Club
Ollie plays his club hurling with Ahane, the club made famous by the legendary Mick Mackey. He enjoyed much success at underage level and was later part of 3 different senior teams that won the Limerick County Championship. Moran received his first senior championship medal in 1998 when Ahane beat Patrickswell by 1-11 to 0-9. He wasn't long waiting for a second county medal as Ahane were in the final the following year, this time against Kilmallock whom they drew with in the first final, 0-12 to 2-6. However, Ahane were crowned champions after the game was replayed at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. They won the game by a scoreline of 0-14 to 2-5. Ollie played at centre-back and picked up the man of the match award for a great performance which saw him score 3 points in total. Ahane were back in the county final in 2002, however they lost on this occasion to Adare by 0-14 to 0-12. Ollie picked up his third county medal in 2004 when Ahane beat Garryspillane in the final. Ollie's brother, Niall, was the hero on this occasion after he scored a 58 yard free deep into injury time to put their team ahead by a single point and win by 1-11 to 0-13. The most recent county final that Ollie featured in was the 2008 final against Adare who once again defeated them, this time by a scoreline of 0-13 to 0-8. Despite having won numerous county titles, Ollie and the Ahane club have never been successful in the Munster Club Championship and hence have never progressed to the All-Ireland Club Championship.
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