Joseph Bergin (born 22 September 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly Championship club Seir Kieran. He was a member of the

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

for 14 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a full-forward.

Playing career

Seir Kieran

Bergin joined the Seir Kieran club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-21 grade in 2008.

Offaly

Minor and under-21

Bergin first played for Offaly as a member of the minor team during the 2004 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 10 April when he came on as a 23rd-minute substitute for

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in a 0-14 to 1-10 defeat of

Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

. Bergin was again eligible for the minor team for the 2005 Leinster Championship, however, his tenure in the grade ended without success. Bergin progressed onto the Offaly under-21 team during the 2006 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 21 June when he scored two points in 0-17 to 1-11 defeat by

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. On 18 June 2007, Bergin lined out in the Leinster final. He scored 1-01 from full-forward in the 2-18 to 3-09 defeat by Dublin. Bergin lined out at full-forward in a second consecutive Leinster final on 24 July 2008. He top scored for Offaly with 2-01 in the 2-21 to 2-09 defeat by

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. It was his last game in the grade.

Senior

Bergin was just 18-years-old when he was added to the Offaly senior team for the 2006 National League. He made his first appearance on 19 February and scored 1-01 in a 1-21 to 2-18 draw with

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. Bergin made his first appearance in the Leinster Championship on 21 May. He scored 1-01 from full-forward in 2-12 to 0-08 defeat of Laois. On 3 May 2009, Bergin lined out at full-forward when Offaly faced

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in the National League Division 2 final. In spite of being held scoreless he collected a winners' medal following the 1-13 to 0-13 victory. On 15 January 2020, Bergin announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

Leinster

Bergin was selected for the

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inter-provincial team for the first time during the 2007 Championship. He made his first appearance on 14 October and scored a goal in the 2-19 to 0-12 defeat of

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in the semi-final. Bergin was switched to full-forward for the final against

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

on 28 October. He scored 1-03 from play and collected a

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 ...

winners' medal after the 1-23 to 0-17 victory. On 1 November 2008, Bergin was an unused substitute when Leinster faced

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in the 2008 Railway Cup final. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-15 to 1-12 victory. Bergin returned to the Leinster starting fifteen during the 2009 Championship. On 14 March, he was at full-forward when Leinster faced Connacht in the final. Bergin scored 1-01 and collected a third winners' medal after the 3-18 to 1-17 victory. After the championship's two-year absence, Bergin was again included on the Leinster team for the 2012 Championship. On 4 March, he scored two points from centre-forward when Leinster defeated Connacht by 2-19 to 1-15 to win the title. On 1 March 2014, Bergin was included as a substitute on the Leinster team that faced Connacht in the Railway Cup final. He was introduced as a substitute for

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and collected a fifth winners' medal following a 1-23 to 0-16 victory.

Career statistics

Honours

;Seir Kieran *

Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship The Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1929. The national media covers the competit ...

(1): 2019 * Offaly Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2008 * Offaly Senior Hurling League (Pat Carroll Cup) (2): 2011, 2016 * Offaly Senior 'B' Hurling Championship (1): 2019 ;Offaly * National Hurling League Division 2 (1):

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

;Leinster *

(5):

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

;Ireland * Shinty/Hurling International Series (2): 2009, 2011

References

External links

Joe Bergin profile
at the Offaly GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergin, Joe 1987 births Living people Seir Kieran hurlers Offaly inter-county hurlers Leinster inter-provincial hurlers