Séamus Hennessy
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Séamus Hennessy is an Irish
sportsperson. He plays hurling
with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs
and with the Tipperary
senior inter-county team.
winners medals in 2006 and 2007 at wing-forward, and a Munster Minor Hurling medal in 2007, and also captained Tipperary to win the Munster Under 21 Hurling
title in 2008. Hennessy was inspired by Jim Flanagan.
On the 6 March 2010, Hennessy was victorious with NUI Galway hurling team in the final of the Fitzgibbon Cup
. NUI Galway scored 1–17 in defeating the 1–16 of Waterford IT. Hennessy played right-half back and scored two points, one of which was pivotal as it forced extra-time. It was the first time in 30 years that the Fitzgibbon Cup
was won by NUI Galway.
He made his Senior inter-county debut for Tipperary against Waterford
in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup
, scoring 3 points from right half-forward in a Tipperary victory, and scored 6 points in total in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup competition. He made his National Hurling League
debut as a substitute against Cork in the 2009 League campaign, scoring two points from play after coming on as a substitute.
In September 2009, Hennessy was a non playing substitute in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
defeat to Kilkenny
. On 30 May 2010, Hennessy made his Championship
debut against Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship
quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh
. Tipperary ended up losing the game by 3–15 to 0–14, with Hennessy coming on as a substitute in the second half for Brian O'Meara
.
On 28 July 2010, Hennessy scored 5 points for Tipperary as they defeated Clare
in the 2010 Munster Under-21 Hurling final
at Semple Stadium
, winning by 1–22 to 1–17.
On 5 September 2010, Hennessy came on as a second half substitute to score a point as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title
, beating reigning champions Killkenny
by 4–17 to 1–18 in the final
, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was Hennessy's first All-Ireland winners medal. Six days later on 11 September 2010, Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title
by defeating Galway
by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium, with Hennessy starting in midfield and scoring three points.
In October 2010, Hennessy was selected as the 2010 Bord Gáis
Energy Breaking Through Player of the Year for his performances during Tipperary's All Ireland Under-21 success.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
sportsperson. He plays hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs
Kilruane MacDonaghs
Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA club is located in the areas of Kilruane, Ardcroney and Cloughjordan in north County Tipperary, Ireland. The club is named after Thomas MacDonagh, a signatory of the 1916 Proclamation who was born and lived in Cloughjordan....
and with the Tipperary
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
senior inter-county team.
Career
Hennessy won All-Ireland Minor HurlingAll-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship is an annual competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for competitors under eighteen years of age in the game of hurling played in Ireland.The series of games are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland final...
winners medals in 2006 and 2007 at wing-forward, and a Munster Minor Hurling medal in 2007, and also captained Tipperary to win the Munster Under 21 Hurling
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for players aged between 18 and 21 in the province of Munster in Ireland...
title in 2008. Hennessy was inspired by Jim Flanagan.
On the 6 March 2010, Hennessy was victorious with NUI Galway hurling team in the final of the Fitzgibbon Cup
Fitzgibbon Cup
The Fitzgibbon Cup the championship for top division of university hurling in Ireland. It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
. NUI Galway scored 1–17 in defeating the 1–16 of Waterford IT. Hennessy played right-half back and scored two points, one of which was pivotal as it forced extra-time. It was the first time in 30 years that the Fitzgibbon Cup
Fitzgibbon Cup
The Fitzgibbon Cup the championship for top division of university hurling in Ireland. It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
was won by NUI Galway.
He made his Senior inter-county debut for Tipperary against Waterford
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup
Waterford Crystal Cup
The Waterford Crystal Cup is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2006 for the top inter-county teams and third-level universities and institutes of technology teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.The series of games are...
, scoring 3 points from right half-forward in a Tipperary victory, and scored 6 points in total in the 2009 Waterford Crystal Cup competition. He made his National Hurling League
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
debut as a substitute against Cork in the 2009 League campaign, scoring two points from play after coming on as a substitute.
In September 2009, Hennessy was a non playing substitute in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2009 All-Ireland Hurling Final was a hurling match played on 6 September 2009 in Croke Park, Dublin, between Kilkenny and Tipperary. It was the first time the two teams had met in the All-Ireland final since 1991...
defeat to Kilkenny
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
. On 30 May 2010, Hennessy made his Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
debut against Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2010
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship 2010 was the 114th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition since its establishment in 1887. A total of thirteen teams competed in the championship, with Tipperary unseating the four-time defending champions Kilkenny by 4-17 to 1-18 in the...
quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in the Ballintemple area of Cork in Ireland, where major hurling and Gaelic football matches are played. It is the home of Cork GAA...
. Tipperary ended up losing the game by 3–15 to 0–14, with Hennessy coming on as a substitute in the second half for Brian O'Meara
Brian O'Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs hurler)
Brian "Buggy" O'Meara is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:...
.
On 28 July 2010, Hennessy scored 5 points for Tipperary as they defeated Clare
Clare GAA
The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....
in the 2010 Munster Under-21 Hurling final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for players aged between 18 and 21 in the province of Munster in Ireland...
at Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of hurling for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. It is the second largest stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500....
, winning by 1–22 to 1–17.
On 5 September 2010, Hennessy came on as a second half substitute to score a point as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
, beating reigning champions Killkenny
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
by 4–17 to 1–18 in the final
2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 113th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 2010 and was a...
, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was Hennessy's first All-Ireland winners medal. Six days later on 11 September 2010, Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2010
The Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship 2010 was the 47th staging of Ireland's hurling knock-out competition for players aged between 18 and 21. The final was held at Semple Stadium, Thurles on 11 September 2010. Tipperary won the game by 5-22 to 0-12 against Galway to...
by defeating Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium, with Hennessy starting in midfield and scoring three points.
In October 2010, Hennessy was selected as the 2010 Bord Gáis
Bord Gáis
Bord Gáis Éireann , normally branded as Bord Gáis, is the main supplier and distributor of pipeline natural gas in the Republic of Ireland. The company has built an extensive network across Ireland. The company supplies gas to domestic and industrial customers on a fully regulated basis...
Energy Breaking Through Player of the Year for his performances during Tipperary's All Ireland Under-21 success.
Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
:- Winner (1): 2010
- Runner-up (1): 2009
- Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipMunster Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....
:- Winner (8): 2008, 2009
- National Hurling LeagueNational Hurling LeagueThe National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
:- Winner (0):
- Runner-up (1): 2009
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Under-21 Hurling ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of hurling played in Ireland...
:- Winner (1): 2010
- Munster Under-21 Hurling ChampionshipMunster Under-21 Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for players aged between 18 and 21 in the province of Munster in Ireland...
:- Winner (2): 2008, 2010
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship is an annual competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for competitors under eighteen years of age in the game of hurling played in Ireland.The series of games are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland final...
:- Winner (2): 2006, 2007
- Munster Minor Hurling ChampionshipMunster Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors in the province of Munster in Ireland...
:- Winner (1): 2007
- Runner-up (1): 2006