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Paul McKillen

Paul McKillen
Personal information
Irish name Pól Mac Coilín
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born June 1966
Ballycastle,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname Humpy
Occupation Caretaker
Club(s)
Years Club
1983-2001
 McQuillan Ballycastle
Club titles
Antrim titles 3
Ulster titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1984-1998
 Antrim
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 7
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 1

Paul McKillen (born June 1966[1]) is a Northern Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level he played with McQuillan Ballycastle and at inter-county level with the Antrim senior hurling team.

Playing career

McKillen first played hurling with the McQuillan Ballycastle club. He was still eligible for the minor grade when he won his first Antrim SHC medal after a defeat of Loughgiel Shamrocks in 1983. McKillen won a second title a year later when McQuillan's retained the title, before claiming a third and final winners' medal in 1986. Each of these three victories were subsequently converted into Ulster Club SHC title successes.[2]

At inter-county level, McQuillan first appeared for Antrim at underage levels, however, his minor and under-21 tenures ended without any title success. McKillen made his senior team debut in 1984 and went on to win seven Ulster SHC titles in a ten-year period between 1989 and his retirement in 1998.[3] He also lined out at midfield when Tipperary beat Antrim by 4-24 to 3-09 tin the 1989 All-Ireland final.[4]

McKillen's other inter-county honours include a National League Division 2 medal. He also earned inclusion on the Ulster team in the Railway Cup competition. McKillen was an All-Star Award recipient in 1993.[5]

Management career

McKillen first became involved in coaching as a result of his day job as a caretaker at Cross & Passion College. He has served as a coach and selector with various college teams and was part of four Mageean Cup-winning management teams. McKillen later became involved in inter-county management as a selector with the Antrim senior hurling team that won the 2006 Christy Ring Cup after a defeat of Carlow in the final.[6]

McKillen later served as a coach with the Down senior hurling team that lost the 2009 Christy Ring Cup final to Carlow.[7] He later guided the Antrim minor hurling team to the Ulster MHC title in 2014.[8] A stint as manager of the St Mary's, Rasharkin club team was followed by McKillen becoming joint-manager of the Antrim intermediate camogie team.[9] He guided the team to the All-Ireland ICH title in 2021.[10]

Honours

Player

McQuillan Ballycastle
Antrim

Management

Cross & Passion College
Antrim

References

  1. ^ "Antrim pen pictures". Irish Press. 2 September 1989. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ "My GAA Life with Paul McKillen". Gaelic Life. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "The Irish News Archive - July 3 1998: Paul McKillen can't resist lure of Saffron's Sean McGuinness". The Saffron Gael. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Together again….The men of '89". The Saffron Gael. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Pride in Antrim jersey McKillen's goal". Belfast Telegraph. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. ^ "McKillen answers Saffrons' call". Irish Examiner. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. ^ "McKillen and McKernan take charge of Antrim camogs". Hogan Stand. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ^ "The difficult task of preparing Antrim's minor hurlers". Hogan Stand. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Good win for Rasharkin in McKillen's first game in charge". The Saffron Gael. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Antrim too good for Kilkenny in intermediate decider". RTÉ Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McKillen