Paul Shefflin
Irish hurler (1980–2022)
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Paul Shefflin (30 June 1980 – 4 March 2022) was an Irish hurler who played at club level with Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out at wing-back or corner-back.
County Kilkenny, Ireland
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| Born | 30 June 1980[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 March 2022 (aged 41) Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Shefflin first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballyhale Shamrocks club. He simultaneously lined out as a schoolboy with St Kieran's College and subsequently won a Fitzgibbon Cup title with the Waterford Institute of Technology. After joining the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team, he went on to win three All-Ireland Club Championship medals.[2][3][4] Shefflin first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that lost the 1998 All-Ireland minor final to Cork.[5] He later joined the under-21 team and made a number of appearances for the Kilkenny senior hurling team in pre-season tournaments.
Personal life and death
Shefflin's brothers, John and Tommy, won All-Ireland medals in the minor and under-21 grades. A third brother, Henry Shefflin, won a record ten All-Ireland medals at senior level. After graduating from Waterford Institute of Technology he worked as an accountant.
Shefflin died suddenly, while out running, on 4 March 2022, at the age of 41.[6]
Honours
- Waterford Institute of Technology
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 2000
- Ballyhale Shamrocks
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2007, 2010, 2015
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
- Kilkenny