Liam Bennett (1950 – 18 October 2006) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with

Faythe Harriers Faythe Harriers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Wexford town, Ireland. History The history of the Faythe Harriers stretches back to the early 1940s, although the hurling club wasn't formed until 1949. In the late 1930s, the ...

and at inter-county level with various Wexford teams.

Career

Bennett first played

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at juvenile and underage levels with the

club in Wexford. During a golden age for the club at underage levels, he won two Wexford MHC medals and three successive Wexford U21HC medals from 1967 to 1969. Bennett was part of the Faythe Harriers team that won the Wexford SHC title in 1981. At inter-county level, Bennett first played for Wexford as part of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1968. He progressed to the under-21 that lost three successive All-Ireland finals from 1969 to 1971. By that stage, Bennett had been drafted onto the senior team and was an unused substitute when Wexford were beaten by

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in the 1970 All-Ireland final. He broke onto the team as a wing-back and later a corner-back, and was again part of the Wexford team beaten by Cork in successive All-Ireland finals in 1976 and 1977.

Death

Bennett died at

Wexford General Hospital Wexford General Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Ginearálta Loch Garman) is an acute general hospital in Wexford, the county town of County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group. History The hospital origina ...

on 18 October 2006 at the age of 56, having taken ill while cycling a few days earlier.

Honours

;Faythe Harriers * Wexford Senior Hurling Championship: 1981 *Wexford Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1967, 1968, 1969 *Wexford Minor Hurling Championship: 1966, 1968 ;Wexford * Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:

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1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

* Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship:

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

(c),

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

* All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship:

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

* Leinster Minor Hurling Championship:

References

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