Neil Ronan (born 1 September 1979) is an Irish retired hurler who played for North Cork club Ballyhea.
He was an ever-present member of the team for the next 20 years and enjoyed his greatest success in 2014 when the club won the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship.
From his debut, Ronan was a regular member of the starting fifteen and made a combined total of 71 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2009.
On 16 March 1997, he scored ten points from full-forward when St. Colman's College defeated Nenagh CBS by 1-17 to 0-08 to win the Harty Cup.
Ronan joined the Ballyhea club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels.
On 12 October 2014, Ronan was at centre-forward when Ballyhea defeated Newcestown by 1-17 to 0-16 to win the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship.
[9] The strike was ultimately resolved in the players’ favour on 13 December, however, Ronan decided to quit inter-county hurling and emigrate to Australia.
[10] On 20 February 2005, Ronan returned to the Cork senior team and scored seven points in a 1-20 to 0-10 National League defeat of Limerick.
[12] On 11 September 2005, Cork faced Galway in the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1990, however, Ronan started the game as a substitute.
[14] On 25 June, he won his fourth Munster Championship medal after coming on as a substitute in Cork's 2-14 to 1-14 defeat of Tipperary for the second consecutive year.
On 11 November 2001, Ronan was introduced as a substitute for David Forde when Munster defeated Connacht by 1-21 to 1-15 to win the Railway Cup.