Biography
Noel Hickey was born in Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny in 1980. The second youngest of a family of six brothers and two sisters, he grew up on the family farm where he honed his hurling skills. Hickey was educated locally at St. Leonard's national school before later attending Coláiste Éamann Rís in nearby Callan. He quickley became a key fixture on the school's hurling team and captured a Leinster colleges' title in 1998 following a 1-10 to 0-9 defeat of the mighty St. Kieran's College. The Callan side were subsequently defeated by St. Flannan's College in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Hickey later attended Kildalton College, a third level agricultural institute, where he enjoyed further hurling success. He won an All-Ireland agricultural colleges' title in 1999. Hickey currently works as a farmer.
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