Paddy Neary

Paddy Neary

Personal information
Native name	Pádraig Ó Náraigh (Irish)
Born	1956 (age 69–70) Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation	Teacher
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-back
Club Years Club James Stephens Club titles Kilkenny titles 3 Leinster titles 2 All-Ireland Titles 2 Inter-county Years County 1976–1984 Kilkenny Inter-county titles Leinster titles 0 All-Irelands 0 NHL 1 All Stars 0

Paddy Neary (born 1956) is an Irish retired hurler and referee who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.^[1]

Neary joined the team during the 1975–76 National League and was a regular member of the team until his retirement from inter-county hurling almost a decade later. During that time he won one National Hurling League winners' medal. He also won two All-Ireland winners' medals as a non-playing substitute.

At club level Neary is a two-time All-Ireland medalist with James Stephens. In addition to this he has also won two Leinster winners' medals and three county club championship winners' medals.

References

1. "Profile: P Neary". GAA info website. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.