Irish name Seán Ó Duibhir Position Left Half Forward Occupation Student Other name Bubbles All stars 1 | Sport Hurling Nickname Bubbles Years Club All irelands 1 | |
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John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer (born 17 September 1991) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Killenaule and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2013. He was a hero after hammering in a fabulous goal against Kilkenny in the 2016 All Ireland hurling final.
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Career
He made his senior debut for Tipperary in January 2013, starting in the half forward line against Limerick in the 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup. On March 18, 2013, he scored 1-6 against Galway in a 4-22 to 1-20 win at Pearse Stadium in the 2013 National Hurling League to win the man of the match award from TG4. On 9 June 2013, he came on as a substitute in the second half against Limerick to make his championship debut. He went on to score 1-3 as Tipperary were defeated 1-18 to 1-15.
On 7 September 2014, O'Dwyer played in his first All-Ireland Final where he scored seven points with five of them coming from play. During the final Tipperary were awarded a free from 97 metres out in injury time with the scores level. O'Dwyer took the free which was hit just wide to the right and required conformation from Hawk-eye that it was wide, the match ended in a draw.
In October 2014, O'Dwyer won his first All Stars Award after a successful 2014 campaign where Tipperary reached the All-Ireland Final. In December 2015, O'Dwyer was named as the Munster Hurler of the Year for 2015.
On 19 June 2016, O'Dwyer was shown a straight red card in a Munster Championship semi-final against Limerick when he struck Limerick player Richie English in the fourteenth minute of the match. The red card meant that he missed the Munster Final victory over Waterford on 10 July. On 14 August 2016, O'Dwyer came on as a second half substitute to score the first goal for Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway in a game which Tipperary won by a point.
On 4 September 2016, O'Dwyer regained his place in the starting line-up and went on to score 1-5 as he won his first All-Ireland Senior hurling title when Tipperary defeated Kilkenny in the final by 2-29 to 2-20.