Brian Molloy
Molloy in 2013
Personal information
Irish name Brían Ó Maolmhuaidh
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner forward
Born (1995-09-09) 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.

Career

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]

Career statistics

Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2015 Division 1A 40-0200-0000-0040-02
2016 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2017 Division 1B 21-0100-0000-0021-01
Total 61-0300-0000-0061-03

Honours

St. Brigid's Vocational School
Maynooth University
Kilnadeema–Leitrim
Galway

References

  1. ↑ "Molloy on fire as Loughrea land title". Irish Examiner. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "UCC raise the ante to shake off Maynooth". Irish Examiner. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kehoe Cup final: students always in control". Hogan Stand. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "My Club: Brian Molloy - Kilnadeema-Leitrim". GAA website. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rower had to go extra mile – Joyce". Irish Independent. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (5 September 2011). "Slick Galway a class apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Fennessy, Paul (8 September 2013). "Waterford end 65-year wait for All-Ireland minor title". The 42. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ↑ McCarthy, Tomás (28 July 2016). "Waterford find extra gear to claim Munster U21 hurling title". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Hannon, Shane (23 September 2015). "The names are in - here are the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year nominees". The 42. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Fennessy, Paul (8 October 2016). "Waterford's Stephen Bennett named U21 player of the year". The 42. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "James Regan goal downs Dublin as Galway win Walsh Cup". RTÉ Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Third quarter surge sends Cork on way". Irish Examiner. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Galway's All-Ireland Glory 2017 (Photographs)". Athenry GAA website. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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