Lorcan Lyons
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| Native name | Lorcán Ó Laighin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1996 (age 29–30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]Castletroy College
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Minor and under-21
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 16 March 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| 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
[edit | edit source]- Monaleen
- Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 2016, 2022 (c)
- Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2022 (c)
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2023 (c)
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2018
- National Hurling League (1): 2019
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Munster Under-25 Reserve Hurling Competition (1): 2017
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2013, 2014
References
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