Billy Drennan

Billy Drennan
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Draighneáin
Sport Hurling
Position Forward
Born (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)
Galmoy,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 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

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

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

Kilkenny

References

  1. ^ "Galmoy's Drennan proves he is alley Cat". Kilkenny Live. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Coláiste Eoin book their return ticket". Irish Independent. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Barrett key as UCC hold off Maynooth, title holders UL claim opening 13-point win". The 42. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Kilkenny claim All-Ireland U-20 title after edging Limerick in thrilling final". Irish Independent. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Billy Drennan goals send Kilkenny on way to emphatic Walsh Cup win over Laois". Irish Independent. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.