Colm Bonnar
Colm Bonnar (born 12 June 1964) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the former manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team having served as manager from September 2021 to July 2022.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Colm Ó Cnáimhsí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
12 June 1964 Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sport development officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1982–1996; 2000 1997–2004 |
Cashel King Cormac's Dunhill | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1986–1998 | Tipperary | 35 (0–06) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:50, 14 May 2019. | |||
He is also the former manager of the Carlow senior hurling team. Bonnar played for club sides Cashel King Cormacs and Dunhill and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team for 13 seasons, during which time he usually lined out at midfield.
Bonnar began his hurling career at club level with Cashel King Cormacs. He broke onto the club's top adult team after championship success in the minor and under-21 grades. Bonnar enjoyed his greatest success when he captained the club to the 1991 Munster Club Championship. He later transferred to the Dunhill club in Waterford.
At the inter-county level, Bonnar was part of the successful Tipperary minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1982. He then won back-to-back Munster Championships with the under-21 team in 1983 and 1984. He joined the Tipperary senior team in 1985. From his debut, Bonnar was ever-present as a midfielder and made numerous National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1998. During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Championship-winning-winning teams – in 1989, 1991. Bonnar also secured five Munster Championship medals and a National Hurling League medal.
Bonnar won an All-Star in 1988. At inter-provincial level, Bonnar was selected to play in five championship campaigns with Munster and won Railway Cup medals in 1995, 1996, and 1997.
After retiring as a player, Bonnar served as a selector and team trainer with the Waterford senior hurling team, with whom he won a Munster Championship in 2002. After an unsuccessful tenure as a selector with the Tipperary senior team, he later guided the Waterford Institute of Technology to four Fitzgibbon Cup titles in six years. Bonnar served as manager of the Wexford senior hurling team for three seasons and, after a period away from inter-county management, took charge of the Carlow senior team, with whom he has won Christy Ring Cup and Joe McDonagh Cup titles.