Andrew Quinn
Andrew Quinn (born 25 May 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Clare senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aindrias Ó Cuinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
25 May 1983 Tulla, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tulla | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003-2010 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Andrew Quinn had a remarkable college career with St. Flannan's, winning Munster under-15 hurling and football, Munster under-16 hurling and football, Dean Ryan and Frewen Cups, and won two Dr. Harty cups and one all Ireland in 2000 and denied a third Harty Cup in 2001.
At club he won Minor A championship in 2000. He is also a county club championship medalist with Tulla. He contributed high scores on the path to final scoring 1-43 and contested Munster Club and Clare Cup finals after. At the college level he collected a Fitzgibbon Medal with Ul.
In 2007 when Tulla reached the final of the county championship for the first time in almost seventy-five years. Crusheen, a team whichhad never won the title, provided the opposition. Quinn's brother Brian scored a crucial goal as Tulla secured a 1-7 to 0-9 victory. His brother Mark played at centre back and another brother Karl was a substitute.[1] The victory gave Quinn a Clare Senior Hurling Championship medal.
Inter-county
Quinn first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at under-age levels with Clare playing at all levels. He played minor and under-21 for three years.[2]
He made his senior debut for Clare in a National Hurling League game against Meath in 2002 and later became a regular impact substitute during the subsequent championship campaign. In spite of losing their opening game, Clare surprised the hurling world by qualifying for the All-Ireland final. Quinn came on as a substitute once again as his side put up a good fight against Kilkenny. A combined tally of 2-13 for Henry Shefflin and D. J. Carey gave "the Cats" a seven-point victory. In 2003 he started at full forward in Clare's Munster championship win over Tipperary scoring 1-2.[3]
Quinn continued to line out with Clare for the next few seasons contesting a league final in 2005 and an all Ireland semifinal later that year, only to lose to a late Cork rally. He called time on his inter-county career following the team's exit from the 2007 championship and went on to win a championship with Tulla.
References
- O'Sullivan, Jim (22 October 2007). "Battling Tulla get the breaks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- "Culbert and Quinn out of Under 21 match". Hogan Stand website. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- Moran, Seán (9 September 2002). "Kilkenny a different class". Irish Times. Retrieved 6 October 2012.