Daniel Kearney

For the Australian footballer, see Dan Kearney.

Daniel Kearney

Personal information
Irish name	Dónall Ó Cearnaigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	(1989-12-19) 19 December 1989 (age 34) Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation	Senior Associate at PwC
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
2007-present	Sarsfields	65 (4-92)
Club titles
Cork titles	4
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2007-2014	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2012-2020	Cork	35 (1-36)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 01:58, 9 July 2018. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:01, 22 September 2019.

Daniel Kearney (born 19 December 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Championship club Sarsfields. He was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right wing-forward.

Early life

Kearney was born in Glanmire, County Cork. His twin brother, William Kearney, also played for Cork. ^[1]

Playing career

Glanmire Community College

Kearney first came to prominence as a hurler with Glanmire Community College in Rochestown. Having played at every grade, he was a forward on the college's senior teams that played in the Harty Cup. ^[2]

University College Cork

During his studies at University College Cork, Kearney established himself as a forward on the senior hurling team. On 3 March 2012, he was a non-playing substitute when UCC defeated Cork Institute of Technology by 2-15 to 2-14 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup. ^[3]

Sarsfields

Kearney joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success as captain of the minor team in 2007. ^[4] That same year he made his senior championship debut at left corner-forward in a 0-13 to 0-12 defeat of Blackrock on 13 May 2007. ^[5]

On 28 September 2008, Kearney lined out at right wing-back in his first senior championship final. He scored one point from play in a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers to claim his first championship medal. ^[6]

After losing the 2009 final to Newrtownshandrum, Sarsfields were back in a third successive decider on 10 October 2010. ^[7] Kearney once again scored a point in the 1-17 to 0-18 defeat of Glen Rovers. ^[8]

On 7 October 2012, Sarsfields lined out in their fourth championship final in five seasons. After trailing Bishopstown in the second half, Kearney scored the equalising point in the 41st minute before Sarsfields went on to win by 1-15 to 1-14. ^[9]

Sarsfields failed to retain the title in 2012 after suffering a two-point defeat by Midleton, however, Kearney played in his sixth final in seven seasons on 12 October 2014. ^[10] Lining out at midfield, he came in for praise for linking defence and attack and scored a point in the 2-18 to 0-08 defeat of Glen Rovers. ^[11]

Cork

Under-21

Kearney never played minor hurling for Cork, however, he was subsequently added to the Cork under-21 team, making his debut on 2 June 2010 in a Munster Championship quarter-final defeat of Waterford. ^{[12] [13]}

Senior

Kearney made his senior debut for Cork on 24 June 2012, replacing Darren Sweetnam in the 50th minute of a Munster Championship quarter-final defeat by Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. ^[14] He established himself as a first-team player team the following season. On 14 July 2013 Kearney lined out in his first Munster final, however, Cork faced a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick. ^[15] On 8 September 2013, Kearney lined out against Clare in the All-Ireland final. Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from Patrick Horgan gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-minute point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw. ^[16] The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's Shane O'Donnell was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Patrick Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare. ^[17]

On 13 July 2014, Kearney won his first Munster medal after a six-point defeat of Limerick in the final. ^[18]

After being substituted in the 32nd minute of the Munster Championship quarter-final defeat by Tipperary on 22 May 2016, there were reports that Kearney left the panel. He was later forced to issue a statement on Twitter denying the rumours. ^[19]

After taking some time out to recuperate from an injury at the start of the 2017 season, Kearney subsequently returned to the panel for the National League. ^[20] On 9 July 2017, he won his second Munster medal following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final. ^[21]

On 1 July 2018, Kearney won a third Munster medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final. ^[22] He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award. ^[23]

On 20 January 2020, it was confirmed that Kearney had left the Cork senior team. ^[24]

Munster

On 9 February 2014, Kearney played at right win-forward on the Munster team that was defeated by Connacht in the Interprovincial Championship semi-final. ^[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2019.

