Denis Byrne

Denis Byrne (Irish: Donncha Ó Broin ), is an Irish sportsperson who is a hurling All Star. He played with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan, in County Kilkenny, from 1991-2009,^[1] and with Kilkenny senior inter-county hurling team from 1994 until 2002,^[2] including a period as captain. He is currently involved in skills training with the Dublin Senior Hurling team.^[3]

He won a Minor All-Ireland medal with Kilkenny in 1991, an All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship in 1994 and a National Hurling League medal in 1995. He was on the Kilkenny All-Ireland Senior winning side in 2000 and was awarded an All-Star during the same year.

Career

In 1988, Byrne played with Callan CBS to win Roinn B All-Ireland Colleges Juvenile Hurling Champion, and went on to win the Roinn B All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship of 1991 where they beat Coláiste Spiorad Naomh (Cork) 1-14 to 1-0.^[4][5][6] Byrne won an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship medal with Kilkenny in 1991 when they beat Tipperary 0-15 : 1-10 at Croke Park.^[7] He won an All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship with Kilkenny in 1994.^[7] He was on the Oireachtas team of 1994-95.^[8]

Byrne played in the All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship final in 1995.^[7] He won an National Hurling League medal for Kilkenny in 1995 when Kilkenny beat Clare 2–12:0–9. He played in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final of 1995, where Kilkenny were beaten by Offaly 2-16:2-5.^[9][10] He played in the Leinster Senior Hurling final of 1996 where Kilkenny were beaten by Wexford 1-14:0-14.^[11] He played with Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1997^[9] He was on the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship panel of 1998.^[2] He played with Graigue-Ballycallan in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship final of 1998 where they beat The Fenians 1-14:0-12.^[12]

Byrne was captain of Kilkenny for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final of 1999^[2] where they were runner-up to Cork 0-13 – 0-12. He played with Graigue-Ballycallan in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship final of 1999 where they lost to Glenmore 1-14 : 2-08.^[12]

He played on the Kilkenny All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning side of 2000,^[2][13] and was awarded an All-Star during the same year.^[5] He played with Graigue-Ballycallan in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship final of 2000 where they beat O'Loughlin Gaels 0-16 : 0-09.^[12] He captained the Kilkenny team in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 2001^[13] where Kilkenny lost in the semi-final to Galway 2-15 : 1-13. He played with Graigue-Ballycallan in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship final of 2001 where they lost to O'Loughlin Gaels 1-17 : 1-06.^[14]

Byrne played for the Tipperary senior hurling team when he transferred Mullinahone in South Tipperary in 2003.^[15]

Honours

• All-Stars (1)
  • 2000
• AIB Leinster Club Player of the Year (1)
  • 2000
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1)
  • 2000; runner-up 1998, 1999
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (4)
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; runner-up 1995, 1996, 1997
• National Hurling League (2)
  • 1995, 2002
• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (2)
  • 1998, 2000; runner-up 1999, 2001
• Oireachtas winner (1)
  • 1999
• Walsh Cup
  • runner-up 2002^[16]
• All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship (1)
  • 1994; runner-up (1): 1995

Selected appearances

See also

• Graigue-Ballycallan GAA
• Kilkenny GAA
• Tipperary GAA
• List of Kilkenny senior hurling team captains
• List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal winners

Notes

Further reading

• O'Neill, Gerry (2010), "Kilkenny GAA Bible", kilkennygaa.ie 

External links

Official

• "Official GAA website", gaa.ie 
  • "Official Kilkenny GAA website", kilkennygaa.ie 

Unofficial

• "Kilkenny GAA on Hogan Stand", hoganstand.com