David Herity
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Daithí Ó hAghartaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | 12 April 1983 Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Dunnamaggin | |||
| Club Titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2008-present | Kilkenny | 10 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| * Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:13, 30 September 2012. | |||
David Herity (born 12 April 1983) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
A former dual player who began his inter-county career as a member of the Kilkenny senior football team,[2] Herity joined the county senior hurling team for the 2009 championship, but only became first-choice goalkeeper two years later when he replaced P. J. Ryan. Since then he has won two All-Ireland winners' medals, one Leinster winners' medal and one National League winners' medals.
At club level Herity plays hurling with Dunnamaggin and football with its sister club Kilmoganny.
Playing career
Club
Herity plays his club hurling with the local Dunnamaggin club. He has enjoyed little success apart from a Leinster senior club league title in 2009.
Inter-county
Herity joined the Kilkenny senior team in 2008, however, he was third-choice goalkeeper behind P. J. Ryan and James McGarry. Following the latter's retirement in 2009 Herity was promoted to second-choice goalkeeper, however, he had yet to make his championship debut.
In 2011 Herity took over as goalkeeper for Kilkenny's disappointing National Hurling League campaign. He retained his position for the championship campaign, making his debut against Wexford in a Leinster semi-final, and subsequently collected his first Leinster winners' medal following a 4-17 to 1-15 defeat of Dublin.[3] Herity later lined out in his first All-Ireland final when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the championship decider for the third year in-a-row. Kilkenny started quickly and never surrendered the lead in the 2-17 to 1-16 victory.[4] It was Herity's first All-Ireland winners' medal. He was later nominated for an All-Star award but lost out to Dublin's Gary Maguire.[5]
2012 saw Herity begin the year by picking up a National League medal following 3-21 to 0-16 trouncing of Cork.[6] After losing the Leinster final to GAlway, both sides subsequently met in the All-Ireland decider and Galway nearly pulled off a victory courtesy of goals from Canning and Burke. A 2-13 to 0-19 draw was the result, a first drawn All-Ireland final in over half a century.[7] The replay saw Kilkenny claim a 3-22 to 3-11 victory, with Herity picking up a second All-Ireland winners' medal.[8]
Inter-provincial
Herity has also had the honour of lining out for Leinster in the Interprovincial Championship. He secured a winners' medal in this competition in 2012 following a 2-19 to 1-15 defeat of Connacht.[9]
References
- ↑ "Profile: David Herity". Kilkenny GAA. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ "Playing football for Kilkenny is an honour David wouldn't miss". Kilkenny People. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ "RTÉ Sport: Kilkenny 4-17 Dublin 1-15". RTÉ Sport. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ "Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 1-16". RTÉ Sport. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ "2011 GAA GPA All-Star Hurling Award Nominations announced". Munster GAA. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Kilkenny’s early blitz ends Rebel resistance". Munster GAA. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ "Galway earn replay against Kilkenny". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ "Imperious Kilkenny win All-Ireland at ease". RTÉ Sport. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ "Leinster take interprovincial hurling crown". Irish Examiner. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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