Barry Heffernan (born 26 August 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Nenagh Éire Óg and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.

Playing career

University of Limerick

As a student at the

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, Heffernan joined the senior hurling team during his second year. On 27 February 2016, he was selected at right wing-back when UL faced

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in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. Heffernan ended the game on the losing side following a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat. On 24 February 2018, Heffernan played in a second Fitzgibbon Cup final when UL faced DCU Dóchas Éireann. He lined out at right wing-back and collected a winners' medal following a 2-21 to 2-15 victory.

Nenagh Éire Óg

Heffernan joined the Nenagh Éire Óg club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team. On 13 September 2014, Heffernan lined out at left wing-back when Nenagh Éire Óg drew 1-20 to 2-17 with Burgess in the North Tipperary Championship final. He retained his position for the replay two weeks later and claimed a winners' medal following the 0-14 to 0-08 victory.

Tipperary

Minor and under-21

Heffernan first played for

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when he joined the minor team in advance of the 2011 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 27 April 2011 when he came on as a 39th-minute substitute for Ray Ralph in a 2-16 to 1-13 defeat by

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. On 15 July 2012, Heffernan lined out at left wing-back when Tipperary faced Clare in the Munster final. He scored a point from play and ended the game with a winners' medal after a 1-16 to 1-12 victory. Heffernan again lined out at left wing-back when Tipperary drew 2-13 to 1-16 with

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in the

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. He retained his position for the replay on 30 September 2012 and ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following the 2-18 to 1-11 victory. Heffernan was once again eligible for the minor grade in

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. He played his last game in the grade on 26 June 2013 when he lined out at left wing-back in a 1-17 to 0-17 defeat by

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. Heffernan was drafted onto the Tipperary under-21 team before the 2014 Munster Championship. He was an unused substitute on 16 July 2014 when Tipperary suffered a 5-19 to 1-25 extra-time defeat by Clare. On 16 July 2015, Heffernan made his first appearance for the under-21 team when he was selected at centre-back for Tipperary's Munster semi-final meeting with Limerick. He ended the game on the losing side following a 3-16 to 3-14 defeat. Heffernan was again eligible for the under-21 grade in

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. He lined out at left wing-back when Tipperary suffered a 2-19 to 0-15 defeat by Waterford in the Munster final in what was his last game in the grade.

Senior

Heffernan was added to the extended training panel of the Tipperary senior team at the start of the 2014 season. On 7 September 2014, he was a member of the extended panel when Tipperary drew 1-28 to 3-22 with Kilkenny in the

. Heffernan was again a panel member for the replay on 27 September 2014, however, Tipperary suffered a 2-17 t 2-14 defeat. On 12 July 2015, Heffernan was selected amongst the substitutes when Tipperary qualified to play Waterford in the Munster final. He remained as an unused substitute but ended the game with a

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medal following Tipperary's 0-21 to 0-16 victory. Heffernan made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior team on 6 March 2016 when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1-18 to 1-17 defeat by Waterford in the

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. He was later prevented from making his

debut after being ruled out of all hurling activity after suffering a series of concussions. On 10 July 2016, Heffernan won a second Munster Championship medal as an unused substitute after Tipperary's 5-19 to 0-13 defeat of Waterford in the

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. He was again named on the bench for the

against Kilkenny on 4 September 2016. Heffernan remained on the bench but claimed an All-Ireland medal following the 2-29 to 2-20 victory. On 23 April 2017, Heffernan lined out as a substitute when Tipperary suffered a 3-21 to 0-14 defeat by

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in the National League final. Tipperary qualified for a second successive National League final on 8 April 2018 with Heffernan lining out at right wing-back. He ended the game on the losing side following a 2-23 to 2-17 defeat by Kilkenny. On 29 June 2019, Heffernan was selected amongst the substitutes when Tipperary qualified to play Limerick in the Munster final. He was introduced as a substitute for James Barry but ended the game on the losing side following a 2-26 to 2-14 defeat. On 18 August 2019, Heffernan was selected at left corner-back when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the

. He ended the game with a second All-Ireland winners' medal - his first on the field of play - following the 3-25 to 0-20 victory. He ended the season by receiving an All-Star nomination.

Career statistics

Honours

;University of Limerick *

Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup ( ga, Corn Mhic Giobúin) is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland. The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered ...

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;Nenagh Èire Òg *

North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Hibernian Inn North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the North Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

(1): 2014 *Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2013 *North Tipperary Minor Football Championship (1) 2011 *Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 2021 ;Tipperary * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2016, 2019 * Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2015,

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). I ...

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References

External link

Barry Heffernan profile
at the Tipperary GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Heffernan, Barry 1995 births Living people Nenagh Éire Óg hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Hurling backs