Brian Molloy (hurler)
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Ballinasloe,
County Galway, Ireland
_(cropped).jpg) Molloy in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brían Ó Maolmhuaidh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner forward | ||
| Born |
9 September 1995 Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2012-present | Kilnadeema–Leitrim | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Maynooth University | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2015-2017 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Brian Molloy (born 9 September 1995) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Kilnadeema–Leitrim and he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams.
Molloy first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St. Brigid's Vocational School in Loughrea. He was part of the school's senior team that won the All-Ireland Vocational Schools SHC title in 2011.[1] He later lined out with Maynooth University in the Fitzgibbon Cup, while he also captured a Kehoe Cup title in 2017.[2][3]
At club level, Molloy first played at juvenile and underage levels with Kilnadeema–Leitrim, before eventually progressing to adult level.[4] He was full-forward on the team that suffered defeat by Rower-Inistioge in the 2014 All-Ireland Club IHC final.[5]
Molloy's inter-county career with Galway began with a three-year association with the minor team. He was a 15-year-old non-playing substitute when he claimed an All-Ireland MHC winners' medal in 2011.[6] Molloy was denied a second medal when Waterford beat Galway in the 2013 All-Ireland minor final.[7] A three-year association with the under-21 team yielded little in terms of on-field success. He captained the team to a defeat by Waterford in the 2016 All-Ireland under-21 final.[8] Molloy also earned inclusion on the Team of the Year in 2015 and 2016.[9][10]
By this stage, Molloy had already joined the senior team, having made his debut during the successful Walsh Cup campaign in 2015.[11] He also won an All-Ireland IHC medal that year and was a non-playing substitute when Kilkenny beat the senior team in the 2015 All-Ireland final.[12] Molloy remained a peripheral figure with the team over the following few years and was a member of the extended training panel when Galway beat Waterford to claim the All-Ireland SHC title in 2017.[13]