Eibhear Quilligan (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Clare Championship club Feakle and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. He typically starts as the goalkeeper.
Career
A member of the Feakle club, Quilligan first came to hurling prominence with St. Flannan's College in the Harty Cup. He later lined out with the Limerick Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup. Quilligan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Clare minor team that won the 2011 Munster Championship. He subsequently lined out with the Clare under-21 team and was sub-goalkeeper when the team won the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship in 2014. Quilligan made his debut with the Clare senior hurling team during the 2020 league.
On 21 July 2024, he started as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title.
Career statistics
TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreClare2020Division 1B30-0010-0030-0070-00202150-0010-0000-0060-00Career total80-0020-0030-00130-00
Honours
Clare All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2024 National Hurling League: 2024 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2014 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2014 Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 2011
Feakle Clare Senior Hurling Championship: 2024
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