Tom Condon (hurler)

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Condon joined the Knockaderry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team.^[2]

Condon first lined out for Limerick as a member of the minor team during the 2005 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 4 May when he lined out at left corner-back in a 2-14 to 1-06 defeat of Tipperary.^[3] Condon was again at left corner-back on 26 June when Limerick suffered a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat by Cork in the Munster Championship final.^[4] Limerick subsequently qualified for the All-Ireland final on 11 September. Condon was again at left corner-back for the 3-12 to 0-17 defeat by Galway, in what was his last game in the minor grade.^[5]

After progressing onto the Limerick under-21 team, Condon was included on the panel for the 2007 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 11 July when he lined out at full-back in Limerick's 2-14 to 2-10 defeat by Waterford.^{[citation needed]}

Condon was eligible for the under-21 grade again the following year. On 17 July 2008, he made his last appearance for the team when he lined out at full-back in Limerick's 1-13 to 0-15 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship semi-final.

Condon was added to the Limerick intermediate team for the 2007 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 10 June when he lined out at right corner-back in Limerick's 0-17 to 0-15 defeat of Tipperary. On 7 July, Condon started the Munster Championship final on the bench, however, he was introduced as a substitute in the 5-11 to 1-12 defeat by Waterford.^[6]

Condon was retained on the Limerick intermediate team for the 2008 Munster Championship. On 31 July, he won a Munster Championship medal when he lined out at right corner-back in Limerick's 2-16 to 2-12 defeat of Tipperary in the final.^[7] Limerick subsequently qualified for the All-Ireland final on 30 August. Condon was again at right corner-back for the 1-16 to 0-13 defeat by Kilkenny.

On 8 February 2009, Condon made his first appearance for the Limerick senior team when he lined out at left corner-back in a 3-13 to 1-18 defeat of Clare in the National League. He made his first Munster Championship appearance on 20 June when he came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Mark O'Riordan in a 0-25 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in a semi-final replay.^[8] At the end of a disappointing season, Limerick manager Justin McCarthy dropped several high-profile players from the panel.^[9] Over the course of the winter, many more players, including Condon, withdrew from the panel and refused to play while McCarthy and his management team remained in place.^[10][11] The Limerick County Board refused to remove McCarthy and contested the 2010 season with a new group of players.

Condon returned to the panel the following year and made his first appearance under new manager Dónal O'Grady on 6 March 2011 in a 1-25 to 2-11 National League defeat of Down. On 30 April, he was at right corner-back when Limerick defeated Clare by 4-12 to 2-13 to win the Division 2 title.^[12] Condon ended the season by being one of three Limerick nominees for an All-Star.^[13]

On 14 July 2013, Condon lined out in his first Munster Championship final. He was at left corner-back for Limerick's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of Cork and a first title in 17 years.^[14] Condon ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star.^[15]

In July 2018, Condon received a two-match suspension after receiving a red card for jabbing the butt of his hurley into David Reidy's midriff in a 0-26 to 0-15 Munster Championship defeat by Clare.^[16][17] On 19 August, Condon was introduced as a 72nd-minute substitute for Richie English when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.^[18]

On 31 March 2019, Condon was selected at right corner-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.^[19] On 30 June 2019, Condon won his first Munster Championship medal in six years when he was a non-playing substitute in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.^[20]

In January 2021, Condon announced his retirement form inter-county hurling.^[21][22]

Condon was first selected for the Munster inter-provincial team for the 2012 Inter-provincial Championship. He made his first appearance on 19 February when he lined out at left corner-back in a 3-14 to 1-16 defeat by Leinster in the semi-final.^[23]

Condon was selected for the Munster team again the following year. On 3 March 2013, he won a Railway Cup medal when he lined out at full-back in Munster's 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of Connacht in the final.^[24]

For the third year in succession, Condon was selected for the Munster team. On 9 February 2014, he was at right corner-back when Munster suffered a 1-18 to 0-16 defeat by an all-Galway Connacht side in the semi-final.^[25]

After a one-year hiatus to the competition, Condon was back on the Munster panel for the 2016 Championship. On 15 December he was an unused substitute when Munster defeated Leinster by 2-20 to 2-16 to win the Railway Cup.^[26]

Condon is married to Limerick camogie player Sarah Carey.^[27]

As of match played 13 December 2020.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Limerick	2009	Division 1	5	0-00	1	0-00	1	0-00	7	0-00
	2010		—		—		—		—
	2011	Division 2	6	0-01	1	0-00	3	0-01	10	0-02
	2012	Division 2	6	0-00	1	0-00	4	0-00	11	0-00
	2013		4	0-00	2	0-00	1	0-00	7	0-00
	2014		6	0-02	2	0-00	1	0-00	9	0-02
	2015		2	0-04	2	0-01	1	0-00	5	0-05
	2016		6	0-01	1	0-00	2	0-00	9	0-01
	2017		1	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
	2018		2	0-00	1	0-00	1	0-00	4	0-00
	2019	Division 1A	8	0-01	0	0-00	0	0-00	8	0-01
	2020		2	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	2	0-00
Career total			48	0-09	11	0-01	14	0-01	73	0-11