Dan Morrissey

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Dan Morrissey
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Muireasa
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31)
Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Tax accountant
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Ahane
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2011-2015
 University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2014-present
 Limerick 50 (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 20:41, 01 November 2024.

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.

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Early life

Morrissey was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick. His brother, Tom Morrissey, also plays for Ahane and the Limerick senior hurling team. [1]

Playing career

University

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]

Club

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 ]

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

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.

Senior

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]

Morrissey won an All Star in 2020, 2023 and 2024. [16]

Career statistics

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Limerick 2014 Division 1B 20-0000-0000-0020-00
201560-0010-0020-0090-00
201640-0010-0010-0060-00
201710-0110-0010-0030-01
201870-0040-0240-00150-00
2019 Division 1A 70-0150-0010-00130-01
202040-0030-0020-0090-00
202130-0020-0020-0070-00
202250-0050-0120-01120-02
202360-0050-0020-00140-00
202430-0050-0010-0090-00
Career total480-02320-01180-01980-04

Honours

University of Limerick
Limerick
Individual

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