Ciarán Slevin Explained

Ciarán Slevin
Irish:Ciarán Ó Sléibhín
Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Birth Place:Kilcormac, County Offaly, Ireland
County:Offaly
Province:Leinster
Club:Kilcormac–Killoughey
Clposition:Forward
Clubs:Kilcormac–Killoughey
Clcounty:4
Clprovince:1
Counties:Offaly
Icposition:Centre-forward
Icyears:2007
Icapps(Points):2 (0-00)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:15:59, 9 December 2012

Ciarán Slevin (born 1986) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Offaly senior team.

Slevin has played for Offaly at levels, beginning as a member of the county minor and under-21 hurling teams. He joined the senior team during the 2007 National League and was included on the panel for the subsequent championship. He enjoyed little success during his one season on the senior team.

At club level Slevin is a one-time Leinster medalist with Kilcormac–Killoughey In addition to this he has also won one county club championship medal.

Playing career

Club

Slevin plays his club hurling with Kilcormac–Killoughey and has enjoyed some success.

After losing two county senior championship finals to Birr and Tullamore in the space of three years, Kilcormac-Killoughey lined out in a third championship decider in 2012. A 2-16 to 2-12 defeat of St. Rynagh's, with Slevin hitting 1-9, gave him an Offaly Senior Hurling Championship medal.[1] He later added a Leinster medal to his collection following a 1-12 to 0-11 defeat of Oulart the Ballagh in the provincial decider.

Inter-county

Slevin first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Offaly minor hurling team in 2004.[2] He enjoyed little success in this grade before joining the Offaly under-21 team in 2005.[3] Once gain success eluded him in this grade.

Slevin joined the Offaly senior hurling team in 2007. He made his championship debut as a substitute in a Leinster quarter-final defeat of Laois that year. Slevin later came on as a substitute in an All-Ireland qualifier defeat of Dublin.

Career statistics

Club

TeamYearLeinsterAll-IrelandTotal
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kilcormac–Killoughey2012-1331-2020-1951-39
2013-1421-1400-0021-14
2014-1530-2100-0030-21
2017-1830-1700-0030-17
Total112-7220-19132-91

Honours

Team

Kilcormac–Killoughey

References

  1. News: Glory for Kilcormac/Killoughey . Irish Examiner. 5 November 2012. 8 October 2012. Alan. Walsh.
  2. News: Minor hurling team named. Hogan Stand website. 5 November 2012. 8 April 2004.
  3. News: Dublin pip Offaly to book final spot. Hogan Stand website. 5 November 2012. 23 June 2005.