Greg Kennedy (hurler)

Greg Kennedy
Personal information
Irish name Gréagóir Ó Cinnéide
Sport Hurling
Position Right Corner back
Born (1976-04-15) 15 April 1976 (age 48)
Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Loughrea
Club titles
Galway titles 1
Connacht titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1996-2007
 Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Greg Kennedy (born 15 April 1976) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Galway senior team.[1]

Kennedy joined the team during the 1996 championship and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 2007 championship. During that time he won four consecutive Connacht medals.

At club level Kennedy is a one-time Connacht medalist with Loughrea. He has also won one county club championship medal.

On 11 May 2019, Kennedy was part of the Dublin back-room team for the 2019 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship match against Kilkenny. He was on the field as a runner in the first half when he intercepted a quickly-taken TJ Reid free by catching the ball and throwing it back to Reid.[2] He was handed a proposed four-week ban for his actions.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Interview: Greg Kennedy". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Dubs selector Kennedy faces lengthy ban over bizarre incident at Nowlan Park". Irish Independent. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Dublin selector Greg Kennedy handed proposed four-week ban by the CCCC for 'disruptive conduct'". Irish Independent. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.