Niall O'Farrell
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| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall O'Farrell (born 2004) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Broadford and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.
Career
O'Farrell attended Ardscoil Rís in Limerick and played hurling at all levels during his time as a student there. He was the senior team's top scorer in 2022, when Ardscoil Rís won the Dr Croke Cup after a 1–17 to 0–15 win over St Kieran's College in the final.[1] O'Farrell later studied at the TUS Midwest and lined out in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
At club level, O'Farrell first played for the Broadford club at juvenile and underage levels. He was part of the club's under-21 team that claimed the Clare U21BHC title in 2022.[3] O'Farrell progressed to adult level and won a Clare JAHC in 2023, following a 3–13 to 2–11 win over Clooney–Quin in the final.
O'Farrell first played for Clare during a two-year tenure with the minor team in 2020 and 2021.[4] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team.[5] O'Farrell made his senior team during Clare's National Hurling League Division 1B-winning campaign in 2026.[6][7]
Honours
- Ardscoil Rís
- Dr Croke Cup (1): 2022
- Broadford
- Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (1): 2023
- Clare Under-21 B Hurling Championship (2): 2022 2023
- Clare
References
- ↑ Keane, Paul (17 March 2022). "Kennedy delivers killer blow as Ardscoil Rís claim historic Croke Cup". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Battling TUS Mid West secure draw with UG but miss out on Fitzgibbon Cup knock-out stages". Limerick Live. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "U-21B Hurling Honours For Broadford". Clare FM. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cork minors lay down marker with 40-point win over Clare". Echo Live. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cork U20 hurlers strike late to lower Banner in dramatic Munster semi-final". Echo Live. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "New Banner Star O'Farrell Enjoying Debut Senior Campaign". Clare FM. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Allianz HL D1B Final: Clare defeat determined Dublin". GAA website. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.