Brian Hurley

Last updated

Brian Hurley
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full-forward
Born (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)
Union Hall, County Cork, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation Sales rep
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
2009-present
 Castlehaven 68 (21-275)
Club titles
Cork titles 3
Munster titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2010-2013
 Institute of Technology, Carlow
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2012-present
 Cork 36 (10-73)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 21:55, 20 January 2024.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:33, 7 April 2024.

Brian Hurley (born 2 April 1992) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Castlehaven and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

Contents

Career

Hurley first played Gaelic football as a six-year-old at juvenile level with the Castlehaven club. [1] [2] He progressed through the various juvenile and underage grades, while he also played as a schoolboy with Rossa College in Skibbereen. Hurley's performances at school level resulted in him being selected for the Cork vocational schools' team and he won All-Ireland VS SFC honours in 2010 after a defeat of Monaghan. [3]

Hurley had just turned 17 when he made his senior team debut with Castlehaven in 2009. He has his first major success a year later when Castlehaven beat Ballincollig to win the Cork U21AFC title. Consecutive Cork SFC titles followed for Hurley in 2012 and 2013. [4] [5] He claimed a third winners' medal in 2023 before ending the season with a Munster Club SFC title. [6]

At inter-county level, Hurley first played for Cork during a two-year tenure with the minor team. His final game in the grade was an All-Ireland final defeat by Tyrone in 2010. [7] Hurley's three-year tenure with the under-21 team yielded three successive Munster U21FC medals, however, his last game was, once again, an All-Ireland final defeat. [8]

Hurley made his senior team debut in 2013, having joined the extended panel a year earlier. [9] Since then he has been an eight-time Munster SFC runners-up. Hurley was also a member of Munster's Railway Cup panel in 2014, while he has also been an All-Star nominee. [10] [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 January 2024
TeamSeason Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Castlehaven 2009-10 30-02——30-02
2010-11 30-03——30-03
2011-12 52-10——52-10
2012-13 62-1330-06—92-19
2013-14 63-4710-01—73-48
2014-15 33-14——33-14
2015-16 53-24——53-24
2016-17 21-10——21-10
2017-18 00-00——00-00
2018-19 60-08——60-08
2019-20 10-04——10-04
2020-2150-25——50-25
2021-22 54-29——21-09
2022-23 51-33——51-33
2023-24 51-1931-2010-0792-46
Career total6020-24171-2710-076821-275

Inter-county

As of match played 7 April 2024
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2013 Division 1 00-0031-0820-0551-13
201481-3020-0521-05122-40
201592-1130-0110-01132-13
201671-1310-0100-0081-14
2017 Division 2 00-0000-0000-0000-00
201800-0020-0110-0030-01
201952-0023-0042-07117-07
2020 Division 3 00-0020-02—20-02
2021 Division 2 31-0821-09—52-17
202261-1510-0032-08103-23
202351-1600-0040-1691-32
202470-2410-0400-0080-28
Total509-117195-31175-428619-190

Honours

Rossa College
Castlehaven
Cork

Related Research Articles

The Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the champion clubs of each county. It has been organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964.

Daniel J. O'Grady, known as Dónal O'Grady, is an Irish former hurler and manager. At club level he was a dual player with St. Finbarr's, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Castlehaven Gaelic Football Club is a Cork GAA club in the parish of Castlehaven near the town of Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. The club also draws players from the villages of Union Hall, Castletownshend and Tragumna. The club participates in competitions run by Cork GAA and by the Carbery divisional board. The club is primarily concerned with the game of Gaelic football, but has fielded hurling teams in the past. They went from playing at Junior B level in 1969 to reaching the Cork Senior Football Championship final only 10 years later. The club has remained at senior level ever since, even though it draws from a very small pool of players. As of 2023, the club had won the Cork Senior Football Championship on six occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Castlehaven</span> Area in County Cork

Castlehaven is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork, approximately 45 miles south-west of Cork City on the coast. The civil parish includes the town of Castletownshend and the hamlets of Rineen and Tragumna. The area's Gaelic football club, Castlehaven GAA, has claimed several Munster Senior Club Football Championship titles.

Michael McCarthy was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with O'Donovan Rossa and divisional side Carbery and was also a member of the Cork senior football team.

Joe Kavanagh is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. At club level he played with Nemo Rangers and was also a member of the Cork senior football team.

John Cleary is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-forward at senior level for the Cork county team.

Paul Kerrigan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork Premier Championship club Nemo Rangers. A member of the Cork senior football team for 13 seasons from 2008 until 2020, he won seven major trophies in his inter-county career, including the All-Ireland Championship in 2010.

Micheál "Haulie" O'Sullivan is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played for club side Carbery Rangers, at divisional level with Carbery and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. O'Sullivan is the current manager of the Cork minor football team.

Bertie O'Brien was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with St. Finbarr's and was a dual player at various levels with Cork.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Damien Cahalane</span> Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

Damien Cahalane is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays as a centre-back for club sides St Finbarr's and Castlehaven and as a full-back at senior level with the Cork county hurling team.

Luke Connolly is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played for club side nemo Rangers and was a member of the Cork senior football team from 2015 to 2021. Connolly usually lined out as a forward.

The 2014 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 127th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 14 December 2014. The championship began on 6 April 2015 and ended on 25 October 2015.

The 2013 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 115th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 March 2013 and ended on 13 October 2013.

Dermot Hurley is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side Castlehaven and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lined out as a midfielder.

Mark Cronin is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at club level with Nemo Rangers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Andrew Noel Crowley is an Irish former hurler, Gaelic footballer and coach. At club level he played with Bandon, O'Donovan Rossa and divisional side Carbery, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Cork teams.

The 2023–24 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club Gaelic football tournament. The draws for the respective provincial championships took place at various stages. The championship ran from 21 October 2023 to 21 January 2024.

Donal Hurley was an Irish Gaelic footballer, hurler and coach. At club level played with club sides Lees, Erin's Hope and St Finbarr's, and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

Michael O'Donovan is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. At club level he played with Dohenys and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Brian Hurley". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "My Club and I: Brian Hurley". GAA website. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hurley sends Cork to top of the class". Irish Independent. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Leen, Tony (29 October 2012). "Nolan the hero as Castlehaven dig deep for glorious fourth title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Fogarty, John (14 October 2013). "Hurley's heroics herald defiant Haven response". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (29 October 2023). "Hurley brothers on song as Castlehaven claim first Cork county title in 10 years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tyrone weather Cork comeback to take Minor title". Irish Examiner. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tribesmen take U21 title in thrilling final". Irish Examiner. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "New names aplenty as Limerick face Cork in Munster SFC". RTÉ Sport. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Railway Cup football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Castlehaven hitman Brian Hurley gets deserved All-Star nomination". Echo Live. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.