Conal Bonnar (born 13 October 1969) is an Irish retired hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team lasted twelve seasons from 1988 to 1999. Bonnar first appeared for the Cashel King Cormacs club at juvenile and underage levels, before eventually joining the club's senior team. The highlight of his club career came in 1991 when he won a

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

medal, having earlier won a county championship medal. Bonanr made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Tipperary minor team in 1986. He enjoyed one championship seasons with the minor team, however, he ended his tenure in this grade as an All-Ireland runner-up. Bonnar subsequently joined the under-21 team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1989. By this stage he had also joined the Tipperary senior team after being drafted onto the panel for the 1988 All-Ireland final. Over the course of the following twelve seasons Bonnar enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of All-Ireland medals in 1989 and 1991. He also won three

medals and two National League medals. He played his last game for Tipperary in June 1999. Bonnar was joined on the Tipperary team for much of his career by his brothers Colm and Cormac. After being chosen on the

inter-provincial team for the first time in 1989, Bonnar made just one further appearance on the team and ended his career without a

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

medal.

Honours

Team

;Cashel King Cormacs * Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1):

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* Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1991 ;Tipperary *

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

(2):

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(c),

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

(3):

(c),

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National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

(2): 1987-88, 1993-94 * All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1):

* Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1):

* Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1):

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Individual

;Awards *

All Stars Awards The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All Stars Awards (often known simply as the All Stars) are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football and hurling. Additionally, one playe ...

(2): 1989, 1991

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnar, Conal 1969 births Living people Cashel King Cormac's hurlers UCD hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers