 Cooney in action forSt Thomas' | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchúr Ó Cuana | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born | (1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (age 32) Ballinasloe,Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Thomas' | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 8 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012–present | Galway | 67 (14–200) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 21 June 2025. | |||
Conor Cooney (born 22 October 1992) is an Irishhurler who plays forGalway Senior Championship clubSt Thomas' and at inter-county level with theGalway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-forward.
Cooney first came to prominence as a hurler with Gort Community School. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the school's senior team. On 8 March 2008, he won a Connacht Colleges Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Gort's 2-16 to 0-15 defeat of Mercy Colleges in the final.[citation needed]
After breaking onto the starting fifteen, Cooney lined out at midfield when Gort Community School faced Portumna Community School in the Connacht final on 21 March 2009. He scored four points from frees and claimed a second winners' medal - his first on the field of play - after a 2-14 to 0-08 victory.[citation needed]
On 6 March 2010, Cooney lined out in a third successive Connacht final. He scored three points from full-forward but ended the game on the losing side after suffering a 1-13 to 2-09 defeat byPresentation College fromAthenry.[citation needed]
During his studies at theMary Immaculate College inLimerick, Cooney was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 2 March 2013, he lined out at left wing-forward when Mary I facedUniversity College Cork in theFitzgibbon Cup final. Cooney scored 1-03, including a goal from a penalty, but ended the game on the losing side after a 2-17 to 2-12 defeat.[1]
Cooney joined theSt Thomas' club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 2 November 2008, he was at left corner-forward when St Thomas' facedAthenry in the Galway Minor A Championship final. Cooney scored two points from play in the 2-17 to 2-10 victory.
Cooney subsequently progressed onto the club's under-21 team. On 5 May 2013, he claimed an under-21 championship winners' medal after St Thomas' 1-10 to 0-11 defeat ofTynagh-Abbey/Duniry in the final.
On 18 November 2012, Cooney lined out at centre-forward when St Thomas' facedLoughrea in their very firstcounty final. He scored four points, including two frees, and claimed awinners' medal after the 3-11 to 2-11 victory.[2] On 17 March 2013, Cooney was again selected at centre-forward when St Thomas' qualified for anAll-Ireland final appearance againstKilcormac/Killoughey. He top-scored for the team with five points and collected anAll-Ireland medal after the 1-09 to 1-07 victory.[3]
On 16 October 2016, Cooney lined out at right wing-forward in his secondGalway Championship final. Her scored six points overall and collected a second winners' medal after the 1-11 to 0-10 defeat ofGort.[4]
Cooney captained the team from full-forward when lined out in his thirdcounty final on 18 November 2018. He scored 1-01 from play and claimed a third winners' medal following a 2-13 to 0-10 defeat ofLiam Mellows.[5]
St Thomas' qualified for a second successivefinal on 10 November 2019, with Cooney once again captaining the team from full-forward. He was held scoreless throughout but ended the game with a fourth winners' medal after the 1-13 to 0-14 defeat of Liam Mellows.[6]
Cooney first played forGalway as a 16-year-old member of the minor team during the2009 All-Ireland Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 25 July 2009 when he came on as a substitute at midfield forJames Regan and scored a point in a 4–23 to 0–10 defeat ofAntrim.[7] On 6 September 2009, Cooney won anAll-Ireland Championship medal as a non-playing substitute when Galway defeatedKilkenny by 2–15 to 2–11 in the final.[8]
Cooney was eligible for the minor grade for a second successive season in2010. He made his last appearance for the team on 8 August 2010 when Galway suffered a 5–19 to 0–15 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.[9]
On 20 August 2011, Cooney made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team. He scored a point from right wing-forward in a 0–22 to 2–14 defeat ofLimerick in the All-Ireland semi-final.[10] He was switched to full-forward for theAll-Ireland final againstDublin on 10 September 2011. Cooney was held scoreless but collected awinners' medal following the 3-14 to 1-10 victory.[11]
Cooney played his last game in the under-21 grade on 24 August 2013 when he scored a point from centre-forward in a 1–16 to 0–7 defeat byClare in the All-Ireland semi-final.[12]
Cooney was added to the Galway senior team in advance of the2012 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 26 February 2012 when he scored four points from right wing-forward in a 0-20 to 0-13 defeat of Dublin.[13] Cooney made hisLeinster Championship debut on 3 June 2012 in a 5-19 to 4-12 defeat ofWestmeath.[14] On 8 July 2012, he was at full-forward for Galway's first everLeinster Championship title following a 2-21 to 2-11 defeat ofKilkenny in thefinal.[15] Cooney was dropped from the starting fifteen for Galway'sAll-Ireland final meeting with Kilkenny on 9 September 2012. Galway led by 1-09 to 0-07 at half-time, however, it took a 73rd-minute free fromJoe Canning to level the scores at 2-13 to 0-19.[16] Cooney again failed to make the starting fifteen for the replay on 30 September 2012 but was introduced as a substitute forNiall Burke in the 3-22 to 3-11 defeat.[17]
On 7 July 2013, Cooney scored two points from centre-forward for Galway when they suffered a 2-25 to 2-13 defeat by Dublin in theLeinster final.[18]
Cooney's 2015 season was hampered by a series of injuries, however, he was included on the team for theAll-Ireland final against Kilkenny on 6 September 2015. He was introduced as a substitute forAndy Smith but ended the game on the losing side following a 1-22 to 1-18 defeat.[19]
On 3 July 2016, Cooney lined out at left wing-forward when Galway faced Kilkenny in theLeinster final. He scored three points from play but ended the game on the losing side after a 1-26 to 0-22 defeat.[20]
On 22 April 2017, Cooney was a non-playing substitute when Galway won theNational League title after a 3-21 to 0-14 victory over Tipperary in the final.[21] The subsequent championship saw Galway qualify for aLeinster final meeting with Wexford. Cooney ended the game with a second provincial winners' medal after scoring 0-08 in the 0-29 to 1-17 victory.[22] On 3 September 2017, Cooney was at full-forward when Galway facedWaterford in theAll-Ireland final. He scored three points from play in the 0-26 to 2-17 victory and a firstAll-Ireland Championship for Galway in 29 years.[23][24] Cooney ended the season by winning aGAA/GPA All-Star.[25]
On 1 July 2018, Cooney scored a point from play in Galway's 0-18 apiece draw with Kilkenny in theLeinster final.[26] The replay a week later saw him end the game with a third provincial winners' medal after Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 victory.[27] On 19 August 2018, Canning was at full-forward when Galway facedLimerick in theAll-Ireland final. He was held scoreless throughout the game before being substituted in the 57th minute as Limerick won their first title in45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 victory.[28]
On 4 March 2012, Cooney was selected for theConnacht inter-provincial team for the first time. He top-scored with 0-09 from centre-forward but ended the game on the losing side after a 2-19 to 1-15 defeat byLeinster in theRailway Cup final.[29]
After a one-year absence, Cooney was included on the Connacht team once again during the2014 Railway Cup. On 1 March 2014, he scored 0-08 from centre-forward when Connacht suffered a 1-23 to 0-16 defeat byLeinster in the final.[30]
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Galway | 2012 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-09 | 3 | 2-02 | 3 | 0-00 | 11 | 2-11 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-02 | |||
| 2014 | 6 | 3-38 | 3 | 2-25 | 1 | 0-04 | 10 | 5-67 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 1-10 | 2 | 2-07 | 5 | 3-17 | |||
| 2017 | Division 1B | 6 | 2-16 | 3 | 1-12 | 2 | 0-05 | 11 | 3-33 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 0-18 | 6 | 0-14 | 3 | 1-02 | 15 | 1-34 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-04 | — | 2 | 1-04 | ||||
| 2020 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 8 | 0-06 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 2-11 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 6 | 2-13 | |||
| 2022 | 4 | 0-37 | 6 | 1-51 | 2 | 0-09 | 12 | 1-97 | |||
| 2023 | 5 | 0-10 | 2 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-10 | |||||
| 2024 | 5 | 2-25 | — | 5 | 2-25 | ||||||
| 2025 | 5 | 1-14 | 1 | 0-01 | 6 | 1-15 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 7-134 | 46 | 11-170 | 21 | 3-30 | 103 | 21-334 | |||
