Patrick Kelly (born 30 September 1986) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Inagh-Kilnamona and is a former member of the Clare senior hurling team. Kelly attended

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Playing career

St. Flannan's College

Kelly first enjoyed major success playing with the

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team. In 2005 he was in goal as St. Flannan's faced Thurles CBS in the provincial decider, and made a great save to deny Brian Moran and an almost certain Thurles comeback. A 1-11 to 1-6 victory gave Kelly a Harty Cup medal. The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw St. Flannan's face St. Kieran's College. Kelly was singled out for particular praise in the 2-15 to 2-12 victory, giving him an

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medal.

Inagh-Kilnamona

Kelly plays his club hurling with Inagh-Kilnamona. In 2007 he won a championship medal in the under-21 grade.

Clare

Under-21

Kelly was overlooked by the selectors for the Clare minor team, however, he was added to the Clare under-21 team in his final year of being eligible for the grade. On 17 July 2007, he made his debut in a 2-14 to 1-11 Munster semi-final defeat by Cork.

Senior

Kelly was added to the Clare senior panel by new manager

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in 2008. He was an unused substitute throughout the entire

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and subsequent championship campaigns. On 29 March 2009, Kelly made his competitive debut in a 3-16 to 1-09 National League defeat by Kilkenny at Cusack Park. Over the next two seasons Kelly was an unused substitute, however, in 2012 he became first-choice goalkeeper. On 7 April 2012, he claimed his first silverware at senior level when Clare defeated

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by 0-21 to 1-16 to secure the National League Division 1B title. Kelly subsequently made his

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debut on 17 June 2012 in a 1-18 to 2-17 defeat by

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. On 10 February 2013, Kelly won a

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title after a 1-21 to 1-13 defeat of

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in the final at Semple Stadium. On 8 September 2013, he lined out in goal in the

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against Cork having earlier lost the Munster semi-final to the same opposition. Kelly made a number of key saves which denied

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and Anthony Nash goals from frees and the game ended in a 0-25 to 3-16 draw after a last-second point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan. The replay on 28 September 2013 also saw Kelly concede three goals, however, a hat-trick by Clare's Shane O'Donnell and further goals from

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and

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secured a 5–16 to 3–16 victory for Clare and an

medal for Kelly. He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star award. Kelly fell out of favour with the Clare selectors and was dropped as first-choice goalkeeper in favour of

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for the 2014 season. Over the next few seasons, Kelly and Tuohy alternated the goalkeeping position. On 14 December 2018, Kelly announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

Munster

In 2013 Kelly was sub goalkeeper to Anthony Nash on the Munster inter-provincial team. It was a successful campaign, as he claimed his first winners' medal following a 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of

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Career statistics

Inter-county

Honours

Team

;St. Flannan's College * All-Ireland Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2005 * Munster Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2005 ;Inagh-Kilnamona *Clare Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2007 ;Clare * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1):

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* National Hurling League (1):

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* National Hurling League Division 1B (1):

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(1):

;Munster * Railway Cup (1): 2012 (sub)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Patrick 1986 births Living people Alumni of the University of Galway Inagh-Kilnamona hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling goalkeepers