David Herity (born 12 April 1983) is an Irish

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and former hurler and

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er. He is the manager of the

Kildare senior hurling team The Kildare county hurling team represents Kildare in hurling and is governed by Kildare GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the National Hurling League. Kildare's home ground i ...

. Herity played for Kilkenny Championship club

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and was a member of the

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for eight seasons, during which time he lined out as a goalkeeper. Herity began his hurling career at club level with Dunnamaggin. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 17-year-old in 2000 and enjoyed his greatest success that year when the club won the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship title. Herity also played

with the

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club. At inter-county level, Herity was part of the successful Kilkenny minor team that won Leinster Championship titles in

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before later winning back-to-back All-Ireland Championships with the under-21 team in

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and

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. He joined the Kilkenny senior team in

. Herity subsequently established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper and made a combined total of 30 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in

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. During that time he was part of five All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in

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and

. Herity also secured five Leinster Championship medals and five

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medals. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 24 November 2014. He is currently manager of the

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hurling team.

Playing career

Club

Herity plays his club hurling with the local

club. He has enjoyed little success apart from a Leinster senior club league title in 2009.

Minor and under-21

Herity first played for Kilkenny in 1999 when he joined the minor side. He won his first

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medal that year following a 2–13 to 1–11 defeat of

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. Two years later Herity was still eligible for the minor grade. He collected a second Leinster medal that year following a 3–16 to 1–9 trouncing of Wexford once again. By 2003 Herity was a key member of the Kilkenny under-21 team. He won his first

medal that year following a 0–12 to 1–4 defeat of

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. Kilkenny later faced

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in the All-Ireland decider. "The Cats" outsmarted a Galway side which struggled in attack and conceded a goal a minute into the second half. The 2–13 to 0–12 score line gave Herity his first

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medal in the grade. Herity collected a second Leinster medal in 2004, as Wexford were downed once again by 0–16 to 2–3. The subsequent All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and old rivals

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was a total mismatch. "The Cats" scored key goals early in the opening half, which helped power them to a 3–21 to 1–6 victory.

Senior

While still a member of the under-21 team in 2003, Herity joined the senior team as a member of the extended league panel. He won a

medal as a non-playing substitute that year following Kilkenny's remarkable 5–14 to 5–13 extra-time defeat of Tipperary. After a number of years off the team, Herity returned as third-choice goalkeeper once again in 2008. He won a set of

and

medals as a non-playing substitute that year, before collecting another set the following year. Herity added a third Leinster medal to his collection in 2010, once again collected as an unused member of the substitutes. In 2011 Herity took over from P. J. Ryan as Kilkenny's first-choice goalkeeper for the championship campaign. A 4–17 to 1–15 defeat of

gave "the Cats" a record-equalling seventh successive championship. It was Herity's first winners' medal on the field of play. Kilkenny subsequently faced Tipperary in the All-Ireland decider on 4 September 2011. Goals by Michael Fennelly and

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in either half gave Kilkenny, who many viewed as the underdogs going into the game, a 2–17 to 1–16 victory. Herity collected his first All-Ireland medal as a full member of the team. 2012 began well for Herity when he collected a second National League medal on the field of play following a 3–21 to 0–16 demolition of old rivals

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. Kilkenny were later shocked by Galway in the Leinster decider, losing by 2–21 to 2–11, however, both sides subsequently met in the All-Ireland decider on 9 September 2012. Kilkenny had led going into the final stretch, however,

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struck a stoppage time equaliser to level the game at 2–13 to 0–19 and send the final to a replay for the first time since 1959. The replay took place three weeks later on 30 September 2012. Galway stunned the reigning champions with two first-half goals, however, Kilkenny's championship debutant

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gave a man of the match performance, claiming a 1–3 haul. The 3–22 to 3–11 Kilkenny victory gave Herity a second All-Ireland medal. After impressing as a goalkeeper during several games in the 2013 league campaign, Eoin Murphy succeeded in supplanting Herity as first-choice goalkeeper. Herity was confined to the substitutes' bench once again in 2014, however, an elbow injury to Eoin Murphy saw Herity being restored as first-choice 'keeper for the latter stages of the provincial championship. He subsequently secured a second Leinster medal, as a dominant Kilkenny display gave "the Cats" a 0–14 to 1–9 victory over Dublin. Herity made way for Murphy during the subsequent All-Ireland final and replay, however, he collected a fifth All-Ireland medal overall, his third as a non-playing substitute, following a 2–17 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary in the decider.

Inter-provincial

Herity has also had the honour of lining out for

in the

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. He secured a winners' medal in this competition in 2012 following a 2–19 to 1–15 defeat of

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Manager

Herity became manager of the

hurling team in 2018. They won the

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under his leadership.

Career statistics

Inter-county

Honours

As player

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

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Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the high ...

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Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

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Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

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As manager

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Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Eac ...

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References

External links

David Herity profile
at the Kilkenny GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Herity, David 1983 births Living people Dual players Kilmoganny Gaelic footballers Dunnamaggin hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers Kilkenny inter-county Gaelic footballers Leinster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling goalkeepers Irish schoolteachers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners