Seán Meally

Seán Meally (born 1973) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Erin's Own and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Career

Born and raised in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Meally played hurling at all levels as a student at Castlecomer Community School. He was part of the school's senior team that won the All-Ireland Colleges SBHC title after a defeat of Coláiste Mhuire in 1988.

At club level, Meally first played for Erin's Own at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to the club's adult team. He was part of the extended team when they beat Carrickshock by 2–12 to 1–14 to win the Kilkenny IHC in 2003. Meally won a second Kilkenny IHC medal after a defeat of Danesfot in 2008.

Meally first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny as part of the minor team that won back-to-back All-Ireland MHC titles in 1990 and 1991. He progressed to the under-21 team and won an All-Ireland U21HC in what his last game in the grade in 1994. Meally was also part of the junior team that beat Clare by 1–20 to 1–06 in the 1995 All-Ireland JHC final.

As well as being part of the junior team, Meally was a member of the senior team's extended panel during their 1994–95 National League-winning campaign. He was on and off the panel over the following few seasons before rejoining the extended panel in 1999. Meally went on to win three consecutive Leinster SHC medals. He was also an unused substitute when Kilkenny beat Offaly by 5–15 to 1–14 in the 2000 All-Ireland SHC final.

Honours

Castlecomer Community School All-Ireland Colleges Senior B Hurling Championship: 1988 Leinster Colleges Senior B Hurling Championship: 1988

Erin's Own Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2003, 2008

Kilkenny All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2000 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1999, 2000, 2001 National Hurling League: 1994–95 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 1995 Leinster Junior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1995 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1994 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1993, 1994 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1990, 1991 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 1990, 1991