Pádraig Tobin

Pádraig Tobin
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Tóibín
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1970
Kilmallock,
County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Podge
Occupation Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years Club
Kilmallock
Club titles
Limerick titles 2
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
Garda College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1993; 1996-1998
Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Pádraig Tobin (born 1970) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Kilmallock and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Career

At club level, Tobin first played for Kilmallock at juvenile and underage levels, and was part of the club's minor team that won the Limerick MAHC title in 1987.[1] He progressed to adult level and won Limerick SHC medals in 1992 and 1994.[2] Both of these titles were subsequently followed by Munster Club SHC titles.[3] Tobin also lined out in Kilmallock's 1-17 to 2-07 defeat by Sarsfields in the 1993 All-Ireland club final.[4]

At inter-county level, Tobin first played for Limerick as a member of the under-21 team in 1991.[5] He first played for the senior team in 1993, but only became a regular panel member in 1996. Tobin won a Munster SHC medal that year, however, Limerick faced a subsequent All-Ireland final defeat by Wexford respectively.[6][7] He added a National Hurling League medal to his collection in 1997.[8]

Honours

Kilmallock
Limerick

References

  1. ^ "Kilmallock abú!". Limerick Leader. 19 September 1987. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. ^ "1992: When Kilmallock conquered Limerick and Munster". Limerick Leader. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ^ "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Limerick tops in under 21 thriller". Irish Independent. 1 August 1991. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. ^ "A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: 'We laughed as much as we hurled'". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Limerick county final day to honour 25th anniversary of 1997 hurling league title victory". Limerick Leader. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2025.