Conor Whelan

Conor Whelan is an Irish hurler, born in October 1996, who plays as a right corner forward for the Kinvara club and at senior level for the Galway county team. He played for the University of Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup and joined the Kinvara club at a young age, playing in every grade before reaching the intermediate team. With Galway he played minor hurling from 2013, reaching the All-Ireland final that year, and under-21 hurling from 2015, and he made his senior debut on 26 July 2015, scoring 1-02 from play in an All-Ireland quarter-final win over Cork. His honours with Galway include the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, three Leinster titles and two National Hurling League Division 1 titles. He was named All Stars Young Hurler of the Year in 2017 and won two All Stars awards, in 2017 and 2023.