Nicholas "Nickie" Quaid (born 12 June 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side

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and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Early life

Quaid was born in

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, the middle child of three sons born to

Tommy Quaid Tommy Quaid (23 April 1957 – 10 October 1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Feohanagh-Castlemahon and Effin and was the goalkeeper on the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1976 unti ...

and Breda Grace. His father was an

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runner-up with Limerick as a goalkeeper in 1980. His grandfather,

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, won a

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medal in 1955, while his cousin,

Joe Quaid Joseph M. Quaid (born 10 April 1972) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He was the manager of the Westmeath senior team in 2019. Born in Feohanagh, County Limerick, Quaid was introduced to hurling by his father, an All-Ireland meda ...

, was the All-Ireland runner-up goalkeeper in 1994 and 1996.

Playing career

University

During his studies at the

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, Quaid became involved with the institute's senior hurling team. On 26 February 2011, he was at midfield when Tralee IT defeated

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by 1-17 to 1-15 in the final of the

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Club

Quaid joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's junior team. On 31 October 2010, Quaid won a Limerick Junior Championship medal following Effin's 1-16 to 1-10 defeat of St. Kieran's. As a member of divisional side Emmets, Quaid was at midfield when the team was defeated by

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in the Limerick Senior Championship final on 3 October 2010. On 25 September 2011, Quaid was at centre-back when Effin defeated Ballybrown in the final of the Limerick Intermediate Championship. His display in the subsequent 0-14 to 0-11 defeat of Ballyduff in the

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earned Quaid particular praise in the media.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Quaid first played for Limerick at minor level in 2006. His two seasons in the grade ended with back-to-back

defeats by

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. On 5 June 2008, Quaid made his first appearance for the Limerick under-21 hurling team, lining out in goal in Limerick's 2-17 to 1-07 defeat of

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. His three seasons in the under-21 grade ended with early championship defeats.

Senior

Quaid was one of a number of new players drafted onto the Limerick senior hurling team in 2010 in place of many of the 2009 panel who refused to play under manager Justin McCarthy. On 21 February 2010, he made his senior debut at midfield for Limerick in a

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defeat by

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at FitzGerald Park. Quaid made his first championship appearance on 20 June 2010 when he was introduced as a substitute for Andrew Brennan in the 44th minute of a

defeat by

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. Following the return of many of the regular Limerick panel in 2011, Quaid was one of the few players to be retained, switching from an outfield player to goalkeeper. On 30 April 2011, he won a National League Division 2 medal after a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of

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in the final. Quaid's performances during the 2012 season earned him an All-Star nomination. On 14 July 2013, Quaid was in goal in Limerick's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of

in the Munster final. Quaid was appointed captain of the Limerick senior hurling team on 9 December 2015. On 30 July 2018, Quaid's injury-time save from a

Séamus Harnedy Séamus Harnedy (born 17 July 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays for East Cork Championship club St Ita's, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward. Playin ...

shot at goal in the All-Ireland semi-final the previous day was listed by ''

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'' as its "sports highlight of the weekend". The magazine wrote: "You can’t really call yourself a sports fan if you don’t appreciate this play...Séamus Harnedy found himself in front of the net with a chance to score a potential game-winning goal. He might have been the hero if not for this jaw-dropping effort from Limerick goalie Nickie Quaid. Quaid, while diving to his right, managed to knock the ball out of mid-air before Harnedy could hit it into the net." On 19 August 2018, Quaid was in goal when Limerick won their first

title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of

in the final. He ended the season by being nominated for a second All-Star Award. On 31 March 2019, Quaid was selected in goal for Limerick's National League final meeting with

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. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. On 30 June 2019, Quaid won his first Munster Championship medal in six years following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of

in the

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. On 25 October 2020, Quaid won a second successive National League medal after Limerick's 0-36 to 1-23 win over Clare in the delayed final. Later that season he claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal - the third of his career - after keeping a clean sheet in the 0-25 to 0-21

defeat of Waterford. On 13 December 2020, Quaid won a second All-Ireland Championship medal after keeping a clean sheet in the 0-30 to 0-19 win over Waterford.

Inter-provincial

On 19 February 2012, Quaid was sub goalkeeper to

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's 3-14 to 1-16

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semi-final defeat by

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Personal life

Educated at Effin national school, Quaid later attended Mannix College in

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. After completing his

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he attended the

where he completed a

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in health, leisure and fitness, sports development, APA, health & wellness, personal training and sports psychology. He later worked as a Sports and Recreation Facilitator at St. Joseph's Foundation in Charleville.

Career statistics

Honours

;Institute of Technology, Tralee *

(2): 2007 2011 ;Effin *

Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

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: 2011, 2021 *

Limerick Junior Hurling Championship The Limerick Junior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Limerick GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Limerick. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Munster Junior Club Hur ...

: 2010 ;Limerick *

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, *

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* National Hurling League Division 1:

* National Hurling League Division 2:

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;Awards *''

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'' Team of the Year: 2020, 2022 *

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: 2020, 2022

References

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