| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Ó Rónáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1 September 1979 Ballyhea, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | The weasel | ||
| Occupation | Operations director | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1995–2015 | Ballyhea | 24 (13-145) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Waterford Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1999–2009 | Cork | 28 (4–41) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:21, 22 October 2014. | |||
Neil Ronan (born 1 September 1979) is an Irish retired hurler who played for North Cork club Ballyhea. He played for the Cork senior hurling team at various times over a ten-year period, during which time he usually lined out as a left wing-forward.[1]
Ronan began his hurling career at club level with Ballyhea. He broke onto the club's senior team as a 15-year-old in 1995. He was an ever-present member of the team for the next 20 years and enjoyed his greatest success in 2014 when the club won the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship. Ronan's prowess also saw him selected for the Avondhu divisional team.
At inter-county level, Ronan was part of the successful Cork under-21 team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1998. He joined the Cork senior team in 1999. From his debut, Ronan was a regular member of the starting fifteen and made a combined total of 71 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2009. During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1999 and 2005. He also secured four Munster Championship medals. Ronan retired from inter-county hurling after the 2009 All-Ireland Championship.