Joe Quaid

Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling


name = Joe Quaid
irish =
fullname = Joseph Quaid
placeofbirth = Murroe
countryofbirth = County Limerick
dob = 1972
height =
nickname =
county = Limerick
province = Munster
club = Murroe-Boherlan
clposition = Goalkeeper
clubs =
clyears =
clapps(points) =
clcounty =
clprovince=
clallireland =
counties = Limerick
icposition = Goalkeeper
icyears = 1994-2002
icapps(points) =
icprovince = 2
icallireland = 0
allstars = 2
clupdate =
icupdate = Joe Quaid (born 1972) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with Limerick from 1994 until 2002 and was regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.fact|date=April 2008

Early life

Joe Quaid was born in Ahawilk Feohanagh, County Limerick in 1972. He was born into a family that had a strong association with hurling. His father, Jim Quaid,was a key player on the Limerick team which beat London in the 1954 junior All-Ireland final. He won a senior Munster title the following year. Joe succeeded his cousin playing position, Tommy Quaid, who was the goalkeeper on the Limerick team from 1976 until 1993.

Playing career

Club

Quaid played his club hurling with his local club. He enjoyed some underage success with the side but failed to win a senior county championship.

Inter-county

In the late 1980s Quaid joined the Limerick minor hurling team. He later moved on to the inter-county under-21 side, however, he had ittle success at either level. In 1991 Quaid joined the Limerick senior hurling team a sunderstudy to his cousin Tommy Quaid. He took over as the first-choice goalkeeper in 1994, the same year that he won his first Munster title. Limerick later qualified to meet Ofaly in the All-Ireland final. The game has gone down in history as "the five-minute final." Limerick were leading by five points with five minutes to go when Offaly's Johnny Dooley scored a goal which seemed to paralyse the Limerick team. Another 1-5 followed and victory was effectively snatched from Limerick. As the goalkeeper who let in two late goals Quaid was blamed by many Limerick people for costing the county an All-Ireland title. In spite of this Quaid was still honoured with an Al-Star award.

Two years later in 1996 Quaid captured his second Munster medal and once again his team qualified for the All-Ireland final. This time the opposition was Wexford. Once again Quaid ended up on the losing side and once again he had to shoulder most of the blame for costing Limerick another All-Ireland title. In spite of this he was still presented with a second All-Star award. The following years proved difficult as Limerick failed to recapture any more Munster titles and Quaid battled injury. In a National Hurling League game against Laois in 1997 Quaid suffered a terrible injury when the ball struck Quaid in the testicle at high-speed following a penalty attempt by David Cuddy of Laois. His right testicle exploded on impact while half of the other testicle had to be removed. The injury could have cost Quaid his career, however, he battled back and continued hurling. Quaid was quoted after the incident to have said "Ouch".

Following the conclusion of the 2000 championship Quaid retired from inter-county hurling. He returned in 2002 for one season but he had no more success.

Teams

Hurling All Star

Joe Quaid won two All Ireland All Stars in 1994 and again in 1996. More Information can be found on the following link
GAA All Stars Awards Past Winners (Hurling)Other member of the All Stars for both years are

1994 Joe Quaid (Limerick) Anthony Daly (Clare) Kevin Kinahan (Offaly) Martin Hanamy (Offaly) Dave Clarke (Limerick) Hubert Rigney (Offaly) Kevin Martin (Offaly) Mike Houlihan (Limerick) Ciaran Carey(Limerick) Johnny Dooley (Offaly) Gary Kirby (Limerick) John Leahy (Tipperary) Billy Dooley (Offaly) DJ Carey (Kilkenny) Damien Quigley (Limerick)

1996 Joe Quaid (Limerick) Tom Helebert (Galway) Brian Lohan (Clare) Larry O'Gorman (Wexford)
Liam Dunne (Wexford) Ciaran Carey (Limerick) Mark Foley (Limerick) Adrian Fenlon (Wexford) Mike Houlihan (Limerick) Rory McCarthy (Wexford) Martin Storey (Wexford) Larry Murphy (Wexford) Liam Cahill (Tipperary) Gary Kirby (Limerick) Tom Dempsey (Wexford)

Railway Cup

Like both his cousin Tommy Quaid and his Uncle Jack Quaid before him, Joe was also a member of the Munster Team in 1995 and 1997.

In 1995 Joe was the GoalKeeper in the winning Munster Team

1995: Limerick Senior Championship Club Semi-Final: Munster 2-25 Leinster 5-12 a.e.t. Final: Munster 0-13 Ulster 1-9

Last Man Standing Hurling GoalKeepers

In the Book Last Man Standing Hurling GoalKeepers written by Christy O'Connor [http://archives.tcm.ie/westernpeople/2005/11/09/story27880.asp Article from the westernpeople]

Manager

In 2007 Joe Quaid brought Murroe-Boher club to the Semi-Final of Limerick SHC, losing to a strong Adare side. Score: 0-24 to 2-8.

TV Appearance

On RTE program " [http://www.rte.ie/tv/theroadtocroker/20070830.html On the road to Croker] ", Joe Quaid made a guest appearance on Thursday, 30 August 2007, before Limerick versus Kilkenny, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.

External Links

[http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/hurlingallstars.html RTE All Star list]

[http://archives.tcm.ie/westernpeople/2005/11/09/story27880.asp Article from the westernpeople]

[http://www.hoganstand.com/Limerick/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=84893 Hoganstand Article on forthcoming Murroe-Boher Adare Match Semi-final SHC 2007]

[http://www.gaa.ie/page/hurling_all_stars_90s.html Hurling All Stars 1990's]

[http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html Munster Hurling Team Squad]