| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Déaglán de Nais | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born | 10 July 1966 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Quantity surveyor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| South Liberties | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1984-1988 | Moylish College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1987-1999 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Declan Nash (born 10 July 1966) is an Irish hurling selector and former player. At club level, he played with South Liberties and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Nash played hurling at all grades as a student at Limerick CBS. He was part the of the school's senior team that lost to St Finbarr's College in the final of the Dr Harty Cup in 1984. [1] At club level, Nash played hurling and Gaelic football with South Liberties. He won consecutive Limerick U21FC titles in 1985 and 1986. [2] [3]
At inter-county level, Nash first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984. [4] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final. [5]
Nash joined the senior team during the 1987–88 National League. It was in that competition that he collected his first silverware when Limerick claimed the league title in 1992. [6] Nash won Munster SHC medals in 1994 and 1996, however, Limerick faced subsequent All-Ireland final defeats by Offaly and Wexford respectively. [7] [8] He added a second National League medal to his collection in 1997. [9]
Performances at inter-county level for Limerick resulted in Nash being called up to the Munster inter-provincial team. He won consecutive Railway Cup medals in 1995 and 1996. [10]
Nash served as a selector during Pad Joe Whelehan's term as manager of the Limerick senior hurling team. [11] His tenure as part of the management team saw him resign twice from the role in the space of a few months. [12] [13]
His brother, Mike Nash, played alongside him during Limerick's Munster SHC successes in 1994 and 1996. [14] His nephew, Anthony Nash, lined out in goal with the Cork senior hurling team and won four Munster SHC medals. [15]