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Séamus Harnedy

Séamus Harnedy (born 17 July 1990) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with St Ita's, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.

Séamus Harnedy
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó hAirtnéada
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born (1990-07-17) 17 July 1990 (age 34)
Gortroe, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname Séamie
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2007-present
2010; 2015-present
2011-2014
 St Ita's
→ Imokilly
→ University College Cork
Club titles
Cork titles 3
Colleges(s)
Years College
2009-2014
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2011-present
 Cork 58 (9-138)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 21 July 2024.

Early life

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Harnedy was born and raised in the Gortroe area of East Cork. His father, Seán Harnedy, played with the Waterford senior hurling team, while his mother, Cathy Landers, won four All-Ireland SCC medals with the Cork senior camogie team, including one as team captain in 1983.[1][2][3]

Harnedy first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Pobalscoil na Tríonóide in Youghal. He progressed through the various age grades, winning a Cork Colleges U16HC medal in 2006, before later playing on the school's Harty Cup team.[4]

Harnedy later studied at University College Cork (UCC) and won an All-Ireland Freshers' HC title in 2010 after a defeat of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) in the final.[5] He later progressed to UCC's Fitzgibbon Cup team and claimed a winners' medal in that competition after a one-point extra-time defeat of CIT in the 2012 final.[6] Harnedy won a second consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup title when UCC retained the title after a 2–17 to 2–12 defeat of Mary Immaculate College in 2013.[7]

Club career

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Harnedy began his club hurling career at juvenile and underage levels with the Killeagh-Ita's amalgamation. He won a Cork MAHC title in 2006 before later lining out for the St Ita's club at adult level. Harnedy won a Cork JBHC medal after a 0–12 to 0–07 defeat of Castlemagner in the 2007 final replay.[8]

Harnedy's performances at club level resulted in him being selected for the Imokilly divisional for the first time in 2010.[9] He spent the following four seasons lining out with University College Cork before returning to the Imokilly team. Harnedy captained Imokilly to their first Cork SHC title in 19 years in October 2017, after scoring 1–01 in the 3–13 to 0–18 defeat of Blackrock in the final.[10]

Harnedy retained the captaincy the following year and won a second consecutive Cork SHC title after top-scoring with 1-06 from play in the 4–19 to 1–18 defeat of Midleton in the final.[11] He once again captained the team in 2019 when Imokilly secured a third successive title after the 2–17 to 1–16 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final.[12] The victory meant that Harned bacme the first player to captain a team to three successive title since Josa Lee in 1936.

In October 2021, Harnedy top-scored with 0-06 when he captained St Ita's to their first ever East Cork JAHC title after a 1-14 to 1-05 defeat of Erin's Own in the final.[13]

Inter-county career

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Harnedy first played for Cork as a member of the under-21 team, having never played for the minor team. He was an unused substitute for the team in his final year of eligibility, which ended with a 4–20 to 1-27 extra-time defeat by Limerick in the 2011 Munster U21 final.[14]

By that stage Harnedy had already been selected for the senior team. He made his debut in January 2011 in a pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup defeat of University College Cork.[15][16] Harnedy failed to secure a place on the Cork panel for the subsequent 2011 National Hurling League campaign.

After a two-year absence, Harnedy returned to the Cork senior team during the 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup. Debuts in the National Hurling League and Munster SHC followed over the following few months.[17][18][19] Harnedy scored three points in the 0–24 to 0–15 defeat by Limerick in the 2013 Munster final.[20] In September 2013, he was at right wing-forward for both the drawn All-Ireland final and subsequent replay defeat by Clare.[21][22] Harnedy ended the season by being named at right wing-forward on the All-Star team.[23]

In July 2014, Harnedy won his first Munster SHC medal and was selected as man of the match after scoring 1-02 from play in Cork's 2–24 to 0–24 defeat of Limerick in the last Munster final to be played at the old Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[24] He sustained a hamstring injury during Cork's 1–24 to 0–17 defeat by Waterford in the 2015 National League final and was subsequently sidelined for a period.[25][26]

Harnedy made his third Munster final appearance in July 2017 and claimed his second winners' medal following the 1–25 to 1–20 defeat of Clare.[27] He was appointed captain of the Cork senior hurling team for the 2018 season.[28] Harnedy scored 1-04 from play when he captained the team to a second successive Munster final defeat of Clare in July 2018.[29] He was later named in the left wing-forward position on the All-Star team.[30] Harnedy retained the Cork captaincy for the 2019 season.[31]

In August 2021, Harnedy scored four points from play from centre-forward when Cork suffered a 3–32 to 1–22 defeat by Limerick in the 2021 All-Ireland final.[32] He was at left wing-forward when Cork lost the 2022 National League final to Waterford.[33]

