David Reidy (born 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Intermediate Championship club Dromin-Athlacca and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right wing-forward.

Playing career

Mary Immaculate College

During his studies at

Mary Immaculate College Mary Immaculate College (Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál), also known as MIC and Mary I, is a College of Education and Liberal Arts. Founded in 1898, the university level College of Education and the Liberal Arts is academically linked with the Univ ...

, Reidy was selected for the college's senior hurling team during his second year. On 27 February 2016, he won a

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 ...

medal when Mary Immaculate College won their first ever title after a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat of the

University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...

Dromin-Athlacca

Reidy joined the Dromin-Athlacca club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Limerick Intermediate Championship. On 15 October 2013, Reidy lined out at centre-forward when Dromin-Athlacca faced

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in the Limerick Intermediate Championship final. He scored 1-02, including a point from a free, and collected a winners' medal following a 2-18 to 1-15 victory. On 27 October 2018, Reidy lined out in a second Limerick Intermediate Championship final. He top scored for Dromin-Athlacca with 0-09 and collected a second winners' medal following a 2-15 to 0-14 defeat of

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Limerick

Minor and under-21

Reidy first played for

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

as a member of the minor team during the 2011 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 27 April 2011 when he lined out at right wing-forward in a 2-14 to 0-12 defeat of

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. Reidy was drafted onto the Limerick under-21 team for the 2013 Munster Championship. He made his only appearance in the grade on 31 May 2013 when he scored a point from left wing-forward in a 2-18 to 2-11 defeat by

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Senior

Reidy was just 19-year-old when he was added to the Limerick panel for the 2013 National League. On 14 July 2013, he won a

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

medal as a non-playing substitute following a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of Cork in the

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. On 23 February 2014, Reidy made his first appearance for the Limerick senior team when he came on as a 21st-minute substitute for Donal O'Grady and scored a goal in a 3-26 to 0-12 defeat of Antrim in the

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. On 3 July 2014, he was an unused substitute when Limerick suffered a 2-24 to 0-24 defeat by Cork in the

Kildare

In January 2017, Reidy transferred to 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 ...

. He made his first appearance for the team on 12 February 2017 and scored 0-06 in a 1-18 to 1-15 defeat of

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in the

. Reidy ended the league as Kildare's top scorer with 2-42 in five games. He was also top scorer in Kildare's

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campaign with 0-24.

Limerick return

In November 2017, it was announced that Reidy was returning to the Limerick senior hurling team. On 19 August 2018, he was an unused substitute when Limerick won their first

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title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of

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in the

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. On 31 March 2019, Reidy was a member of the extended panel but failed to make the match-day panel when Limerick defeated

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by 1-24 to 0-19 to win the

title. On 30 June 2019, he won a second Munster Championship medal after coming on as a substitute for Tom Morrissey in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the

Career statistics

Honours

;Mary Immaculate College *

(1): 2016 ;Dromin-Athlacca *

Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Limerick in Ireland. The series of games ...

(2): 2013, 2018 ;Limerick *

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

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reidy, David 1993 births Living people Dromin-Athlacca hurlers Limerick inter-county hurlers Kildare inter-county hurlers