Eoin Kelly (born 6 January 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team.

Born in Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Kelly first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St Kieran's College.

He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team as a goalkeeper, before later joining the under-21 side.

His brother, Paul Kelly, is also an All-Ireland medallist with Tipperary, while his first cousins, Niall and Ollie Moran had lengthy careers with Limerick.

During his schooling at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny, Kelly established himself as a key member of the senior hurling team.

Having come close to beating the Ennis-based school at the same stage the previous year, St Kieran's made no mistake this time and recorded a 1–10 to 0–9 victory, giving Kelly an All-Ireland medal.

Local kingpins Thurles Sarsfields provided the opposition, however, in spite of leading by six points coming into the final quarter, the game ended in a 0–14 apiece draw.

Tipperary failed to retain their provincial crown the following year, however, in 1999 Kelly added a second Munster medal to his collection as Clare were defeated once again.

In 2003 Tipperary broke through Limerick's stranglehold on the championship and Kelly secured a second Munster medal following a 2–14 to 0–17 defeat of Cork after extra-time.

Kelly made his senior championship debut when he came on as a substitute on 23 July 2000 in a 1–14 to 0–15 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat by Galway, on a day when he doubled as sub-goalie.

The westerners put it up to Tipp, however, two goals by Mark O'Leary gave the Munster men the threshold to withstand a Galway comeback.

After missing out due to a groin injury, he was later sensationally dropped from the starting fifteen by manager Babs Keating for Tipperary's All-Ireland quarter-final meeting with Wexford.

For long periods Tipp looked the likely winners, however, late goals from Henry Shefflin and substitute Martin Comerford finally killed off their efforts to secure a 2–22 to 0–23 victory.

"The Cats" lost talisman Henry Shefflin early in the game due to injury, while Tipp's Lar Corbett ran riot and scored a hat-trick of goals before Noel McGrath added a fourth.

The 4–17 to 1–18 victory gave Kelly, who was held scoreless throughout the match, his second All-Ireland medal, while he also had the honour of lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

The game faded out in the final quarter, however, Munster claimed a comprehensive 1–22 to 0–15 victory, with Kelly collecting a second winners' medal after coming on as a substitute.

[37] Kelly was picked for duty with the national team in 2011, as Ireland faced Scotland in the composite rules shinty-hurling series of games.

On 13 December 2019, it was confirmed that Kelly had been added to the Tipperary senior hurling management team and served as a selector for Liam Sheedy during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

[44] Tipperary captain Brendan Maher hailed Kelly as the best player he's ever seen: "I think if you put him in any position and gave him time there he’d be able to master it.

Born in Mullinahone on the Tipperary-Kilkenny border, Kelly was educated at the local national school and later attended Scoil Ruáin in nearby Killenaule.

After completing his Leaving Cert at the famed St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, he studied engineering at the Limerick Institute of Technology.