Joe O'Dwyer is an

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sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club

Killenaule Killenaule () is a small town and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Killenaule and Moyglass, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and the barony of Slievardagh. It is east of ...

and with the

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senior inter-county team since

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. He is a cousin of fellow Tipperary hurler

John O'Dwyer John O'Dwyer (born 17 September 1991) is an Irish hurling, hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Championship club Killenaule GAA, Killenaule and previously played at inter-county level with the Tipperary s ...

Career

O'Dwyer was named in the Tipperary squad for the

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and made his league debut on 15 February against

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starting at right corner back in a 2-20 to 0-14 defeat in

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. On 21 May 2017, O'Dwyer made his championship debut when he came on as a second half substitute in the 1-26 to 2-27 defeat to

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in the 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship. O'Dwyer made his first championship start for Tipperary on 1 July

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in the 2-18 to 0-15 win against

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in round 1 of the All Ireland Qualifiers in

Semple Stadium The Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. Located in Thurles, County Tipperary, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after Croke Park), with a capacity of 45,690. ...

References

External links

Tipperary GAA Player Profile
Tipperary inter-county hurlers Killenaule hurlers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub