Daniel Kearney (born 19 December 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Championship club Sarsfields. He was a member of the

Cork senior hurling team The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions: the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Cha ...

for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right wing-forward.

Early life

Kearney was born in

Glanmire Glanmire () is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city, in the civil parish of Rathcooney, County Cork, Ireland. The greater Glanmire area encompasses the communities of Riverstown (Baile Roisín), Brooklodge (Cill Ruadhái ...

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. His twin brother, William Kearney, also played for Cork.

Playing career

Glanmire Community College

Kearney first came to prominence as a hurler with Glanmire Community College in

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. Having played at every grade, he was a forward on the college's senior teams that played in the Harty Cup.

University College Cork

During his studies at

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, Kearney established himself as a forward on the senior hurling team. On 3 March 2012, he was a non-playing substitute when UCC defeated

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by 2-15 to 2-14 to win the

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Sarsfields

Kearney joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success as captain of the minor team in 2007. That same year he made his senior championship debut at left corner-forward in a 0-13 to 0-12 defeat of

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on 13 May 2007. On 28 September 2008, Kearney lined out at right wing-back in his first senior championship final. He scored one point from play in a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers to claim his first

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medal. After losing the 2009 final to Newrtownshandrum, Sarsfields were back in a third successive decider on 10 October 2010. Kearney once again scored a point in the 1-17 to 0-18 defeat of

Glen Rovers Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. They have been historically part of the ''Big Three'' of Cork hurl ...

. On 7 October 2012, Sarsfields lined out in their fourth championship final in five seasons. After trailing

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in the second half, Kearney scored the equalising point in the 41st minute before Sarsfields went on to win by 1-15 to 1-14. Sarsfields failed to retain the title in 2012 after suffering a two-point defeat by

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, however, Kearney played in his sixth final in seven seasons on 12 October 2014. Lining out at midfield, he came in for praise for linking defence and attack and scored a point in the 2-18 to 0-08 defeat of

Cork

Under-21

Kearney never played minor hurling for Cork, however, he was subsequently added to the Cork under-21 team, making his debut on 2 June 2010 in a Munster Championship quarter-final defeat of

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Senior

Kearney made his senior debut for Cork on 24 June 2012, replacing

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in the 50th minute of a Munster Championship quarter-final defeat by Tipperary at

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. He established himself as a first-team player team the following season. On 14 July 2013 Kearney lined out in his first Munster final, however, Cork faced a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by

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. On 8 September 2013, Kearney lined out against

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in the

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final. Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from

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gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-minute point from corner-back

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earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw. The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's

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was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Patrick Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from

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and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare. On 13 July 2014, Kearney won his first Munster medal after a six-point defeat of Limerick in the final. After being substituted in the 32nd minute of the Munster Championship quarter-final defeat by Tipperary on 22 May 2016, there were reports that Kearney left the panel. He was later forced to issue a statement on

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denying the rumours. After taking some time out to recuperate from an injury at the start of the 2017 season, Kearney subsequently returned to the panel for the

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. On 9 July 2017, he won his second Munster medal following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final. On 1 July 2018, Kearney won a third Munster medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final. He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award. On 20 January 2020, it was confirmed that Kearney had left the Cork senior team.

Munster

On 9 February 2014, Kearney played at right win-forward on the

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team that was defeated by

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in the

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semi-final.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Inter-provincial

Honours

;University College Cork *

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*Cork Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2007 (c) ;Cork *

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References

External links

Daniel Kearney profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kearney, Daniel 1989 births Living people Sarsfields (Cork) hurlers Glanmire Gaelic footballers UCC hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Irish twins 21st-century Irish sportsmen