Harnedy won his third All Star at the end of the 2024 season.[34]

Career statistics

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Division

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As of match played 22 September 2024.
Team Year Cork PSHC
Apps Score
Imokilly 2010 3 2-13
Total 3 2-13
University College Cork 2011 1 0-03
2012 3 1-11
2013 3 6-07
2014 3 0-12
Total 10 7-33
Imokilly 2015 3 2-08
2016 4 3-19
2017 7 4-20
2018 5 2-12
2019 5 1-17
2020 0 0-00
2021 1 0-02
2022 3 2-05
2023 3 0-07
2024 2 0-05
Total 33 14-95
Career total 46 23-141

Inter-county

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As of match played 21 July 2024.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2013 Division 1A 3 0-02 2 0-06 4 1-07 9 1-15
2014 Division 1B 5 2-11 4 1-06 1 0-01 10 3-18
2015 Division 1A 4 0-08 0 0-00 3 1-06 7 1-14
2016 4 5-03 1 0-01 2 0-01 7 5-05
2017 6 0-08 3 0-06 1 0-01 10 0-15
2018 5 0-05 5 3-14 1 0-02 11 3-21
2019 2 1-03 4 1-10 2 0-07 8 2-20
2020 5 0-04 1 0-03 2 0-09 8 0-16
2021 2 0-01 1 0-01 4 0-12 7 0-14
2022 1 0-02 4 0-10 2 1-03 7 1-15
2023 2 1-03 4 0-12 — 6 1-15
2024 3 0-04 4 1-10 3 0-10 10 1-24
Career total 42 9-54 33 6-79 25 3-59 100 18-202

Honours

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Pobalscoil na Tríonóide
  • Cork Colleges Under-16 B Hurling Championship: 2006
University College Cork
  • Fitzgibbon Cup: 2012, 2013
  • All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2010
Killeagh-Ita's
  • Cork Minor A Hurling Championship: 2006
Glenbower Rovers
St Ita's
Imokilly
Cork
Awards

References

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  1. ^ Feighan, Irene (19 July 2020). "Shape I'm In: GAA star Séamus Harnedy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Thank GAA it's Friday". Hogan Stand. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Cork camogie dream team: Our shortlist for the goalie and back six positions". Echo Live. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ Hurley, Denis (26 April 2013). "Pobalscoil na Tríonóide take Rebel honours". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 March 2010). "Haughney the ace as UCC secure Freshers crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  6. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (5 March 2012). "Corry seals deal for UCC in thrilling centenary final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  7. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (4 March 2013). "UCC do it for O'Connor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  8. ^ Ellard, Michael (7 September 2007). "Cronin strikes late to earn Ita's another shot at Castlemagner". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  9. ^ Barron, Declan (1 May 2010). "Imokilly brush aside feeble Seandun challenge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  10. ^ Hurley, Denis (22 October 2017). "Cork's Seamus Harnedy helps Imokilly end 19 years of hurt to claim county title". The 42. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (14 October 2018). "Imokilly retain title after ten-point win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Imokilly hurlers hold off Glen comeback to complete three in a row". Evening Echo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  13. ^ Kiely, Derek (31 October 2021). "East Cork JAHC: Seamus Harnedy inspires St Ita's to first ever title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. ^ Rooney, Declan (4 August 2011). "Hannon on the mark to edge thriller". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Cork name team for UCC test". Hogan Stand. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Nash spares Cork's blushes". Irish Times. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  17. ^ "Harnedy and O'Brien to make league debuts". Hogan Stand website. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Harnedy gets the nod for Cork". Irish Examiner. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Cork roar into Munster final". RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  20. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  21. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  22. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  23. ^ Kelly, Niall (7 November 2013). "Clare dominate 2013 Hurling Allstars with eight winners". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  24. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (14 July 2014). "Irrepressible Rebels rule Munster again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  25. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 May 2015). "Waterford crowned hurling league champions with emphatic win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  26. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (1 June 2015). "Cork await Seamus Harnedy update". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  27. ^ "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  28. ^ Hickey, Paddy (17 November 2018). "Harnedy will captain the Rebels again in 2019". Evening Echo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  29. ^ Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  30. ^ Fogarty, John (3 November 2018). "A season for firsts runs into November for Limerick at All-Stars ceremony". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  31. ^ "Harnedy will captain the Rebels again in 2019". Echo Live. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  32. ^ Fogarty, John (22 August 2021). "Will record-breaking All-Ireland victory over Cork be Limerick's high water mark? Don't bet on it". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  33. ^ Fogarty, John (2 April 2022). "Stephen Bennett leads Waterford to emphatic Allianz NHL Division 1 final win over Cork". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  34. ^ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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