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Dr. Senan Cooke - hurler, author, champion social entrepreneur.

Senan Cooke
Personal information
Irish name Senan Mac Dhabhóc
Sport Hurling
Position half-forward
Born 1945
Kilmacow, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation University lecturer
Club(s)
YearsClub
 St Senan's Kilmacow
Dunhill
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Waterford titles 1 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1972-1973
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Dr. Senan Cooke (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a half-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.

Cooke was born in Kilmacow, County Kilkenny and lives in Dunhill County Waterford.

Whilst working Cooke studied part-time, completing Leaving Certificate, followed by Diplomas in Social Studies, Industrial Engineering and Accountancy & Finance. After DCU Masters in Education and Training (Leadership Strand) and a Doctorate by research on “The Challenge of Educational Disadvantage in a Knowledge Economy - Case Study on Waterford Crystal (1990-2006)” which was completed in 2006. http://doras.dcu.ie/17415/ He left Waterford Crystal and joined DCU as a full time lecturer on Taught Doctorate Programme, until semi-retirement in 2010. He remains a part-time lecturer with DCU.

GAA:

Cooke is an Irish retired hurler who played as a half-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.

At club level Cooke began his career with Kilmacow in Kilkenny, he represented Kilkenny in Senior, U21 and Minor Hurling. He won an All-Ireland medal in 1962 minor grade at right half-forward [1] and an All-Ireland Senior medal in 1972 championship. He was a regular senior panelist for two seasons and was a non-playing substitute. Later he won two county club championship medals in 1978 and 1979 with Dunhill in Waterford.

He filled roles of Chairman, Secretary and Under Age Hurling Coach with St Senan’s Kilmacow, County Kilkenny and with Dunhill GAA Club, County Waterford. Currently Trustee and Deise Draw Promoter with Dunhill

In 2010 Cooke published his first book 'History of GAA in Kilmacow 1884-2010” based on his home GAA club.

Government Appointments included Expert Group in Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) (2000-2004), Futures Ireland (2006-2007), Social Enterprise Task Group (SETF) in Dublin in 2009 and Commission for Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) (2014-2016)

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References

  1. ↑ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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