Patrick Kearney (hurler)

Pa Kearney
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Corner-forward
Born	16 November 1987 (age 34); Ballyduff, County Waterford, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
1990s - present	Ballyduff
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2007 - present	Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0

Last updated August 20, 2022

Patrick 'Pa' Kearney (born 16 November 1987)^{[ citation needed ]} is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyduff Upper and has been a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team since 2007.^{[ citation needed ]}

Playing career

Club

Kearney plays his club hurling with Ballyduff Upper.^[1] Kearney has had several successes with the club, including winning the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship with the club in 2005 and the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship in 2007.^{[ citation needed ]}

Inter-county

Kearney first came to Justin McCarthy's attention after an impressive performance at club level.^{[ citation needed ]} While Kearney joined the panel during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 2007,^{[ citation needed ]} Kearney did not play his first game for Waterford until the National Hurling League 2008. Kearney was part of the Waterford squad which made the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the county's first final since 1963.^[2] Unfortunately for Kearney, Waterford ended up losing heavily to Kilkenny GAA in the final. Kearney was injured in a car crash in 2009 suffering a spinal injury and will not take part in Waterford's 2010 Hurling Season. All in Waterford GAA wish Kearney a speedy and successful recovery and hope to see him playing hurling for Waterford in the near future.

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References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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