James Barry (born 29 June 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Upperchurch–Drombane. He played for the

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for six seasons, during which time he usually lined out in defence as a centre-back and later as a full-back. Barry began his hurling career at club level with Upperchurch-Drombane. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 15-year-old in 2005 and has been an ever-present defender since then. As a member of the

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team, Barry won back-to-back

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titles. Barry lined out for Tipperary in four different grades of hurling over a 12-year period. After making his first appearance for the minor team in May 2007, he ended the year by sharing in the All-Ireland Championship success. Two years with the under-21 team yielded an All-Ireland Championship title in

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while he later collected an All-Ireland Championship medal with the intermediate team in

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. Barry made his competitive debut for the senior team aged 23 in

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. Over the following six seasons he made a combined total of 51

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and Championship appearances and won All-Ireland Championship medals at full-back in

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and as a non-playing substitute in

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. Barry also claimed back-to-back

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s in

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and

as well as an All-Star. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 25 October 2019.

Playing career

Thurles CBS

Barry first came to prominence as a hurler with Thurles CBS. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior team. On 8 March 2008, he lined out at centre-back when Thurles CBS suffered a 1-11 to 0-07 defeat by De La Salle College from

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in the Harty Cup final. Barry was again at centre-back when Thurles CBS and De La Salle renewed their rivalry in the

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. The game ended in a 1-15 to 2-12 draw. The replay a week later saw Barry end up on the losing side following a 2-09 to 2-08 victory for De La Salle College. On 7 March 2009, Barry captained Thurles CBS to a second successive appearance in the Harty Cup final. A 3-15 to 0-10 defeat of St. Caimin's Community School from Shannon saw him claim a winners' medal. An injury resulted in Barry being named on the bench for the All-Ireland final against

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from

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on 13 April 2009. He came on as a half-time substitute and collected a winners' medal following the 1-17 to 1-15 victory.

University College Cork

Barry studied at

and joined the senior hurling team in his second year at the university. On 3 March 2012, he was at right wing-back when UCC defeated the

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by 2-15 to 2-14 to win the

. On 2 March 2013, Barry lined out at right wing-back in a second consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup final. He ended the game with a second winners' medal following UCC's 2-17 to 2-12 defeat of

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Upperchurch–Drombane

Barry joined the Upperchurch–Drombane club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-21 grade. He was just 15-years-old when he first became involved in Upperchurch–Drombane's top adult team.

Tipperary

Minor and under-21

Barry was just 16-years-old when he was selected for the

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minor hurling team prior to the start of the 2007 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 2 May 2007 when he came on as a 26th-minute substitute for Joe Gallagher at midfield in a 3-12 to 1-11 defeat of

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. Barry was again named on the bench when Tipperary faced

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in the

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on 8 July 2007. He was again introduced as a substitute and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 0-18 to 1-11 victory. On 2 September 2007, Barry was selected at right wing-back when Tipperary faced Cork in the

. He ended the game with an

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medal following the 3-14 to 2-11 victory. Barry was again eligible for the Tipperary minor team in

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. He lined out at right wing-back when Tipperary suffered a 0-19 to 0-18 defeat by Cork in the Munster final on 13 July 2008. On 14 July 2010, Barry made his first appearance for the Tipperary under-21 team. He lined out at right wing-back when Tipperary defeated Cork by 2-17 to 0-21. Barry was again at right wing-back when Tipperary faced

in the

on 28 July 2010. He ended the game with a

medal following the 1-22 to 1-17 victory. On 11 September 2010, Barry won an

medal following Tipperary's 5-22 to 0-12 defeat of

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in the final. Barry was included on the Tipperary under-21 team for a second successive season in

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. He played his last game in the grade on 15 July 2011 when he lined out at right wing-back in a 4-19 to 1-21 defeat by Cork.

Intermediate

Barry was drafted onto the Tipperary intermediate team for the 2012 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 24 June 2012 when he lined out at right wing-back in a 3-18 to 2-16 defeat of Cork. Barry was again at right wing-back when Tipperary faced Clare in the

on 25 July 2012. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-18 to 0-17 victory. On 1 September 2012, Barry won an

medal after lining out at right wing-back when Tipperary defeated

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by 3-13 to 1-17.

Senior

Barry was added to the Tipperary senior team in advance of the 2014 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 23 March 2014 when he came on as a 39th-minute substitute for Michael Cahill at right wing-back in a 1-19 to 0-19 defeat of

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. On 4 May 2014, Barry was at right wing-back when Tipperary suffered a 2-25 to 1-27 defeat by

in the National League final. He made his

debut on 1 June 2014 when he played the full 70 minutes at right wing-back in a 2-18 to 2-16 defeat by

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. On 7 September 2014, Barry played in his first

against Kilkenny. He lined out full-back in the 1-28 to 3-22 draw with Kilkenny. Barry was switched to centre-back for the replay on 27 September 2014, however, he ended the game on the losing side following a 2-17 t 2-14 defeat. On 12 July 2015, Barry lined out at full-back in his first

. He ended the game with his first winners' medal following Tipperary's 0-21 to 0-16 defeat of Waterford. Barry ended the season by receiving an All-Star nomination. On 10 July 2016, Barry started the

against Waterford at full-back. He collected a second successive winners' medal following the 5-19 to 0-13 victory. Barry was again named at full-back for the

against Kilkenny on 4 September 2016. He ended the game with an

medal following a 2-29 to 2-20 victory. Barrett ended the season by being named in the full-back position on the All-Star team. On 23 April 2017, Barrett lined out at full-back when Tipperary faced Galway in the National League final. He ended the game on the losing side following a 3-21 to 0-14 defeat. Barry played in a second successive National League final on 8 April 2018. Lining out at full-back he was substituted in the 60th minute after conceding 1-02 to his opponent

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. Tipperary eventually lost the game to Kilkenny by 2-23 to 2-17. On 30 June 2019, Barry lined out at full-back in his third

when Tipperary faced Limerick. He was substituted by

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in the 62nd minute and ended the game on the losing side after a 2-26 to 2-14 defeat. Barry was dropped from the starting fifteen for the

against Kilkenny on 18 August 2019. He remained on the bench throughout but ended the game with a second All-Ireland medal after a 3-25 to 0-20 victory. On 25 October 2019, Barry announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

Personal life

In May 2021, Barry announced that he underwent surgery for testicular cancer in April.

Career statistics

Honours

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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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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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All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Intermediate All-Ireland Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Effectively contested by the second ...

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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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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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;Individual * All Star Award (1): 2016

References

External links

James Barry profile
at the Tipperary Times website {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, James 1990 births Living people UCC hurlers Upperchurch-Drombane hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers