Paul Curran (hurler)

Paul Curran
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Corráin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1981-11-11) 11 November 1981 (age 43)
Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Primary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Mullinahone
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
Waterford Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2001–2015
Tipperary 43 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:28, 30 April 2015.

Paul Curran (born 11 November 1981) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.[1]

Born in Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Curran first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player before later joining the under-21 hurling side. He joined the senior panel during the 2001 championship. Curran subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Curran won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Mullinahone.

His brothers, Niall and Seán, have also represented Tipperary in both Gaelic football and hurling respectively.

Throughout his career Curran made 43 championship appearances. After being released from the Tipperary senior team he announced his retirement on 30 April 2015.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Profile: Paul Curran". Tipprary GAA website. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Paul Curran among those trimmed from Tipperary hurling squad". Irish Times. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Paul Curran released from Tipperary squad". RTÉ website. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Curran cut from Tipp panel". Hogan Stand. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ^ "After 15 years as a Tipperary senior hurler, Paul Curran calls it a day". The 42. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Tributes for 'top class' Paul Curran after retirement decision". Irish Examiner. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Tipperary's Paul Curran retires from inter-county hurling". Irish Times. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.