Richie Power (1957)

Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling


name = Richie Power
irish = Risteard de Paor
fullname = Richie Power
placeofbirth = Carrickshock
countryofbirth = County Kilkenny
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county = Kilkenny
province = Leinster
club = Carrickshock
clposition = Forward
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counties = Kilkenny
icposition = Half-forward
icyears = 1982-1992
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icprovince = 5
icallireland = 2
allstars = 2
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Richie Power (born 1957) is former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrickshock and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1980s.

Early life

Richie Power was born in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny in 1957. He was educated locally and later attended St. Kierans College in Kilkenny. Here his hurling skills were first developed and he first tasted major success when he won an All-Ireland Colleges title

Playing career

Club

Power played his club hurling with his local Carrickshock club, however, he never won a senior county title.

Inter-county

Power first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team. He won a Leinster title in this grade in 1975 before later winning an All-Ireland medal following a victory over Cork. Power later joined the county under-21 team and won both Leinster and All-Ireland honours in 1977.

Power later joined the Kilkenny senior team and won a National Hurling League medal in 1982. He later won his first Leinster title before making a first All-Ireland final appearance. Cork were the opponents that day, however, the Leesiders provided little opposition and Power won his first senior All-Ireland medal. His performance throughout the championship later earned Power a coveted All-Star award. In 1983 he won a second consecutive National League medal before later collecting a second provincial title. Cork were Kilkenny’s opponents again in the championship decider and, once again, the Leesiders fell to ‘the Cats’ giving Power a second All-Ireland medal. Kilkenny lost their provincial crown for the next few years, however, the team returned in 1986 with Power winning a third National League medal. He later picked up a third Leinster medal, however, his side were later defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. In spite of this loss he still collected a second All-Star award. In 1987 Power added a fourth Leinster medal to his collection. Kilkenny later reached the All-Ireland final, however, the side were defeated by Galway once again. Three years later in 1990 Power won a fourth National League medal and in 1991 he collected a fifth and final Leinster title. He later palyed Tipp in a final All-Ireland final appearance, however, he ended up on the losing side on that occasion. Power retired from inter-county hurling following this defeat.

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