Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Ciarán Ó Máirtín | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Born |
1990 (age 33–34) Drumraney, Westmeath | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Maryland (football) Father Dalton's, Ballymore (hurling) | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2009– | Westmeath |
Kieran Martin (born 1990 in Drumraney, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. A dual player, he plays both Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Maryland and has been a member of the Westmeath senior inter-county team in both codes since 2009. [1] [2]
Martin was a playing member of the team that defeated Dublin at Parnell Park in the 2019 O'Byrne Cup final, his county's first time to win that trophy since 1988. [3] [4] [5] He won his second piece of silverware of 2019 when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park, Martin scored 0–1. [6] He spent two years as Westmeath captain until Kevin Maguire succeeded him from May 2021. [7]
His 2021 season came to an end after he sustained a rupture to his left achilles tendon during a National Football League fixture against Down. [8]
He scored a decisive goal in the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final. [9] [10] [11] It came days after the death of close friend Eoin Farrell. [12]
He is among his county's highest championship scorers. [13]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Irish name | Ciarán Ó Máirtín | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Born |
1990 (age 33–34) Drumraney, Westmeath | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Maryland (football) Father Dalton's, Ballymore (hurling) | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2009– | Westmeath |
Kieran Martin (born 1990 in Drumraney, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. A dual player, he plays both Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Maryland and has been a member of the Westmeath senior inter-county team in both codes since 2009. [1] [2]
Martin was a playing member of the team that defeated Dublin at Parnell Park in the 2019 O'Byrne Cup final, his county's first time to win that trophy since 1988. [3] [4] [5] He won his second piece of silverware of 2019 when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park, Martin scored 0–1. [6] He spent two years as Westmeath captain until Kevin Maguire succeeded him from May 2021. [7]
His 2021 season came to an end after he sustained a rupture to his left achilles tendon during a National Football League fixture against Down. [8]
He scored a decisive goal in the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final. [9] [10] [11] It came days after the death of close friend Eoin Farrell. [12]
He is among his county's highest championship scorers. [13]