Biography
Colm Bonnar was born in Cashel, County Tipperary in 1964. The eighth of thirteen children born to a coulpe who had strong links to Donegal, he was educated at the local national school and later attended Cashel CBS. Here Bonnar's skills at both hurling and Gaelic football came to the fore. He won Croke, Fitzgerald and McGabhann Cup winners' medals in both codes. In 1980 and 1982 Bonnar captured two All-Ireland 'B' Colleges' hurling medals with the school.
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