P. J. Delaney (hurler, born 1973) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
P. J. Delaney
Irish:P. S. Ó Dúláinne
Occupation:Accountant
County:Kilkenny
Province:Leinster
Club:Fenians
Clcounty:0
Counties:Kilkenny
Icposition:Full-forward
Icyears:1993-1999
Icapps(Points):? (6-15)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Icupdate:22:51, 5 September 2012
Birth Date:1973
Birth Place:Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland

P. J. Delaney (born 1973) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. He joined the team during the 1993 championship and became a regular member of the starting fifteen.[1]

Delaney won one All-Ireland winners' medal, two Leinster winners' medals and one National League winners' medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. Delaney's career came to an abrupt end following an attack after the 1999 championship.[2]

At club level Delaney played with Fenians.

Delaney is a member of an extended hurling-playing family. His father, Pat Delaney, won four All-Ireland medals, while his uncles, Billy Fitzpatrick and Shem Delaney, won six All-Ireland medals between them throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His first cousin, J. J. Delaney, was a member of the Kilkenny team and won six All-Ireland medals, while another cousin, also P. J. Delaney, joined the Kilkenny senior team in 2006.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: P. J. Delaney . https://archive.today/20130123225310/http://www.gaainfo.com/players/hurling/kilkenny/PJ%20Delaney.php . dead . 23 January 2013 . GAA Info website . 5 September 2012 .
  2. Web site: Men on trial in connection with Delaney incident. RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2001. 5 September 2012.
  3. Web site: JJ: bred to have all the answers on final day. Irish Independent. 12 September 2004. 4 September 2012.