Kevin Mahony

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Kevin Mahony
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Ó Mathúna
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 2001
Ballygunner,
County Waterford, Ireland
Occupation Accountant
Club(s)
YearsClub
2019-present
 Ballygunner
Club titles
Waterford titles 5
Munster titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 University College Cork
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2023-present
 Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Kevin Mahony (born 2001) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Ballygunner and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team.

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Career

Mahony first played hurling to a high standard as a student at De La Salle College in Waterford. He lined out in all grades, including the Dr Harty Cup. [1] Mahony later played with University College Cork.

At club level, Sheahan first played for Ballygunner at juvenile and underage levels, winning back-to-back Waterford MHC titles in 2017 and 2018. He eventually progressed to adult level and, after a year with the intermediate team, he won his first Waterford SHC medal in 2020. [2] It was the first of five successive Waterford SHC titles for Mahony. He has also won three Munster Club SHC titles and was at full-forward for Ballygunner's defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the 2022 All-Ireland club final. [3]

Mahony first played for Waterford as a member of the minor team in 2018. [4] He later progressed to the under-20 team. [5] Mahony made his senior team debut during the 2023 National Hurling League. [6]

Personal life

His uncles, Billy, Darragh and Shane O'Sullivan, as well as his brothers, Philip and Pauric Mahony, have also played with Ballygunner and the Waterford senior team. [7] [8] [9]

Honours

Ballygunner

Referencess

  1. ↑ "Ryan McCarthy the hero as Midleton CBS edge gripping battle". Irish Examiner. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (30 August 2020). "Waterford gap widens, but all Ballygunner can do is look after their own standards". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Last gasp goal secures first All-Ireland club title for Ballygunner". Irish Examiner. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Waterford minors come from 12 points down to beat Tipp in sensational second-half comeback". The 42. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tipperary and Waterford name teams for tomorrow's Munster quarter-final". The 42. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Morris the hat-trick hero as Tipp win fiery tussle with Waterford". Irish Examiner. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "O'Sullivan hoping that family bonds can drive 'Gunner boys to new glory". Irish Independent. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Denis Walsh: Shane O'Sullivan on the power of visualisation and belief". Irish Times. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Uncle and nephew, manager and captain, All-Ireland winners - 'This was a burning obsession'". The 42. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

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