Martin Comerford

Martin Comerford is an Irish hurler, born in London in November 1978, who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. He went to St John's Boys' National School in Ballybough Street, Kilkenny, and then to St Kieran's College, where he was overlooked for the hurling team. He arrived on the inter-county scene at twenty-one with the Kilkenny under-21 team and joined the senior panel during the 2001 championship. He became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won six All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and four National League medals on the field of play, and was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. At club level he is a two-time Leinster medallist with O'Loughlin Gaels and has also won three championship medals, and he was an All-Ireland runner-up with the club once.