Michael Conneely (born 14 June 1949) is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Conneely enjoyed little success in the Railway Cup medal.
In 1980 Sarsfields qualified for the final of senior championship for the first time in history, with Conneely lining out as goalkeeper.
The accurate free-taking of Michael Mulkerrins secured a narrow 0–11 to 0–9 defeat of Meelick-Eyrecourt and a Galway Senior Hurling Championship medal for Connelly.
[3] Conneely made his senior championship debut for Galway on 21 July 1974 in a 3–13 to 0–6 defeat of London in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
[4] After being replaced in goal by Séamus Shinnors for the 1979 championship, Conneely was back as custodian in 1980 as Galway reached the All-Ireland decider once again.
Bernie Forde and P. J. Molloy goals for Galway meant that the men from the west led by 2–7 to 1–5 at half-time.
Offaly keeper Damien Martin was doing great work in batting out an almost certain Galway goal early in the second-half.
The Galway champions edged into a 0–11 to 1–1 half-time lead, but in the second half Kilmallock staged a mini revival scoring 1–1, but that was as good as it got for the Limerick side.
His two-year tenure in charge saw little in terms of success, as Roscommon were defeated by Galway in the provincial series.
His two years in charge brought little in terms of success, as Westmeath made little progress in the Leinster series of games.