Eamon Kennedy
Eamon Kennedy (born 1972) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Cinnéide | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1972 Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Dunnamaggin Kilmoganny | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | 1 | |
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1999-2001 | Kilkenny | 9 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:32, 25 January 2015. | |||
Born in Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Kennedy first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team, before later joining the junior side. He made his senior debut during the 1999 championship. Kennedy went on to play a key role in defence, and won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals.
Kennedy was a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he has won a full set of senior, intermediate and junior championship medals with Dunnamaggin, while he has also won a championship medal as a Gaelic footballer with Kilmoganny.
Throughout his career Kennedy made 9 championship appearances for Kilkenny. Injury hampered his final season and he retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 2001 championship.