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Laois' Podge Delaney Named On Higher Education Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year

Monday, 14 March 2022 13:44

The Harps man is listed among the top 15 players in the country.

One of Laois' leading young stars has been named among the top hurlers in the country.

Podge Delaney has been included in the 2022 Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year.

The Harps and IT Carlow man is one of 15 remarkable performers honoured by sponsors Electric Ireland.

This season’s performances once again demonstrated the outstanding talent and skill on offer in the Electric Ireland Higher Education Championships as UL claimed their seventh Fitzgibbon Cup with a last gasp victory over NUIG. MTU Kerry gained promotion from the Electric Ireland Ryan cup after defeating Ulster University in the final.

Following their Fitzgibbon Cup success, the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars 2022 Hurling Team of the Year features six players from champions, UL, while beaten finalists NUIG have four representatives on the team. Beaten semi-finalists GMIT and IT Carlow have two representatives each. There is also one player from Electric Ireland Ryan Cup Champions, MTU Kerry, represented.

The full 2022 Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year is as follows...

Darach Fahy – GMIT, Ardrahan, Galway
Podge Delaney - IT Carlow, The Harps, Laois
TJ Brennan – UL, Clarinbridge, Galway  
Jack Fitzpatrick, NUIG, Killimordaly, Galway
Cianán Fahy – GMIT, Ardrahan, Galway
Bryan O Mara – UL, Holycross/Ballycahill, Tipperary
Niall Brassil - IT Carlow, James Stephens, Kilkenny
Ciaran Connolly – UL, Loughmore/Casteleiney, Tipperary
Fionán Mackessy - MTU Kerry, St Brendan's, Kerry
Cian Lynch – NUIG, Patrickswell, Limerick
Gearóid O’Connor – UL, Moyne/Templetuohy, Tipperary
John Fleming – NUIG, Meelick Eyrecourt, Galway
Mikey Kiely - UL, Abbeyside/Ballinacourty, Waterford
Mark Rodgers - UL, Scariff, Clare
Evan Niland - NUIG, Clarinbridge, Galway

President of the GAA, Larry McCarthy says;

“I would like to extend my congratulations to the players on their achievements throughout this season’s Championship and for being named on the Hurling Team of the Year.

"Following its absence in 2021, it was wonderful to watch the excellent standard of hurling on offer in this year’s Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Championships.

"These players contributed to some fantastic moments for their 3rdlevel institutions over the last few months and we look forward to celebrating their achievements at a formal ceremony later in the year.”

The Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Football Team of the Year will be unveiled on Monday, 21st March, with the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Star Hurling and Football Player of the Year announced on April 4th. These awards will acknowledge one outstanding performance from this year’s Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup Championships.

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