David Herity (born 12 April 1983) is an Irish

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and former

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of hurling and

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. Herity played for Kilkenny Championship club Dunnamaggin and was a member of the

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for eight seasons, during which time he lined out as a goalkeeper. He began his hurling career at club level with Dunnamaggin. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 17-year-old in 2000, having his greatest success that year when the club won the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship title. Herity also played Gaelic football with the Kilmoganny club. At inter-county level, Herity was part of the Kilkenny minor team that won

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(MHC) titles in

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before later winning back-to-back

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titles with the under-21 team in

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. He joined the Kilkenny senior team in

. Herity subsequently established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper and made a combined total of 30 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in

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. During that time he was part of five

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-winning teams:

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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and

. Herity also secured five

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medals and five

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medals. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 24 November 2014. After retiring as an inter-county player, Herity was appointed manager of the Kildare senior hurling team.

Playing career

Club

Herity plays for the local Dunnamaggin club. He won a Leinster senior club league title in 2009.

Minor and under-21

Herity first played for Kilkenny in 1999 when he joined the minor side. He won his first Leinster MHC medal that year following a 2–13 to 1–11 defeat of

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. Two years later Herity was still eligible for the minor grade. He collected a second Leinster medal that year following another defeat of Wexford, this time by a scoreline of 3–16 to 1–9. By 2003 Herity was a key member of the Kilkenny under-21 team. He won his first Leinster U21HC medal that year following a 0–12 to 1–4 defeat of

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. Kilkenny later faced

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in the All-Ireland U21HC decider. Galway struggled in attack and conceded a goal a minute into the second half. The 2–13 to 0–12 scoreline gave Herity his first All-Ireland medal in the grade. Herity collected a second Leinster U21HC medal in 2004, defeating Wexford again, this time by a scoreline of 0–16 to 2–3. The subsequent All-Ireland U21HC final against Tipperary saw Kilkenny scoring key goals early in the opening half, which helped them to a 3–21 to 1–6 victory.

Senior

While still a member of the under-21 team in 2003, Herity joined the senior team as a member of the extended league panel. He won a

medal as a non-playing substitute that year following Kilkenny's 5–14 to 5–13 extra-time defeat of Tipperary. After several years away from the team, Herity returned as third-choice goalkeeper in 2008. He won a set of Leinster SHC and All-Ireland SHC medals as a non-playing substitute that year, before collecting another set the following year. Herity added a third Leinster SHC medal to his collection in 2010, once again as an unused substitute. In 2011, Herity succeeded P. J. Ryan as Kilkenny's first-choice goalkeeper for the championship campaign. A 4–17 to 1–15 defeat of

gave Kilkenny a record-equalling seventh successive championship. It was Herity's first winners' medal on the field of play. Kilkenny subsequently faced Tipperary in the 2011 All-Ireland SHC decider on 4 September. Goals by Michael Fennelly and Richie Hogan in either half gave Kilkenny, who many viewed as underdog ahead of the game, a 2–17 to 1–16 victory. Herity collected his first All-Ireland medal as a full member of the team. 2012 began well for Herity when he collected a second National League medal on the field of play following a 3–21 to 0–16 demolition of old rivals

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. Kilkenny were later shocked by

in the Leinster SHC decider, losing by 2–21 to 2–11; however, both sides subsequently met in the 2012 All-Ireland SHC decider on 9 September. Kilkenny led going into the final stretch; however,

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struck a stoppage time equaliser to level the game at 2–13 to 0–19 and send the final to a replay for the first time since 1959. The replay took place three weeks later on 30 September 2012. Galway stunned the reigning champions with two first-half goals; however, Kilkenny's championship debutant Walter Walsh gave a man of the match performance, claiming a haul of 1–3. This 3–22 to 3–11 Kilkenny victory gave Herity a second All-Ireland SHC medal. After impressing as a goalkeeper during several games in the 2013 National League campaign, Eoin Murphy succeeded in supplanting Herity as first-choice goalkeeper. Herity was confined to the substitutes' bench once again in 2014; however, an elbow injury to Murphy saw Herity being restored as first-choice goalkeeper for the latter stages of the provincial championship. He subsequently secured a second Leinster SHC medal, as a dominant display gave Kilkenny a 0–14 to 1–9 victory over Dublin. Herity made way for Murphy during the subsequent All-Ireland SHC final and replay; however, he collected a fifth All-Ireland SHC medal overall, his third as a non-playing substitute, following a 2–17 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary in the decider.

Inter-provincial

Herity lined out for

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in the

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. He secured a winners' medal in this competition in 2012 following a 2–19 to 1–15 defeat of

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Managerial career

Herity became manager of the Kildare hurling team in 2018. That team won the

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under his leadership. Herity had previously managed the Dublin camogie team, but quit after two years. Herity was named as goalkeeping coach for Tipperary ahead of the 2024 season.

Career statistics

Inter-county

Honours

As player

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Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship () or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are co ...

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As manager

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References

External links

David Herity profile
at the Kilkenny GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Herity, David 1983 births Living people All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Camogie managers Dual players Dunnamaggin hurlers Hurling goalkeepers Irish schoolteachers Kildare county hurling team Kilkenny inter-county hurlers Kilkenny inter-county Gaelic footballers Kilmoganny Gaelic footballers Leinster inter-provincial hurlers Tipperary county hurling team 21st-century Irish sportsmen