Martin Comerford Gaelic games player
Martin Comerford (born 9 November 1978) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.Born in London, Comerford attended St. Kieran's College but was overlooked for the hurling team. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team. He joined the senior panel during the 2001 championship. Comerford later 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. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.At club level Comerford is a two-time Leinster medallist with O'Loughlin Gaels. In addition to this he has also won three championship medals, while he was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.Comerford's brother, Andy, was a three-time All-Ireland medallist and winning captain with Kilkenny.Throughout his career Comerford made 41 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 12 May 2011.
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