Conor Martin (born 1994) is an
Irish
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hurler who plays as a left corner-forward for the
Kilkenny senior team.
Born in
Urlingford
Urlingford () is a town, as well as a civil parish within the barony of Galmoy. It is located in the north west of County Kilkenny, along the boundary with County Tipperary, in Leinster, Ireland.
Access
The town lies on the R639. The M8 motorwa ...
,
County Kilkenny
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, Martin first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the
Emeralds
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club. He subsequently joined the club's senior team. He won a
Fitzgibbon Cup
The Fitzgibbon Cup ( ga, Corn Mhic Giobúin) is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland.
The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered ...
medal in 2015 while playing with
University of Limerick
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.
Martin made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Kilkenny minor team. He had two championship seasons with the minor team. He subsequently joined the Kilkenny under-21 team, winning aa
Leinster
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medal in 2012. Martin joined the senior team during the
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