CONOR PHELAN HAS been added to Brian Cody’s Kilkenny senior hurling management team for the 2021 season.
The Clara man won an All-Ireland senior medal under Cody as a player in 2003, coming on as a substitute in the final win over Cork.
He also featured in the following year’s senior decider when Kilkenny lost to Cork while the forward had been part of All-Ireland U21 winning successes in both of those seasons of 2003 and 2004.
Kilkenny GAA wishes to announce that Conor Phelan of @ClaraGAA will be joining the Kilkenny senior hurling management team for the 2021 season.
— Kilkenny GAA (@KilkennyCLG) January 20, 2021
He was forced to bring his inter-county senior career to a close in 2005 due to a heart problem but remarkably was able to return to play hurling as he helped Kilkenny lift the All-Ireland intermediate crown in 2008 and his club Clara end their 27-year wait for county senior hurling glory in 2013.
In recent years Phelan, a former Gaelic Games development officer in Waterford IT, has been involved in coaching with his club and helped out with Ireland shinty teams.
In 2016 he was a selector with the Kilkenny senior camogie team that captured their first All-Ireland final success in 22 years.
Phelan will work under Cody, who is at the helm for a 23rd season with Kilkenny, and alongside a management team that also includes selectors James McGarry and Martin Comerford, and S&C coach Michael Comerford.
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Thank Christ I didn’t go to the bookies today
Last night is all of a sudden more bearable now
This year has had some amazing cup results…
Do city even care? Just back from a money spinner in Dubai last night.
And Southampton
City and Chelsea look to be heading out, I doubt either team will be too worried but annoyance for the fans.
Add spurs too.
What a performance by the Boro. Absolutely delighted. Tomlin destroyed Company all game. Well done lads.
Yup defo now. 4 – 2 Bradford, 2 nil M’boro.
The magic of the cup is back…. Just hope it stops for this afternoons game!
Heskey s going to come back to haunt you! Liverpool could easily trip up here. No pun intended….
Trip up today? No shlt, seen some of the results so far? Pool will easily thrash them, or get a nasty fright or defeat….
I am waiting for Mourinho to give his ‘cup games in English are special and unique talk’!!!!! I hope he does one!
He just did Graham on BBC , embarrassing is how he has described it, and he’s right to ….. LVG In !!!!!!
About time…. This reminded me of Zola v Liverpool years ago…. That Cup magic in full effect….
MON and Roy Keane should be trying to get Patrick bamford .the chaps a out and out goalscorer..
The true magic of the cup lads!
Its uniteds to win now with city chelsea and spurs gone but u cant write off another upset
A Bolton win tonight, and Bristol and Brighton tomorrow, get to paddy powers.
Fool
Why is he a fool Luke? You were saved by Gudjohnsen’s poor aim today , suck it up little boy
I guess the reason you Go round calling people “little boy”is because that’s what you are.
I’m really worried about being called a fool by an anonymous idiot who’s afraid to put his name to his opinion. I can call call you what I want because I’m not really saying it to you, just your childish avatar and pseudonym, grow up.