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Michael Kennedy (born 15 May 1978) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Clonoulty–Rossmore and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Playing career

At club level, Kennedy first played with Boherlahan–Dualla at juvenile and underage levels. He won a Tipperary MAHC title in 1996, the same year he progressed to the club's adult section. Kennedy won a Tipperary SHC medal in 1997, following a 0–17 to 1–12 defeat of Mullnahone in the final.

Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary during a two-year stint at minor level. He won a Munster MHC medal, as well as being left corner-forward on the team that won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1996. His subsequent three seasons with the under-21 team ended with a Munster U21HC medal in 1999. Kennedy was also a member of the senior team in 1998, while he later played with the New York team.

Honours

Clonoulty–Rossmore

• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1997
• Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 1996

Tipperary

• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1999
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1996
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1996

References

1. "The players who carry Tipp's All-Ireland hopes". The Nenagh Guardian. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. "The 1997 Senior Hurling Championship". Séamus J Kennedy website. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
3. "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
4. "Under-21 Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
5. "No brotherly love in the Big Apple". Irish Examiner. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

• 1978 births
• Living people
• Clonoulty-Rossmore hurlers
• Tipperary inter-county hurlers
• New York inter-county hurlers