Kevin McKernan (born 3 December 1987) is a

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er from

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, Northern Ireland. He plays for the

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senior inter-county football team.

Playing career

Inter-county

McKernan has been a member of the

team since 2008 but made his debut in 2007. He also plays Midfield or Half Forward. He started at centre back in

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, in which Down lost 0-15 to 0-16 to Cork. Kevin won a Dr McKenna Cup in 2008 scoring 1 point from play he won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 2008 beating

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3-11 to 1-14.

Family

His father, Brendan McKernan , was Right Corner Back on the Down Team that won the All Ireland in 1991.

International rules

McKernan was part of the Ireland team that won the

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against

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by 130 to 65. He trained with Ireland ahead of the

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little knee disorder.

Honours

;Down * Dr McKenna Cup (1): 2008 * Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2008 * All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2005 *

All-Ireland Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county t ...

(1): 2010 (runner-up) * Ulster Senior Football Championship (1): 2012 (runner-up) ;Ireland * International Rules (1): 2011 ;Burren * Down Senior Football Championship (3): 2010, 2011, 2018 * Down Senior Football League Division 1 (2) 2006-12 (c) * Down Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2006-08 (c) ;School * MacRory Cup (1): 2006 (c) * Hogan Cup (1): 2006 (c) ;Awards * Ulster Colleges All-Star (2): 2005-06 * Irish News All-Star (1): 2010 * Down County Final Man of the Match (1): 2011 * GPA Gaelic Team of the Year (1): 2010 * Ulster Club All-Star (1): 2011-12

References

1987 births Living people Burren Gaelic footballers Down inter-county Gaelic footballers Irish international rules football players People educated at Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School Sportspeople from Newry {{Down-gaelic-football-bio-stub