Kevin McKernan (born 3 December 1987) is a Gaelic footballer from County Down,

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. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team.

Playing career

Inter-county

McKernan has been a member of the Down team since 2008 but made his debut in 2007. He also plays Midfield or Half Forward. He started at centre back in 2010, in which Down lost 0-15 to 0-16 to Cork. Kevin won a

Dr McKenna Cup The Dr McKenna Cup is an annual Gaelic football competition played between counties and universities in the province of Ulster. It is the secondary Gaelic football competition based in Ulster behind the Ulster Senior Football Championship, an ...

in 2008 scoring 1 point from play he won an

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest in ...

in 2008 beating Derry 3-11 to 1-14.

Family

His father, Brendan McKernan , was Right Corner Back on the Down Team that won the All Ireland in 1991.

International rules

McKernan was part of the

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team that won the

2011 International Rules Series The 2011 International Rules Series (officially the 2011 Toyota International Rules Series) was the 16th International Rules Series contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian rules footballers from Australia. The series ...

against Australia by 130 to 65. He trained with Ireland ahead of the

2013 International Rules Series The 2013 International Rules Series (officially the 2013 Irish Daily Mail International Rules Series) was the 17th International Rules Series contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian footballers from Australia. Ireland e ...

little knee disorder.

Honours

;Down *

(1): 2008 *

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under ...

(1): 2005 * All-Ireland Football Championship (1): 2010 (runner-up) *

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is ...

(1): 2012 (runner-up) ;Ireland *

International Rules International rules football ( ga, Peil na rialacha idirnáisiunta; also known as international rules in Australia and compromise rules or Aussie rules in Ireland) is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed ...

(1): 2011 ;Burren *

Down Senior Football Championship The Down Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1903. Kilcoo are the title holders (2022) def ...

(3): 2010, 2011, 2018 * Down Senior Football League Division 1 (2) 2006-12 (c) * Down Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2006-08 (c) ;School *

MacRory Cup The MacRory Cup is an inter-college (school) Gaelic football tournament in Ulster at senior "A" grade. The MacLarnon Cup is the competition for schools at senior 'B' grade. Players must be under nineteen at the start of the tournament. The win ...

(1): 2006 (c) *

Hogan Cup The Hogan Cup ( ga, Corn Uí Ógáin), also known as the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland. The com ...

(1): 2006 (c) ;Awards * Ulster Colleges All-Star (2): 2005-06 * Irish News All-Star (1): 2010 * Down County Final Man of the Match (1): 2011 *

GPA Gaelic Team of the Year The GPA Gaelic Team of the Year known for sponsorship reason as The Opel Gaelic Team of the Year awards were an awards ceremony to honour the performances of Gaelic Athletic Association players. The awards were judged and awarded by the Gaelic Pla ...

(1): 2010 * Ulster Club All-Star (1): 2011-12

References

1987 births Living people Burren Gaelic footballers Down inter-county Gaelic footballers Irish international rules football players People educated at Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School Sportspeople from Newry {{Down-gaelic-football-bio-stub