| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Eddie Connolly | |
| County: | Tipperary |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Loughmore–Castleiney |
| Clposition: | Centre back |
| Counties: | Tipperary |
| Icyears: | 2011–2013 |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Eddie Connolly (29 October 1985 – 17 September 2015) was an Irish hurler. He played for his local club Loughmore–Castleiney and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team.
On 13 March 2011, he made his senior debut for Tipperary against Offaly, starting at right corner back in the National Hurling League in a 1-20 to 0-10 victory.[1] [2] Eddie was an accomplished defender in hurling and Gaelic football, playing senior hurling and football for the premier county. Eddie captained Tipperary to an All-Ireland Intermediate hurling championship in 2012. He was also a distinguished player for his college Dublin Institute of technology.
Connolly was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. He died on 17 September 2015 at the age of 29.[3]