| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó Muireasa | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 20 April 1993 Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Tax accountant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ahane | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2011-2015 | University of Limerick | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014-present | Limerick | 56 (0-02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:27, 21 June 2025. | |||
Daniel Morrissey (born 20 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-back for club side Ahane and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Morrissey was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick. His brother, Tom Morrissey, also plays for Ahane and the Limerick senior hurling team. [1]
During his studies at the University of Limerick, Morrissey was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 11 March 2015, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as UL defeated the Waterford Institute of Technology by 2-18 to 1-14 in a replay of the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. [2]
Morrissey joined the Ahane club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's senior team.[ citation needed ]
Morrissey first played for Limerick at minor level. He made his first appearance on 25 June 2010 in a 1-17 to 2-12 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship. [3] Morrissey was eligible for the minor grade again in 2011, however, his season ended with a 4-17 to 3-15 defeat by Waterford. [4]
Morrissey subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team. He made his first appearance on 18 July 2012 in a 1-16 to 1-11 defeat by Tipperary. [5] Morrissey's three successive seasons with the team ended without success.
Morrissey made his senior debut for Limerick on 23 February 2014, replacing Gavin O'Mahony for the final 12 minutes of a National Hurling League game against Antrim at the Gaelic Grounds. [6] He was an unused substitute for the subsequent championship campaign.
On 12 March 2017, Morrissey scored his first point for Limerick in a 6-33 to 1-19 defeat of Laois in the National League. [7]
Morrissey was named man of the match, beating Kilkenny's Eoin Murphy and his brother Tom, following Limerick's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Kilkenny on 15 July 2018. [8]
On 19 August 2018, Morrissey was at left wing-back when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final. [9] He ended the season by winning an All-Star Award. [10] [11]
On 31 March 2019, Morrissey was selected at left wing-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. [12] On 30 June 2019, Morrissey won a Munster Championship medal at left wing-back following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final. [13]
On 25 October 2020, Morrissey won a second successive National League medal after Limerick's 0-36 to 1-23 win over Clare in the delayed final. [14] Later that season he claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal after lining out at full-back in the 0-25 to 0-21 Munster final defeat of Waterford. [15]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Limerick | 2014 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | |||
| 2016 | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | |||
| 2018 | 7 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-00 | 15 | 0-00 | |||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 7 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 13 | 0-01 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | |||
| 2021 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 12 | 0-02 | |||
| 2023 | 6 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 14 | 0-00 | |||
| 2024 | 3 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 0-02 | 37 | 0-01 | 19 | 0-01 | 106 | 0-04 | |||