John Hartnett (hurler)

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John Hartnett
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó hAirtnéada
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1960
Midleton,
County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Midleton
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1983-1986
Cork 3 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

John Hartnett (born 1960) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Midleton and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

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Career

At club level, Hartnett first played for Midleton as a dual player in the juvenile and underage grades. He was part of the Midleton team that won the Cork U21HC title in 1979, after a 3–11 to 2–04 defeat of Milford. [1]

Hartnett collected his first silverware at adult level when, in 1978, Midleton secured the Cork IHC title after a win over Newtownshandrum in the final. [2] Hartnett later won Cork SHC medals between 1983 and 1991. [3] He also claimed two Munster Club SHC titles during this period, and was at centre-forward for Midleton's 3–08 to 0–09 defeat of Athenry in the 1988 All-Ireland Club SHC final. [4] [5]

At inter-county level, Hartnett first played for Cork during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won consecutive Munster MHC medals, before lining out at midfield in Cork's defeat of Kilkenny in the 1978 All-Ireland MHC final. [6] Hartnett subsequently lined out with the under-21 team.

Hartnett was drafted onto the senior team in October 1983. [7] He was listed amongst the substitutes for Cork's 3–16 to 1–12 defeat of Offaly in the 1984 All-Ireland final. [8] Hartnett also won consecutive Munster SHC medals.

Honours

Midleton
Cork

References

  1. "Midleton under-21s gain deserved title". The Southern Star. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  2. "Past Honours". Midleton GAA website. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "Midleton's glorious era from 1983 to 1991 changed the face of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  4. "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. "The GAA year of 1988". Ireland's Own. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  7. "Meyler back for Cork". The Cork Examiner. 26 October 1983. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  8. "Cork senior hurling teams: 1980-1989" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 19 January 2025.