Conor Kenny (born 12 October 1992) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Borris–Ileigh and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2014. Kenny is originally from Celbridge in Kildare and previously played for the Kildare hurling team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchúir Ó Cionnaith | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
12 October 1992 Newbridge, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2009-2012 2013- |
Celbridge Borris–Ileigh | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kildare titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2011-2012 2014- |
Kildare Tipperary | ||
Career
editHe started his intercounty career with Kildare playing in the Christy Ring Cup and the All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship.[citation needed]
He played in the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship winning team for Tipperary in 2013.[2] Kenny made his debut in January 2014 for Tipperary and in February 2014, he scored a goal against Clare in the 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup final as Tipperary won by 14 points.[3]
Honours
edit- Borris–Ileigh
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2019 (jc)
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2019 (jc)
- Tipperary
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Waterford Crystal Cup (1): 2014
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2015
References
edit- ^ "Lilywhite Kenny gets Premier call-up". Irish Independent. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "All-Ireland IHC final: Gleeson fires Tipp to title". Hogan Stand. 31 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Maher on the double as Tipp crush Banner". Irish Independent. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2014.