Daniel Morrissey (born 20 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-back for club side Ahane and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Early life

Morrissey was born in

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. His brother, Tom Morrissey, also plays for Ahane and the Limerick senior hurling team.

Playing career

University

During his studies at the

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, Morrissey was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 11 March 2015, he won a

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medal as UL defeated the

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by 2-18 to 1-14 in a replay of the final at

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Club

Morrissey joined the Ahane club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's senior team.

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Morrissey first played for Limerick at minor level. He made his first appearance on 25 June 2010 in a 1-17 to 2-12 defeat by

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in the Munster Championship. Morrissey was eligible for the minor grade again in 2011, however, his season ended with a 4-17 to 3-15 defeat by

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. Morrissey subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team. He made his first appearance on 18 July 2012 in a 1-16 to 1-11 defeat by Tipperary. Morrissey's three successive seasons with the team ended without success.

Senior

Morrissey made his senior debut for Limerick on 23 February 2014, replacing

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for the final 12 minutes of a

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game against Antrim at the

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. He was an unused substitute for the subsequent championship campaign. On 12 March 2017, Morrissey scored his first point for Limerick in a 6-33 to 1-19 defeat of

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in the National League. Morrissey was named

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, beating

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's Eoin Murphy and his brother Tom, following Limerick's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Kilkenny on 15 July 2018. On 19 August 2018, Morrissey was at left wing-back when Limerick won their first

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title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of

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in the final. He ended the season by winning an All-Star Award. On 31 March 2019, Morrissey was selected at left wing-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with

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. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. On 30 June 2019, Morrissey won a Munster Championship medal at left wing-back following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the

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. On 25 October 2020, Morrissey won a second successive National League medal after Limerick's 0-36 to 1-23 win over Clare in the delayed final. Later that season he claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal after lining out at full-back in the 0-25 to 0-21

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defeat of Waterford. Morrissey won an

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in 2020, 2023 and 2024.

Career statistics

Honours

;University of Limerick *

(1): 2015 ;Limerick *

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* National Hurling League Division 1:

;Individual * All-Star Award (3): 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024 *''

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'' Team of the Year (2): 2020, 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Dan 1993 births Living people Ahane hurlers Limerick inter-county hurlers All Stars Awards winners (hurling) People from Castleconnell 21st-century Irish sportsmen