Aaron Costello

Irish hurler

Aaron Costello
Personal information
Irish name Aron Mac Coisteala
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1992
Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Kilmallock
Club titles
Limerick titles 3
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2018-present
Limerick 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 4
NHL 3
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:56, 23 July 2023.

Aaron Costello (born 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Kilmallock and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.

Playing career

University College Cork

As a student at University College Cork, Costello also became involved in Gaelic games. On 8 March 2012, he came on as a 16th-minute substitute to win an All-Ireland Freshers Championship medal following a 0-24 to 3-11 defeat of the University of Limerick in the final.[1]

Kilmallock

Costllo joined the Kilmallock club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the minor and under-21 grades before eventually joining the club's senior team.[citation needed]

On 7 October 2012, Costello was named on the bench when Kilmallock faced Adare in the Limerick Senior Championship final. He remained on the bench for the entire game but collected a winners' medal following the -15 to 0-15 victory.[2]

On 19 October 2014, Costello won his first championship medal on the field of play following a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Na Piarsaigh in the final.[3] He later won a Munster Championship medal on 23 November 2014 following a 1-32 to 3-18 extra-time defeat of Cratloe.[4] On 17 March 2015, Costello was at left corner-back when Kilmallock suffered a 1-18 to 1-06 defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[5]

Limerick

Senior

On 14 December 2018, Costello was included on John Kiely's first Limerick squad for the 2019 season.[6] He made his first appearance for the team on 20 December 2018 when he came on as a 48th-minute substitute for Lorcan Lyons in Limerick's 4-14 to 0-11 defeat of Kerry in the Munster League.[7] On 9 March 2019, Costello made his first appearance in the National League when he came on as a half-time substitute for Tom Condon in the 2-22 to 0-11 defeat Laois.[8] On 31 March 2019, he was a member of the extended panel when Limerick defeated Waterford by 1-24 to 0-10 to win the National League title.[9] On 30 June 2019, Costello won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 March 2024.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Limerick 2019 Division 1A 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2020 4 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 4 0-00
2021 3 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 3 0-00
2022 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2023 2 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00 3 0-00
2024 5 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-00
Career total 16 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00 17 0-00

Honours

University College Cork
  • All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship (1): 2012
Kilmallock
Limerick

References

  1. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 March 2012). "Late rally sees UCC claim three in-a-row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Mulcahy strikes to secure spoils for gritty Kilmallock". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ Cahill, Jackie (19 October 2014). "Delight for 'Sparrow' as Kilmallock defy odds". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Kilmallock find extra gear in final epic". Irish Examiner. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ Keys, Colm (18 March 2015). "Ballyhale make it six of the best with final stroll". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ Neville, Jack (14 December 2018). "Five newcomers as John Kiely names first Limerick squad for 2019 season". Sporting Limerick. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  7. ^ Murphy, Murt (20 December 2018). "One last win for the All-Ireland hurling champions before Christmas". The 42. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ Miller, Steven (9 March 2019). "Six All-Ireland winners start as Limerick storm into league semi-final with 17-point win over Laois". The 42. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  10. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
Aaron Costello navigation boxes
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Kilmallock - 2015 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs used
18 P. O'Loughlin for K. Kenneally
19 R. Hanley for R. Egan
23 C. Barry for B. O'Sullivan
Subs not used
16 O. Walsh-O'Rourke
17 J. Meade
20 B. Burke
21 A. O'Shaughnessy
22 D. Joy
24 David Barry
25 Donal Barry
26 S. Quirke
27 C. Staunton
28 K. Roche
29 K. O'Mahony
Manager
G. O'Loughlin
Selectors
M. Heelan
A. O'Brien
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Limerick – 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (9th title)
Subs used
19 P. Casey for G. Mulcahy
25 D. Reidy for D. O'Donovan
26 P. Ryan for S. Flanagan
18 A. Breen for A. Gillane
24 P. O'Loughlin for K. Hayes
Subs not used
16 B. Hennessy
17 C. Boylan
20 R. Connolly
21 A. Costello
22 R. English
23 R. Hanley
Extended panel
J. Gillane
J. Considine
M. Casey
D. Dempsey
J. Boylan
D. O'Connell
B. Ryan
T. Condon
M. Quinlan
B. O'Grady
Manager
J. Kiely
Coach
P. Kinnerk
Selectors
A. Cunningham
A. O'Brien
D. O'Grady
Lead physiotherapist
M. van Drumpt
Performance coach
C. Currid
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Limerick – 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (10th title)
Subs used
22 G. Mulcahy for P. Casey
25 D. Reidy for G. Hegarty
19 C. Coughlan for D. Hannon
23 B. Murphy for G. Mulcahy
26 P. Ryan for T. Morrissey
Subs not used
16 B. Hennessy
17 C. Boylan
18 A. Costello
20 R. English
21 R. Hanley
24 C. O'Neill
Manager
J. Kiely
Selectors
P. Kinnerk
A. Cunningham
D. O'Grady
Coach
A. O'Brien
Performance coach
C. Currid
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Limerick – 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (11th title)
Subs used
18 P. Casey for G. Mulcahy
26 D. Reidy for D. O'Donovan
17 C. Boylan for S. Flanagan
24 C. O'Neill for T. Morrissey
Subs not used
16 B. Hennessy
19 A. Costello
20 C. Coughlan
21 R. English
22 R. Hanley
23 C. Lynch
25 O. O'Reilly
Manager
J. Kiely
Selectors
P. Kinnerk
A. Cunningham
D. O'Grady
Coach
A. O'Brien
Performance coach
C. Currid
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Limerick – 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (12th title)
Subs used
25 C. O'Neill for T. Morrissey
22 G. Mulcahy for S. Flanagan
17 C. Boylan for G. Hegarty
23 B. Murphy for D. O'Donovan
19 A. Costello for M. Casey
Subs not used
16 D. McCarthy
18 R. Connolly
20 C. Coughlan
21 A. English
24 A. O'Connor
26 O. O'Reilly
Manager
J. Kiely
Selectors
P. Kinnerk
A. Cunningham
D. O'Grady
Coach
A. O'Brien
Performance coach
C. Currid
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Limerick hurling team – current senior panel

Substitutes
16 D. McCarthy
17 C. Boylan
18 P. Casey
19 C. Coughlan
20 A. English
21 G. Mulcahy
22 B. Murphy
23 A. O'Connor
24 F. O'Connor
25 D. Ó Dálaigh
26 M. Quinlan

Manager
J. Kiely
Selectors
P. Kinnerk
A. Cunningham
D. O'Grady
Coach
A. O'Brien

As of team vs Kilkenny on 23 July 2023.