Shane Moloney

Shane Moloney (born 4 March 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a corner-forward for the Galway senior team. At club level he plays with Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry.

Shane Moloney
Personal information
Irish name Shane Ó Maoldomhnaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Left Corner Forward
Born (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2010–
 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2015–
 Galway 7 (0-3)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 7 September 2015.

Moloney captained Galway as they won the All-Ireland title in 2011 where he scored 1-9 in the final against Dublin.[1] On 16 August 2015, he came on as a substitute with five minutes remaining in Galway's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-final against Tipperary. With the game into the last of the three minutes of stoppage time, Moloney scored the winning point to put Galway into the final.[2]

On 3 September 2017, Moloney came on as a substitute for Galway in the second half as they won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years against Waterford.[3][4]

Honours
Galway

References
  1. "Where did Galway's semi-final supersub Shane Moloney come from?". The 42. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. "Supersub Shane Moloney the hero as Galway down Tipp". Irish Independent. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.


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