Mick Lawler is an Irish former sportsperson. He played

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with his local club

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. He played midfield in their victory in the 1967 Junior County final against Knocktopher. This was the first hurling title ever for that club. He was a member of the

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senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1971. With Kilkenny Lawler won an All-Ireland title and two

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titles. He was the first representative from the Coon club to play in an All Ireland hurling final. He later went on to play inter-county hurling for Wicklow.

References

Living people All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Kilkenny inter-county hurlers St Martin's (Kilkenny) hurlers Wicklow inter-county hurlers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Kilkenny-hurling-bio-stub