Biography
Neil Ronan was born in Ballyhea, County Cork in 1979. He was educated at the local national school in Ballyhea before later attending St. Colman's College, a famous hurling nursery in Fermoy. It was here that Ronan's hurling skills were further developed. By the time he entered senior cycle he had established himself as a key member of the forward line on the school's senior hurling team. Ronan won a Dr. Harty Cup winners' medal in 1996, before later lining out in the All-Ireland final. Mighty St. Kieran's College of Kilkenny provided the opposition and secured a 1-14 to 2-6 victory. St. Colman's retained the Harty Cup in 1997 before qualifying for a second consecutive All-Ireland final. Good Counsel of New Ross were the opponents on that occasion, however, the game turned into an absolute rout. St. Colman's were much too strong and powered their way to a 4-20 to 0-9 victory. The win gave Ronan a coveted All-Ireland colleges' winners' medal.
Following his secondary schooling Ronan studied at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). Here his hurling career developed further, along with such players as Michael Kavanagh, Dave Bennett and Henry Shefflin. In his first year in college Ronan made the senior team and lined out in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. An exciting 4-15 to 3-12 defeat of University College Cork gave Ronan a winners' medal in the inter-varsities competition.
After graduating from college Ronan worked as a quantity surveyor.
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