Aaron Dunphy

Aaron Dunphy (born 1998) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton and at inter-county level with the Laois senior hurling team.^[1]

Aaron Dunphy

Personal information
Irish name	Aron Ó Donnchaidh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-forward
Born	1998 Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton
Club titles
Laois titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	SETU Carlow
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2017-present	Laois	15 (2-29)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:54, 17 June 2024.

Career

Dunphy first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Mountrath Community School. He won a Rest of Leinster PPS SBHC title in 2015, before losing the subsequent All-Ireland final to Cross & Passion College from Ballycastle.^[2][3] Dunphy has also lined out for SETU Carlow in the Fitzgibbon Cup.^[4]

After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks at club level, Dunphy eventually joined the Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton senior team. He won a Laois SHC title in 2016 after Borris beat Rathdowney–Errill in a final replay.^[5]

Dunphy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Laois during an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the minor team.^[6][7] He progressed to the under-21 team in 2017.^[8] Dunphy also made his senior team debut that season when he came on as substitute in a National Hurling League defeat of Offaly.^[9] He secured his first silverware in 2019 when Laois won the Joe McDonagh Cup title after a defeat of Westmeath in the final.^[10] He captained Laois to the National Hurling League Division 2A in 2024.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 June 2024.

Team	Year	National League			McDonagh Cup		Leinster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Laois	2017	Division 1B	5	0-04	—		4	0-07	2	0-00	11	0-11
	2018		0	0-00	0	0-00	—		—		0	0-00
	2019		6	0-08	5	2-09	—		2	1-04	13	3-21
	2020		4	0-04	—		1	0-02	2	1-01	7	1-07
	2021		6	0-03	—		1	0-00	2	0-01	9	0-04
	2022		0	0-00	—		0	0-00	—		0	0-00
	2023		6	1-09	2	0-06	—		—		8	1-15
	2024	Division 2A	6	1-30	5	0-37	—		1	0-14	12	1-81
Total			33	2-58	12	2-52	6	0-09	9	2-20	60	6-139

Honours

Mountrath Community School

• Rest of Leinster PPS Senior B Hurling Championship: 2015

Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton

• Laois Senior Hurling Championship: 2016

Laois

• Joe McDonagh Cup: 2019
• National Hurling League Division 2A: 2024 (c)