Ned Power

Ned Power

Personal information
Irish name	Éamonn de Paor
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	20 November 1929(1929-11-20) Dungarvan, County Waterford
Died	15 November 2007(2007-11-15) (aged 77)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Tallow GAA
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1957-1966	Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All Irelands	1

Ned Power (1929–2007) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local clubs Dungarvan and Tallow and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.

Playing career

Club

Power played his club hurling with his local club Dungarvan and latterly Tallow where the local club grounds are now named in his honour - Páirc Éamonn de Paor

Inter-county

Power first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the late 1940s as a dual player of both hurling and Gaelic football at minor level. He later graduated onto the county's senior hurling team where he became the first-choice goalkeeper in the early 1950s. At this time, however, Tipperary and Cork were the kingpins of Munster hurling, with all the other counties only providing a supporting role. All this changed in 1957 when Power won his first Munster title following a victory over reigning champions Cork. Waterford later played Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final, however, victory went to the men from Leinster on that occasion. Two years later in 1959 Power won a second provincial title. Once again Waterford lined out in the championship decider and once again Kilkenny provided the opposition. The game ended in a draw, however, when the two sides met for the replay the men from Waterford made no mistake in defeating their near rivals and Power collected a coveted All-Ireland medal. In 1963 he added a National Hurling League medal to his collection before winning a third Munster title. For the third successive time Kilkenny were Waterford's opponents in the All-Ireland final, however, the men from the Déise were beaten on that occasion. Power retired from inter-county hurling shortly after winning a Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1966.

Post-playing career

In retirement from hurling Power maintained a keen interest in coaching. A teacher by profession in Scoil Mhuire in Tallow, his coaching methods with Tallow GAA saw the club win almost every available county title between 1966 and 1980.

Ned Power died on November 15, 2007 after a long illness. His son, journalist Conor Power, is currently writing a book on Ned Power's life, which is due to be launched in November 2009. [1]

Teams

Persondata
Name	Power, Ned
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1929
Place of birth	Dungarvan
Date of death	2007
Place of death