Willie O'Dwyer

Willie O'Dwyer
Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó Dubhuir
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	(1984-04-04) 4 April 1984 Mullinavat, County Kilkenny
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Mullinavat
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2006 - 2009 2012-2013	Kilkenny Kerry	9 (2-06)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	4
All-Irelands	5

Willie O'Dwyer (born 4 April 1984) is an Irish sportsperson from Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He plays hurling with his local club Mullinavat and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2006 to 2009 and the Kerry intercounty team from 2012.

Playing career

O'Dwyer played in the U-21 All-Ireland against Tipperary in 2004 where he received the Man of the Match. He is the Leading player for his club, Mullinavat, where he plays in the forwards. He also played with Waterford IT in the Fitzgibbon Cup Colleges Hurling. In 2007 O'Dwyer also lined out for Dublin IT in the Fitzgibbon Cup.^[1] He won a Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship with his club Mullinavat in 2006.

Kilkenny

He was part of the Kilkenny minor team in 2002 that won that year's All Ireland. He then moved on to the Under 21 team and won an All Ireland in 2004.

O'Dwyer was part of the Kilkenny senior hurling panel from 2003 to 2009. He came on as a sub when Kilkenny beat Cork won the All Ireland for the first time since 2003. He played in the corner forward position in the Leinster Senior Hurling final against Wexford in 2007, where he scored 2-3.^[2] He later played in the All Ireland final where Kilkenny overcame Limerick.

Kerry

Having been living and working in Tralee for a number of year he joined up with John Meylers Kerry for the 2012 season. He played in all of Kerry's Div 2A League games as they missed out on the final. He then lined out in the Christy Ring Cup in the first round Kerry had a shock loss to Wicklow. In the losers roounds they had another shock loss this time to Kildare.

In 2013 he was again part of the Kerry side that just missed out on a place in the Div 2A final and promotion to Div 1B. After a disappointing 2012 Christy Ring Cup Kerry regrouped to make it to the final for the third time in 4 seasons but lost out to a last minute goal to Down.

Honours

5 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Medals
1 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Medal
2 Leinster Minor Hurling Medals
2 U21 All-Ireland Hurling Medal
3 U21 Leinster Hurling Medals
5 Leinster Senior Hurling Medals
3 National Hurling League Medals
2 Kilkenny Intermediate Club Championship Medals
1 Kilkenny Minor Club Championship Medal
2 Walsh Cup Senior Hurling Medals

References

↑ "DIT defeat Carlow in Keogh Cup Final". RTÉ Sport. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "Kilkenny 2-24 Wexford 1-12". RTÉ Sport. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

Teams

Kilkenny – 2002 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (17th title)

1 C. Grant
2 P. Holden
3 J. Tennyson
4 D. Prendergast
5 K. Nolan
6 C. Hoyne
7 P. J. Delaney
8 M. Rice
9 S. Maher
10 R. Power
11 W. O'Dwyer
12 S. Coonan
13 J. Fitzpatrick
14 E. Reid
15 A. Healy

Subs used: R. Dowling for W. O'Dwyer; P. Kennedy for P. J. Delaney; S. Cadogan for D. Prendergast

Subs used: J. Dalton; R. Wall; A. McCarthy; M. Heffernan; S. Dowling; D. McCormack; T. Frisby; E. Larkin

Manager: N. Cashin

Kilkenny – 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (9th title)

1 D. Herity
2 S. Maher
3 J. Tennyson
4 M. Fennelly
5 T. Walsh
6 P. J. Delaney
7 C. Hoyne
8 S. Hennessy
9 P. Cleere
10 S. O'Neill
11 W. O'Dwyer
12 E. Reid
13 J. Fitzpatrick (c)
14 C. Phelan
15 R. Power

Subs used: M. Rice for J. Fitzpatrick; B. Dowling for P. Cleere; E. Larkin for E. Reid; J. Phelan for S. O'Neill; N. Doherty for P. J. Delaney

Subs not used: P. Holden; N. Moran; E. Campion; J. Murphy; M. Heffernan

Manager: M. Fogarty

Kilkenny - 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (29th title)

1 J. McGarry 2 M. Kavanagh 3 N. Hickey 4 J. Tyrrell (c) 5 James Ryall 6 J. Tennyson 7 T. Walsh 8 J. Fitzpatrick 9 D. Lyng 10 R. Power 11 H. Shefflin 12 E. Larkin 13 E. Brennan 14 M. Comerford 15 A. Fogarty Subs used W. O'Dwyer for E. Larkin R. Mullally for D. Lyng Subs not used P. J. Ryan B. Hogan M. Fennelly J. Dalton S. Maher P. J. Delaney M. Rice E. McCormack P. Cleere A. Murphy S. Cummins E. Reid S. O'Neill Manager B. Cody Selectors M. Fogarty M. Dempsey

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p88. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (30th title)

1 P. J. Ryan 2 M. Kavanagh 3 N. Hickey 4 J. Tyrrell 5 T. Walsh 6 B. Hogan 7 J. J. Delaney 8 D. Lyng 9 J. Fitzpatrick 10 E. Brennan 11 H. Shefflin (c) 12 E. Larkin 13 W. O'Dwyer 14 M. Comerford 15 A. Fogarty Subs used J. Tennyson for N. Hickey M. Fennelly for H. Shefflin R. Power for W. O'Dwyer Subs not used J. McGarry J. Ryall J. Dalton P. J. Delaney S. Cummins D. Cody R. Mullally R. Power M. Rice E. McCormack E. Reid P. Cleere R. O'Neill Manager B. Cody Selectors M. Fogarty M. Dempsey

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p88. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (31st title)

Subs used: T. J. Reid for M. Comerford; J. McGarry for P. J. Ryan

Subs not used: J. Dalton; P. J. Delaney; J. Ryall; J. Tennyson; C. Hickey; D. Cody; S. Cummins; M. Fennelly; R. Mullally; M. Rice; W. O'Dwyer; R. Hogan; E. Reid

Manager: B. Cody

Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Kilkenny – 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (32nd title)

Subs used: M. Fennelly (c) for D. Lyng; T. J. Reid for A. Fogarty; M. Comerford for R. Hogan

Subs not used: D. Herity; N. Hickey; J. Ryall; J. Dalton; J. Fitzpatrick; S. Cummins; C. Hickey; P. J. Delaney; D. Fogarty; W. O'Dwyer; E. Reid; M. Grace

Manager: B. Cody

Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Kerry – 2013 Christy Ring Cup runners-up

1 B. Rochford
2 R. Horgan
3 L. Burke
4 P. Costelloe (c)
5 D. O'Connell
8 T. Murnane
7 D. Dineen
8 J. Griffin
9 D. Collins
10 B. O'Leary
11 W. O'Dwyer
12 C. Harty
13 P. Boyle
14 A. Boyle
15 S. Nolan

Subs used: 17 J. Egan for P. Costello; 22 G. O'Brien for C. Harty; 19 S. Maunsell for G. O'Brien

Subs not used: 16 P. J. Gorman; 18 D. Fitzell; 20 A. O'Connor; 21 P. O'Keeffe; 23 B. Murphy; 24 M. Lynch; 25 B. Brosnan; 26 P. J. Connolly

Manager: T. Howard
Coach: F. O'Loughlin
Selectors: P. Regan; M. Burke; N. Browne

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