Niall Ó Muineacháin (born 10 July 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for the

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...

senior team. Born in

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, Mackey first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kildare minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the

2008 Christy Ring Cup The 2008 Christy Ring Cup was the 4th annual second tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Carlow beat Westmeath in the final after extra time. Carlow were beaten by Laois the bottom team in the Liam MacCarthy C ...

. Ó Muineacháin has gone on to play a key role for Kildare since then, and has won one

Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Eac ...

medal and one National League (Division 3A) medal. At club level Ó Muineacháin is a four-time championship medallist with

. He scored an own goal against

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in the opening minute of the

2022 Christy Ring Cup The 2022 Christy Ring Cup is the 18th staging of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 9 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022. London returned to the competition after a 2 year h ...

contest.

Honours

Team

;Celbridge * Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 ;Kildare *

(1):

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Kehoe Cup The Kehoe Cup ( ; ga, Corn Mhic Eochaidh) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1977 for second- and third-tier inter-county teams in the province of Leinster in Irela ...

(1): 2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OMuineachain, Niall 1989 births Living people Kildare inter-county hurlers Celbridge hurlers