Alan Kennedy (hurler)

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Alan Kennedy
Personal information
Irish name Alan Ó Cinnéide
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 35)
Glanmire, County Cork
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
Nickname Pops
Club(s)
YearsClub
2000s-present
Sarsfield's
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2009-present
Cork 6 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0

Alan Kennedy (born 1986 in Glanmire, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Sarsfields [1] and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2009 when he was called up due to the 2008-2009 Cork Hurlers strike. [2]

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References

  1. "Current Sarsfields Players". sarsfields.ie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "Tipperary 2-15 Cork 0-09". RTÉ News. 14 February 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.