Lorcan Lyons

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Lorcan Lyons
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Personal information
Native name
Lorcán Ó Laighin (Irish)
Born1996 (age 29–30)
Sport
SportHurling
PositionLeft corner-forward
Club
Years Club
Monaleen
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
College
Years College
University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county*
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-2019
Limerick 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:23, 2 May 2019.

Lorcan Lyons (born 1996) who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Monaleen. He usually lines out as a left corner-forward. Lyons is a former member of the Limerick senior hurling team.[1]

Playing career

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Castletroy College

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Lyons first came to prominence as a hurler with Castletroy College in Limerick. Having played in every grade, he was at midfield on the college's senior team that contested the Harty Cup.[2]

Limerick Institute of Technology

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During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, La Touche Cosgrave was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]

Monaleen

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Lyons joined the Monaleen club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team. On 9 October 2016, he won a Premier Intermediate Championship medal following a 1-17 to 2-11 defeat of Cappamore in the final.

Limerick

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Minor and under-21

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Lyons first played for the Limerick minor hurling team at the age of seventeen. On 23 July 2013, he came on as a substitute in the 53rd minute when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.[4]

Lyons was eligible for the minor grade again the following year and won a second successive Munster Championship medal after a 0-24 to 0-18 second successive defeat of Waterford in a replay of the final.[5] On 7 September 2014, Lyons was at left corner-back for Limerick's 2-17 to 0-19 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[6]

Lyons subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal in 2017 after a 0-16 to 1-11 defeat of Cork in the final.[7] On 9 September 2017, Lyons came on as a substitute for Barry Nash in Limerick's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[8]

Under-25

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In 2017, Lyons joined the Limerick under-25 hurling team. On 18 June 2017, he scored a point when Limerick defeated Waterford by 4-12 to 1-19 to win the Munster Championship.[9]

Senior

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Lyons was added to the Limerick senior hurling panel for the early stages of the 2017 season, however, he failed to retain his place for the championship.[10][11]

Lyons rejoined the Limerick senior panel in 2018, making his debut as a substitute for Aaron Gillane in a 1-24 to 0-10 defeat of Offaly in the National Hurling League.[12][13] On 19 August 2018, he was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[14]

Lyons was a member of Limerick's extended panel once again during the 2019 National League, however, he made no appearance during Limerick's eight-game run to the title.[15] He was dropped from the panel prior to the start of the Munster Championship.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 March 2024.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Limerick 2017 Division 1B 0 0-00 0 0-00
2018 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2019 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00
2020 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00
2021 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00
2022 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00
2023 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00
2024 Division 1A 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
Total 2 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00

Honours

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Monaleen
Limerick

References

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