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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Cinnéide[1] | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born | 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. | |||
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 in a 1-24 to 0-5 win.[3]
Career
At club level Kennedy is a two-time championship medal with Clonmel Commercials.[4] He also plays hurling with St Mary's.[5]
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 started at right half back in the 0-22 to 0-13 win.[6][7][8]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.”[9][10][11]
In March 2024, Kennedy suffered an ACL rupture playing for Tipperary against Limerick in the 2024 National Hurling League and would be out of action for the rest of the year.[12][13][14]
Honours
Player
- St Mary's Hurling Club, Clonmel
- Clonmel Commercials
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (7): 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2015
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2016
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2016, 2019
- Mary Immaculate College
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1) : 2016