Dan Morrissey

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Dan Morrissey
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Muireasa
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 28)
Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Tax accountant
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ahane
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2011-2015
 University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2014-present
 Limerick 30 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 3
NHL 2
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:20, 22 August 2021.

Daniel Morrissey (born 20 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-back for club side Ahane and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Early life[]

Morrissey was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick. His brother, Tom Morrissey, also plays for Ahane and the Limerick senior hurling team.[1]

Playing career[]

University[]

During his studies at the University of Limerick, Morrissey was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 11 March 2015, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as UL defeated the Waterford Institute of Technology by 2-18 to 1-14 in a replay of the final at Páirc Uí Rinn.[2]

Club[]

Morrissey joined the Ahane club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's senior team.[citation needed]

Inter-county[]

Minor and under-21[]

Morrissey first played for Limerick at minor level. He made his first appearance on 25 June 2010 in a 1-17 to 2-12 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.[3] Morrissey was eligible for the minor grade again in 2011, however, his season ended with a 4-17 to 3-15 defeat by Waterford.[4]

Morrissey subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team. He made his first appearance on 18 July 2012 in a 1-16 to 1-11 defeat by Tipperary.[5] Morrissey's three successive seasons with the team ended without success.

Senior[]

Morrissey made his senior debut for Limerick on 23 February 2014, replacing Gavin O'Mahony for the final 12 minutes of a National Hurling League game against Antrim at the Gaelic Grounds.[6] He was an unused substitute for the subsequent championship campaign.

On 12 March 2017, Morrissey scored his first point for Limerick in a 6-33 to 1-19 defeat of Laois in the National League.[7]

Morrissey was named man of the match, beating Kilkenny's Eoin Murphy and his brother Tom, following Limerick's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Kilkenny on 15 July 2018.[8]

On 19 August 2018, Morrissey was at left wing-back when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[9] He ended the season by winning an All-Star Award.[10][11]

On 31 March 2019, Morrissey was selected at left wing-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[12] On 30 June 2019, Morrissey won a Munster Championship medal at left wing-back following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[13]

On 25 October 2020, Morrissey won a second successive National League medal after Limerick's 0-36 to 1-23 win over Clare in the delayed final.[14] Later that season he claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal after lining out at full-back in the 0-25 to 0-21 Munster final defeat of Waterford.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 August 2021.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Limerick 2014 Division 1B 2 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00
2015 6 0-00 1 0-00 2 0-00 9 0-00
2016 4 0-00 1 0-00 1 0-00 6 0-00
2017 1 0-01 1 0-00 1 0-00 3 0-01
2018 7 0-00 4 0-02 4 0-00 15 0-00
2019 Division 1A 7 0-01 5 0-00 1 0-00 13 0-01
2020 4 0-00 3 0-00 2 0-00 9 0-00
2021 3 0-00 2 0-00 2 0-00 7 0-00
Career total 34 0-02 17 0-00 13 0-00 64 0-02

Honours[]

University of Limerick
Limerick
Individual

References[]

  1. ^ Moynihan, Michael (17 July 2018). "Dan Morrissey wants Limerick to keep hitting high notes". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ Duffy, Cóilín (11 March 2015). "UL crowned the Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup champions after replay win over WIT". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Arthur's accuracy the catalyst as Clare march on". Irish Examiner. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ Murphy, John (27 June 2011). "Bennett edges Déise home in epic battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (19 July 2012). "Maher ends Treaty defence". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ Buckley, Brendan (24 February 2014). "Limerick's lethal forwards run riot". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Hegarty wreaks havoc in ruthless Limerick's demolition job". Irish Independent. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ Duffy, Emma (16 July 2018). "Do you agree with the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final man-of-the-match winners?". The 42. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. ^ "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Treaty lead the way with six hurling All-Stars". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  12. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  13. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. ^ Fogarty, John (25 October 2020). "Lethal Limerick storm to victory despite Tony Kelly brilliance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  15. ^ Fogarty, John (15 November 2020). "Limerick made to work by Waterford for historic Munster SHC crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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