P. J. Martin
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| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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P. J. Martin (born 1965) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Tullamore and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
Martin played hurling and Gaelic football at all levels with the Tullamore club. He was part of the Tullamore team that beat Kinnitty by 2–15 to 0–08 to win the Offaly IHC title in 1989.[1] As a Gaelic footballer, Martin won Offaly SFC titles in 2000 and 2002.[2][3]
At inter-county level, Martin first appeared for Offaly as part of the under-21 team in 1985 and 1986. He made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game against Roscommon in November 1987. Martin later won his first Leinster SHC medal in 1988.[4] After a number of years away from the team, Martin claimed a second Leinster SHC medal, alongside his brother Kevin, in 1995. He was an unused substitute for Offaly's defeat by Clare in the 1995 All-Ireland SHC final.[5]
Honours
- Tullamore
- Offaly Senior Football Championship (2): 2000, 2002
- Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1989
- Offaly
References
- ↑ "Tullamore hurlers sound warning to Southern stronghold". Offaly Independent. 6 October 1989. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Super sub Martin ends year on a high". Irish Independent. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tullamore living life of O'Reilly". Irish Independent. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Clare hurling's 1995 All-Ireland win: Remembering the day V95 became Victory 95". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.