Pat Dwyer (hurler)

Patrick Dwyer
Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó Duibhir
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	19 December 1965 (age 59); Hugginstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Farmer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Carrickshock
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1989-1996	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	2
NHL	2
All Stars	1

Patrick Dwyer (19 December 1965) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level he played with Carrickshock and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-back.^[1]

Career

Dwyer first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Carrickshock club before eventually joining the club's top adult team.^[2] He first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny junior team that won the All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1988. This success saw Dwyer drafted on to the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1989. He was full-back on the Kilkenny team that won consecutive All-Ireland CHampionship titles in 1992 and 1993.^[3]^[4] Dwyer's other honours include two National League titles, three consecutive Leinster Championship medals and an All-Star Award. In retirement from playing he became involved in team management with Carrickshock.^[5]

^ "Power of dreams lives strong for Carrickshock". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Keeping Kilkenny in power". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Kilkenny's TOP Team". Hogan Stand. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Leahy to lead on with the 'Shock - Gaelic Games - Kilkenny People". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2009.