Paul Shefflin
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Sibhleáin
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-back
Born 30 June 1980[1]
Ballyhale,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 4 March 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 41)
Ballyhale,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Accountant
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ballyhale Shamrocks
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 6
Leinster titles 4
All-Ireland Titles 3
Colleges(s)
Years College
 Waterford Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2000–2001
 Kilkenny 0 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:52, 12 December 2021.

Paul Shefflin (30 June 1980 – 4 March 2022) was an Irish hurler who played at club level with Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out at wing-back or corner-back.

Career

Shefflin first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballyhale Shamrocks club. He simultaneously lined out as a schoolboy with St Kieran's College and subsequently won a Fitzgibbon Cup title with the Waterford Institute of Technology. After joining the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team, he went on to win three All-Ireland Club Championship medals.[2][3][4] Shefflin first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that lost the 1998 All-Ireland minor final to Cork.[5] He later joined the under-21 team and made a number of appearances for the Kilkenny senior hurling team in pre-season tournaments.

Personal life and death

Shefflin's brothers, John and Tommy, won All-Ireland medals in the minor and under-21 grades. A third brother, Henry Shefflin, won a record ten All-Ireland medals at senior level. After graduating from Waterford Institute of Technology he worked as an accountant.

Shefflin died suddenly, while out running, on 4 March 2022, at the age of 41.[6]

Honours

Waterford Institute of Technology
Ballyhale Shamrocks
Kilkenny

References

  1. ↑ "Kilkenny GAA Yearbook 2022" (PDF). Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Blossom time for Shamrocks". Irish Independent. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ballyhale Shamrocks end Portumna's reign". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Keys, Colm (18 March 2015). "Ballyhale make it six of the best with final stroll". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Hickey, Paddy (14 September 1998). "Barrett golden goal sets Rebels on path to glory". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Paul Shefflin, brother of Kilkenny hurling legend Henry, has died suddenly". Irish Independent. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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