Team	Season	Cork		Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Sarsfields	2007-08	2	0-02	—		—		2	0-02
	2008-09	5	0-02	1	0-01	—		6	0-03
	2009-10	5	0-01	—		—		5	0-01
	2010-11	6	0-05	1	0-03	—		7	0-08
	2011-12	3	0-02	—		—		3	0-02
	2012-13	5	0-05	1	0-00	—		6	0-05
	2013-14	6	0-11	—		—		6	0-11
	2014-15	6	0-08	1	0-03	—		7	0-11
	2015-16	7	0-09	—		—		7	0-09
	2016-17	4	3-09	—		—		4	3-09
	2017-18	6	0-13	—		—		6	0-13
	2018-19	3	1-12	—		—		3	1-12
	2019-20	3	0-06	—		—		3	0-06
Total		61	4-85	4	0-07	—		65	4-92

Inter-county

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2012	Division 1A	0	0-00	1	0-01	3	0-01	4	0-02
	2013		5	0-06	2	0-02	3	0-03	10	0-11
	2014	Division 1B	6	0-04	4	0-05	1	0-00	11	0-09
	2015	Division 1A	8	0-07	1	0-01	3	0-02	12	0-10
	2016		6	0-04	1	0-00	2	1-02	9	1-06
	2017		4	0-02	2	0-00	1	0-00	7	0-02
	2018		5	0-04	5	0-10	1	0-03	11	0-17
	2019		4	0-04	4	0-06	1	0-00	9	0-10
Career total			38	0-31	20	0-25	15	1-11	73	1-64

Inter-provincial

As of match played 9 February 2014.

Team	Season	Railway Cup
		Apps	Score
Munster	2014	1	0-02
Total		1	0-02

Honours

University College Cork

• Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2012

Sarsfields

• Cork Senior Hurling Championship (4): 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
• Cork Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2007 (c)

Cork

• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2014, 2017, 2018

References

1. "'We'll probably be tearing the heads off each other!' - Family affair for Cork hurlers". The 42. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
2. O'Flynn, Driarmuid (7 December 2006). "Gritty Glanmire grab late win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
3. O'Toole, Fintan (5 March 2012). "Corry seals deal for UCC in thrilling centenary final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
4. Cormican, Eoghan (8 October 2015). "Robert O'Driscoll: 2008 win brought unity to Sarsfields". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
5. "Sars pull out the stops to edge out Rockies". Irish Examiner. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
6. O'Toole, Fintan (29 September 2008). "Sars young guns bridge 51-year gap". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
7. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (12 October 2009). "Newtown know-how snuffs out Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
8. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (11 October 2010). "Sars show true grit to battle back for victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
9. Moynihan, Michael (8 October 2012). "Style and steel seal third title in five years for Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
10. "Lehane steals show as Magpies soar again". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
11. Cormican, Eoghan (13 October 2014). "Just the perfect day for merciless Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
12. "Never played minor and hurled one year U21 but now Daniel Kearney's a Cork senior". The 42. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
13. O'Toole, Fintan (3 June 2010). "Rebels off to a flier as Déise get a roasting". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
14. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (25 June 2012). "Wily Tipp outfox young pretenders". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
15. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
16. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
17. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
18. Breheny, Martin (14 July 2014). "Supersub Paudie O'Sullivan gives Cork real belief". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
19. Slattery, Will (26 May 2016). "Cork midfielder denies walking out on the panel after early substitution during Tipp defeat". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
20. "5 players cut from Cork hurling squad as several youngsters added before 2017 campaign". The 42. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
21. "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
22. Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
23. "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
24. Moynihan, Michael (20 January 2020). "Kingston must plan without experienced Kearney". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
25. Rooney, Declan (10 February 2014). "Munster reign ended by Tribesmen in disguise". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

External links

• Daniel Kearney profile Archived 8 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine at the Cork GAA website