Niall McKenna

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Niall McKenna
Personal information
Irish name Niall Mac Cionaoith
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1994
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Patrick Sarsfields
Club titles
Antrim titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2013-2017; 2019-
2018
Antrim
Warwickshire
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Niall McKenna (born 1994) is a hurler from Northern Ireland who plays for Antrim Championship club Patrick Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Antrim senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a wing-forward.

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Career

A member of the Patrick Sarsfields club in Belfast, McKenna was part of the club's 2017 County Intermediate Championship-winning team. [1] He first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Antrim minor team that won the Ulster Minor Championship title in 2011. McKenna subsequently won three consecutive Ulster Championships with the under-21 team and was at wing-forward for the 2013 All-Ireland U21 final defeat by Wexford. [2] As a member of the Antrim senior hurling team he has won two Ulster Championship titles, a National League Division 2A title and a Joe McDonagh Cup title. [3] McKenna also spent a season lining out with Warwickshire in th2 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Honours

Patrick Sarsfields
Antrim

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References

  1. Wsters, Andy (1 September 2017). ""The bone was coming through the skin" recalls Antrim hurling star Niall McKenna who hopes to return for county final". Irish News. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "Clare seal first part of dream All-Ireland double". Irish Independent. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. Cormican, Eoghan (13 December 2020). "Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2020.