Billy Drennan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Draighneáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
28 November 2003 Galmoy, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Galmoy | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Maynooth University | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2023-present | Kilkenny | 5 (1-08) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:37, 28 May 2024. | |||
Billy Drennan (born April 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Galmoy and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Drennan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Galmoy club, while also playing as a schoolboy with CBS Kilkenny in the Leinster Colleges' Championship.[1][2] He has also lined out with Maynooth University in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]
Drennan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that lost the 2019 All-Ireland minor final to Galway.[4] He was the championship's top scorer with 2-66. Brennan was again part of the minor team that lost the 2020 All-Ireland minor final to Galway.[5] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team and was man of the match when Kilkenny beat Limerick in the 2022 All-Ireland under-20 final.[6]
Drennan first played for the senior team during the 2023 Walsh Cup.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 May 2024
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kilkenny Minor | 2019 | — | 5 | 1-36 | 4 | 1-30 | 9 | 2-66 | ||
| 2020 | — | 2 | 0-27 | 1 | 1-06 | 3 | 1-33 | |||
| Total | — | 7 | 1-63 | 5 | 2-36 | 12 | 3-99 | |||
| Kilkenny U20 | 2021 | — | 2 | 0-01 | — | 2 | 0-01 | |||
| 2022 | — | 3 | 1-31 | 1 | 0-09 | 4 | 1-40 | |||
| 2023 | — | 1 | 2-12 | — | 1 | 2-12 | ||||
| Total | — | 6 | 3-44 | 1 | 0-09 | 7 | 2-53 | |||
| Kilkenny | 2023 | Division 1B | 7 | 2-70 | 3 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 10 | 2-72 |
| 2023 | Division 1A | 6 | 2-21 | 2 | 1-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 3-27 | |
| Total | 13 | 4-91 | 5 | 1-08 | 0 | 0-00 | 18 | 5-99 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 4-91 | 18 | 5-115 | 6 | 2-45 | 37 | 11-251 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Kilkenny
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2023
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2022
- Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2022
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 2020
References
[edit]- ^ "Galmoy's Drennan proves he is alley Cat". Kilkenny Live. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Coláiste Eoin book their return ticket". Irish Independent. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Barrett key as UCC hold off Maynooth, title holders UL claim opening 13-point win". The 42. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny claim All-Ireland U-20 title after edging Limerick in thrilling final". Irish Independent. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Billy Drennan goals send Kilkenny on way to emphatic Walsh Cup win over Laois". Irish Independent. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.