly played both hurling and Gaelic football with

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. In retirement from playing, Kelly became involved in team management and coaching. He was an

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-winning manager with the Kildangan intermediate hurling team in 2005, as well as serving as a manager and as a selector with the Tipperary under-21 and intermediate hurling teams. Kelly was appointed manager of the

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senior hurling team in January 2014. He led the county to a National Hurling League Div 2A title with a win over Carlow. His side then lost a controversial play-off to

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, missing out on a pace in Div 1B. His side regrouped to make it to the final of the Christy Ring Cup for the fourth time in five seasons. They faced

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but for the second year in a row lost out by a 2 points. In July 2015, Kelly stepped down from the position as Kerry manager. In September 2015, Kelly was named as the new manager of the

hurling team. In September 2016, Kelly stepped down as manager of the Offaly team, saying "Having reviewed the season just gone and considered the increasing personal and business demands on my time at present, I have informed Offaly County Board that I will not be in a position to continue as manager of the Senior Hurling team for 2017." Later that year, Kelly was named as manager of neighbouring county

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for the forthcoming season. Following two years at the helm of the O’Moore County and a relegation battle in Division 1B with Antrim, Kelly stepped down as Laois manager to return to club management henceforth after the county were knocked out of the Joe McDonagh Cup, saying: “I have enjoyed the last two years and made many friends. I am disappointed not to have built on the progress we made last year and I wish Laois every success going forward.”

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Honours

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;Tipperary *

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker ...

(2): 1989, 1991 *

Munster Junior Hurling Championship The Munster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Munster Council. The winners of the Munster Junior Hurling Ch ...

(3): 1988, 1989, 1991

Manager

;Kildangan * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2005 *

Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

(1): 2004 *

Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1979 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland. Th ...

(1): 2004 ;Kerry * National League (Division 2A) (2):

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, 2015 * Christy Ring Cup (1): 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Eamonn 1968 births Living people Kildangan hurlers (Tipperary) Kildangan Gaelic footballers (Tipperary) Tipperary inter-county hurlers Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers Hurling selectors Hurling managers