Mark Kerins

Mark Kerins
Personal information
Irish nameMarc Ó Ceirín
SportHurling
PositionCentre Forward
Born1979 (age 35–36)
Galway, Republic of Ireland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
OccupationSecondary School Teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
Clarinbridge
Club titles
Galway titles2
Connacht titles1
All-Ireland Titles1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1999-2008Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles0
All-Irelands0
NHL1
All Stars0

Mark Kerins (born 1979) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.

Born in Clarinbridge, County Galway, Kerins first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior team for the 1999 championship. Kerins went on to play a bit part for Galway at various times for almost a decade, and won one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Kerins won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Clarinbridge. In addition to this he also won one Connacht medal and two championship medals.[1]

His retirement came following the conclusion of the 2008 championship.

Kerins's brother, Alan, enjoyed a lengthy career as a dual player with Galway.[2]

Honours

Team

Clarinbridge
Galway
Connacht

References

  1. ↑ Fallon, John (17 October 2011). "Kerins brothers lead way for Clarinbridge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "20 Questions: Alan Kerins Galway hurler". Irish Independent. 21 August 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2014.