Séamus Hennessy (born 1 May 1989) is an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team. Hennessy made his first appearance for the team during the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup. During that time he has won one All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners' medal on the field of play. At club level Hennessy plays with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club.

Playing career

Club

Hennessy plays his club hurling with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club. He was part of the winning team that claimed a first Tipperary County Final victory since 1985 for Kilruane in 2022

University

During his studies at

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, Hennessy became a key member of the university hurling team. He won a

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medal in 2010 following a 1-17 to 1-16 defeat of the

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. He was conferred with a Master of Science (International Management) in 2012.

Minor and under-21

Hennessy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team in 2006 as Tipperary reached the All-Ireland decider via the "back-door" in 2006. Three-in-a-row hopefuls

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provided the opposition, however, Tipp powered to 2–18 to 2–7 victory. It was Hennessy's first

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medal in that grade. In 2007 Hennessy won a

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medal in that grade following an 0-18 to 1-11 defeat of

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. Both sides met again in the All-Ireland decider, however, Cork also failed on that occasion. A 3-14 to 2-11 victory gave Hennessy a second successive All-Ireland medal. Hennessy joined the Tipperary under-21 team in 2008 as captain. He won a

medal in this grade in his debut season following a controversial one-point defeat of

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. Tipp later reached the All-Ireland, however, Hennessy's side were defeated by Kilkenny. After surrendering their provincial crown in 2009, Tipperary bounced back the following year. A 1-22 to 1-17 defeat of Clare gave Hennessy a second Munster medal. Tipp later played Galway in the All-Ireland final and went on to trounce the westerners by 5-22 to 0-12. It was Hennessy's first

medal in that grade.

Senior

Hennessy made his senior competitive debut for Tipperary during the pre-season

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in 2009. Later that year he made his

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debut against

, however, Hennessy was an unused substitute during Tipp's subsequent championship campaign. In 2010 Hennessy made his championship debut in a ten-point defeat by Cork. Tipperary regrouped in the qualifiers and reached a second successive All-Ireland decider. Kilkenny, a team chasing an unprecedented fifth successive championship, provided the opposition and a great game was expected. Tipperary got off to a great start which was bolstered by an early Lar Corbett goal. He subsequently completed a hat-trick of goals and Tipperary had a fourth by Noel McGrath to deny Kilkenny's drive-for-five and secure a remarkable and convincing 4-17 to 1-18 victory. Hennessy came on as a substitute in that game to claim an

medal on the field of play. Hennessy underwent surgery to cure a knee cartilage complaint in 2011. This injury ruled him out of the subsequent championship campaign. The injury and recuperation process proved lengthier than first thought, and Hennessy also missed the 2012 championship. He returned to the Tipperary panel in 2013 but his knee broke down again in training, with Hennessy forced to retire from the inter-county scene because of the knee injury.

Honours

Team

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(1):

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). ...

(1): 2010 *

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...

(2): 2008 (c), 2010 *

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

(2): 2006, 2007 *

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(1): 2007 ;Kilruane MacDonagh's *

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Ath ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

References

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