Séamus Kennedy
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Cinnéide[1]
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back
Born (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Young Financial Advisor
Club(s)
Years Club
 Clonmel Commercials (football)
St Mary's (hurling)
Club titles
Tipperary titles 7
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2015-
 Tipperary 4 (0-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:22, 1 August 2015.
Shirt worn by Kennedy in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final (Tipperary Museum of Hidden History)

Séamus Kennedy (born 26 June 1993) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who plays as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior teams.[2]

Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Kennedy attended Thurles CBS in order to play at Harty Cup level and socialise with John Meaghar. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor hurling in 2010 and 2011, minor football team in 2011, before later joining the under-21 hurling team from 2012 until 2014, and football team in 2013 (as captain) and 2014. He made his senior football debut during the 2015 championship against Waterford, scoring one point. Kennedy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.

At club level Kennedy is a two-time championship medal with Clonmel Commercials.[3] He also plays hurling with St Mary's.

Kennedy was added to the Tipperary senior hurling team panel during the 2016 season, and made his Championship debut on 22 May 2016 against Cork in the Munster Championship quarter-final. Kennedy stated at right half back in the 0-22 to 0-13 win.[4][5][6] On 4 September 2016, he started in the half-back line for Tipperary in his first All-Ireland Final as Tipperary defeated Kilkenny by 2-29 to 2-20, with Kennedy getting his first ever championship point in the first half.

He followed this in the 2019 final with two points leading one former well known Tipperary hurler to comment that “he only hurls above in Croke Park.” [7] [8][9]

Honours

Player

St Mary's Hurling Club, Clonmel
Clonmel Commercials
Tipperary
Mary Immaculate College

References

  1. ↑ "County Senior Football Championship Final 2019" (PDF). p. 16.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Séamus Kennedy". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Clonmel: We'll rattle Kerry kingpins". Irish Examiner. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tipp steamroll dismal Cork without getting out of second gear". The 42. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tipp overcome toothless Cork challenge". RTE Sport. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Leaving footballers tough on Seamus Kennedy, says Michael Quinlivan". Irish Examiner. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "From Munster football breakthrough to All-Ireland senior hurling champion". The 42. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "No let-up in memorable year for Tipperary's Seamus Kennedy". Irish Examiner. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "'It was a shock to the system' - Tipp's hurling comeback after 2018 setback". The 42. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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