Congratulations to past pupil Paul Curran

CONGRATULATIONS TO PAST PUPIL OF KILVEMNON NS; PAUL CURRAN

'The Nationalist' South Tipperary GAA Player of the Year Awards
HURLER OF THE YEAR
Paul Curran (Mullinahone)

Grandson of Rody Curran who played on Mullinahone's first hurling championship winning team in 1940 and a member of a family which continues to give tremendous service to club and county, he was a fine underage footballer and hurler winning numerous championships. He was a member of the only South Tipperary under 16 hurling team ever to win the Munster (A) championship in 1987 and he won a Munster minor medal with Tipperary in 1999 before progressing to the under 21 side.

He made the Fitzgibbon Cup winning Waterford I.T. team as a "fresher" in 2000 and captained them to victory in 2003. He played his first senior championship game against Offaly in 2002 having part of the extended panel All-Ireland winning panel of 2001. Last year he played a major role in Tipperary's National League and Munster Championship successes and his consistently outstanding performances had him on the short list for an all-Star award. At club level he has great memories of 2002 when in the space of eight days leading up to his 21st birthday he was one of the heroes of the Mullinahone team which captured county senior honours when defeating Thurles Sarsfields in a replay.

Also a fine footballer, Paul Curran has been a wonderful servant to club and county and perhaps the best days are yet to come from a man who now joins the illustrious company of John Leahy, Brian O'Meara, Eoin Kelly and Paul Kelly as Mullinahone winners of this award.