Barry Hennessy

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Barry Hennessy
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Personal information
Native name
Barra Ó hAonghusa (Irish)
Born (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 36)
Kilmallock,
County Limerick, Ireland
OccupationBusiness Development Manager
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportHurling
PositionGoalkeeper
Club
Years Club
 Kilmallock
Club titles
Limerick titles 4
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county*
Years County Apps (scores)
2010–2022
 Limerick 2 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 4
NHL 2
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:30, 21 July 2022.

Barry Hennessy (born 14 October 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Kilmallock and at senior level for the Limerick county team.[1][2]

Playing career

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College

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Hennessy first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. Having played in every grade, he was in goal on the college's senior team that reached the semi-finals of the Harty Cup for the first time.[3]

Club

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Hennessy joined the Kilmallock club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the minor and under-21 grades.

On 3 October 2010, Hennessy lined out in his first Limerick Senior Championship final. A 1-16 to 1-12 defeat of divisional side Emmets gave him his first championship medal.[4]

After surrendering their championship crown in 2011, Kilmallock reached the championship decider again on 7 October 2012. Jake Mulcahy scored a vital goal to secure a 1-15 to 0-15 victory over Adare and a second championship medal for Hennessy.[5]

On 19 October 2014, Hennessy won a third championship medal following a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Na Piarsaigh.[6] He later won a Munster Championship medal following a 1-32 to 3-18 extra-time defeat of Cratloe in the final.[7] On 17 March 2015, Hennessy was in goal for Kilmallock in their 1-18 to 1-06 defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[8]

Inter-county

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Minor and under-21

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Hennessy first played for the Limerick minor hurling team at the age of seventeen. He made his only appearance in that grade on 23 June 2007 in a 3-21 to 0-12 Munster Championship defeat by Tipperary.[9]

On 15 July 2009, Hennessy made his first appearance with the Limerick under-21 hurling team in a 4-22 to 2-13 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.[10] His tenure with the under-21 team ended with a three-point defeat by Clare the following season.[11]

Intermediate

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Hennessy made his first appearance in goal for the Limerick intermediate hurling team in a 1-16 to 0-15 Munster Championship defeat of Clare on 22 June 2008.[12] He later won a Munster Championship medal following a 2-16 to 2-12 victory over Tipperary in the final at Semple Stadium.[13] On 30 August 2008, Hennessy was in goal when Limerick were defeated by six points by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[14]

Senior

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Hennessy made his senior debut in goal for Limerick in a 0-19 to 2-09 defeat by University College Cork in the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup on 23 January 2010.[15] He made no further appearances that season as Tadhg Flynn became Limerick's first-choice goalkeeper. Hennessy was dropped from the panel the following season.

Hennessy returned to the Limerick senior panel under manager T. J. Ryan for the 2014 season.[16] He was an unused substitute for the entire season. On 24 May 2015, Hennessy made his first Munster Championship appearance in a 1-19 to 2-15 defeat of Clare.[17]

On 19 August 2018, Hennessy was a non-playing substitute when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[18]

On 31 March 2019, Hennessy was named on the bench for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[19] On 30 June 2019, Hennessy won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[20]

Personal life

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Hennessy has spoken about his struggles with an eating disorder.[21]

Career statistics

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Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Limerick 2010 Division 1 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2011 Division 2 — — — —
2012 Division 1B — — — —
2013 — — — —
2014 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2015 0 0-00 2 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00
2016 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2017 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2018 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2019 Division 1A 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2020 2 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00
2021 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2022 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
Career total 9 0-00 2 0-00 0 0-00 11 0-00

Honours

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Kilmallock
Limerick

References

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