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Paul Kinnerk (born 12 December 1985) is an Irish
hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
coach and
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er who plays as a midfielder at senior level for the Limerick county team.


Playing career

Born in
Monaleen Castletroy (, meaning O'Troy's Landing or O'Troy's Callow) is a suburb of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town was named after Castle Troy also known as The Black Castle, which is located on the southern bank of the River Shannon, r ...
, County Limerick, Kinnerk first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Ardscoil Rís. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Limerick under-21 team. He made his senior debut in the 2011 championship. Kinnerk went on to play a cameo role for Limerick over the following few seasons. At club level he has won five championship medals (2001, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016) with
Monaleen Castletroy (, meaning O'Troy's Landing or O'Troy's Callow) is a suburb of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town was named after Castle Troy also known as The Black Castle, which is located on the southern bank of the River Shannon, r ...
.


Managerial career

Kinnerk has also been heavily involved in team management and coaching, with his first involvement in senior inter-county hurling being with the Clare county team. Over a number of years he served as coach and selector to the Clare minor, under-21 and senior hurling teams. In his time with as a coach with the Clare minor hurlers, the team won successive (2010, 2011) Munster titles. The following three years (2012 - 2014) saw him serve as both coach to the Clare U21 and Clare senior team; roles he fulfilled while also playing senior inter-county football with his native county Limerick. The Clare U21 teams were undefeated during this period, winning three munster and three all-Ireland titles. Under his guidance, the senior team won the
2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place on 4 October 2012. The championship began on 5 May 2013 and ended o ...
title. In 2017, Kinnerk took up a role as coach to the
Limerick senior hurling team The Limerick county hurling team represents Limerick in hurling and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior ...
. In the following season, Limerick won the
2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the first tier of senior inter-county championship hur ...
for the first time since 1973. Under Kinnerk's guidance, the team would go on to win another All-Ireland SHC title in 2020, along with two Munster SHC titles (2019, 2020) and two National League titles (2019, 2020).


References

1985 births Living people Clare county hurling team Hurling coaches Hurling selectors Irish schoolteachers Limerick county hurling team Monaleen Gaelic footballers Limerick inter-county Gaelic footballers Monaleen hurlers {{Limerick-gaelic-football-bio-stub