John Gilligan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

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with the Westmeath senior inter-county hurling & football teams. He is only one of a handful of dual stars in the country. On 22 May 2011, he made his championship debut against

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in the

2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2011 fixtures took place on 7 October 2010. The champions ...

, coming on as a substitute in a 4–10 to 1–14 win. He is expected to make his Senior football championship debut this summer for Westmeath. John also has an international rules cap for Ireland vs Scotland from 2011.

References

Living people Westmeath inter-county hurlers Year of birth missing (living people) Ballymore hurlers {{Westmeath-hurling-bio-stub