Biography
Nicholas English was born in the village of Cullen on the Limerick-Tipperary border in 1962. He was educated locally and from a young age he showed great skill at the game of hurling. Although his local club had a hurling tradition, they were primarily a football club, so for the most part, English practised his hurling skills alone. His father was also a huge influence as he was a huge follower of local and inter-county hurling. English later attended the Abbey Christian Brothers School in Tipperary town, where his hurling skills were further developed. He also won a Fitzgerald Shield following a win over Rockwell College.
English did his leaving certificate in 1980. He studied electrical engineering at University College Cork until May 1981.From September 1981 he studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree and subsequently a H Dip in Education. At University College Cork he won five Fitzgibbon Cup medals in a row with UCC and scored in all five finals.
He currently works with Barclays Wealth and is a former member of the high-profile Hurling Development Committee.
In 1996 he published his autobiography "Beyond The Tunnel". The book was ghost written by Vincent Hogan of the Irish Independent.
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