Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Olibhéar Ó Moráin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born |
Castleconnell, County Limerick |
7 November 1975 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Nickname | Ollie | ||
Occupation | Financial Advisor | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1990s–present | Ahane | ||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 3 | ||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
1994–2003 | Waterford IT | ||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1997–2009 | Limerck | ? (6-29) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Oliver 'Ollie' Moran (born 7 November 1975 in Castleconnell, County Limerick) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ahane and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1997 to 2009. During his career as a hurler, he has won 3 County Championships with Ahane, 2 Fitzgibbon Cup titles with Waterford IT, a National Hurling League and Waterford Crystal Cup title with Limerick, 5 Railway Cup titles with Munster and a shinty/hurling international with Ireland. Ollie's individual accolades include a Munster All-Star award in 2004 and a GAA All-Star award in 2007. He was also captain of the Limerick Senior Hurling Team in 2005. In 2013 he appeared as a studio analyst on The Sunday Game.
Ollie Moran was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick in 1975. He was raised by his parents, Pat and Brigid, on a dairy farm along with his brother and fellow Limerick hurler, Niall. He was born into a family that has a strong association with the game of hurling. He is a first cousin to Tipperary hurlers, Eoin and Paul Kelly and is also a relation of former Tipperary manager, Babs Keating. From an early age, Ollie showed great skill as an all-round sports star. He played both hurling and football at minor level for Limerick. As well as Gaelic games, Ollie was an accomplished rugby union player. At underage, he was more into rugby and played at full back for Ireland U18s, the Irish Colleges, and Munster U18s and U20s. He won an AIL Division Four medal with UL Bohemians. Ollie was educated at local secondary school, Ardscoil Rís, and later attended Waterford Regional Technical College where he graduated with a First Class Honours Degree (BA) in Financial Services. He has worked as a Financial Advisor in the Financial Services industry since 1997. He is the owner and principal director of company, Ollie Moran Financial Services Limited, which have been based in Limerick since September 2008. He lives with his wife, Lisa, and son, David.