Michael Galligan (born 17 January 1968) is an Irish hurler who played for club side Claughaun and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Career

Galligan first played competitive hurling at primary school in

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before lining out for

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team in the Dr. Harty Cup. His early club career with CLaughaun yielded county championship titles in every juvenile and underage grade before winning his only

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title at senior level in 1986. Galligan's first inter-county experience came during a two-year spell with the Limerick minor team, which was followed by two seasons with the under-21 team. He made his senior debut against

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during the 1989–90 league. Galligan was a stalwart of the team for much of the following decade and was included on the Limerick teams that lost the All-Ireland finals in

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and

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. His career honours include two

Munster Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurlin ...

medals, two

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titles and a

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medal with

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. Galligan retired from inter-county hurling in December 2000.

Personal life

Galligan was born in

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but was raised in

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after his family relocated there shortly after he was born. His father,

Billy Galligan William Galligan (5 January 1937 – 1 February 2023) was an Irish hurler. He lined out with a number of club sides, including Charleville, Lees, Blackrock and Claughaun, and also played at inter-county level with Cork. Career Galligan fir ...

, won a Cork County Championship title with

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in 1961 and also lined out with the

Cork senior hurling team The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Cha ...

. Galligan's uncle, Tommy Joy, was a prominent player with

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team.

Honours

;Claughaun *

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board o ...

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;Limerick *

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: 1991-92,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galligan, Mike 1968 births Living people Claughaun hurlers Claughaun Gaelic footballers Limerick inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers