Kieran Martin

Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

Kieran Martin
Personal information
Irish name	Ciarán Ó Máirtín
Sport	Gaelic football
Born	1990 (age 33–34) Drumraney, Westmeath
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Maryland (football) Father Dalton's, Ballymore (hurling)
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2009–	Westmeath

Kieran Martin (born 1990 in Drumraney, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. A dual player, he plays both Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Maryland and has been a member of the Westmeath senior inter-county team in both codes since 2009.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

Martin was a playing member of the team that defeated Dublin at Parnell Park in the 2019 O'Byrne Cup final, his county's first time to win that trophy since 1988.^[3]^[4]^[5] He won his second piece of silverware of 2019 when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park, Martin scored 0–1.^[6] He spent two years as Westmeath captain until Kevin Maguire succeeded him from May 2021.^[7]

His 2021 season came to an end after he sustained a rupture to his left achilles tendon during a National Football League fixture against Down.^[8]

He scored a decisive goal in the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final.^[9]^[10]^[11] It came days after the death of close friend Eoin Farrell.^[12]

He is among his county's highest championship scorers.^[13]

Honours

Westmeath

Tailteann Cup (1): 2022
National Football League Division 3 (1): 2019
O'Byrne Cup (1): 2019

References

^ "Westmeath's Dolan set for substitute role". Irish Examiner. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ "Hurler profile: Kieran Martin". Hurling Statistics website. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ O'Brien, Kevin (18 January 2019). "Ger Egan hits 1–5 as Westmeath defeat Dublin for first O'Byrne Cup title since 1988". The42.ie.
^ Keane, Paul (18 January 2019). "Egan leads Westmeath to O'Byrne Cup win over Dublin". RTÉ.
^ "O'Byrne Cup final: Egan steers Westmeath past Dubs". Hogan Stand. 18 January 2019.
^ Keane, Paul (6 April 2019). "Westmeath claim more silverware with Division 3 success". Irish Examiner.
^ "Kevin Maguire Named Westmeath Football Captain for 2021". 12 May 2021.
^ "Martin vows to fight on after season-ending Achilles injury". Irish Independent. 5 June 2021.
^ "Late Martin goal propels Westmeath to Tailteann Cup triumph". Hogan Stand. 9 July 2022.
^ "Kieran Martin's Goal Decisive Moment In Tailteann Cup Final". Midlands 103. 11 July 2022.
^ "Kieran Martin's brilliant solo goal helps Westmeath edge out Cavan in Tailteann Cup final". JOE.ie. 10 July 2022.
^ "Westmeath's goalscoring hero 'lost a good friend last week'". The42.ie. 10 July 2022.
^ "Heslin moves to top of Westmeath scoring charts". Hogan Stand. 12 July 2022.