Séamus Harnedy (born 17 July 1990) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with St Ita's, divisional side

Imokilly Imokilly () is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Youghal. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (whose chief town is ...

and at inter-county level with the

Cork senior hurling team The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions: the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Cha ...

. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.

Early life

Harnedy was born and raised in the Gortroe area of

East Cork East Cork lies in south-west Ireland, in Ireland's largest county, County Cork. The term "East Cork" is used in tourism, sporting and other contexts, and is the name given to one of eight municipal districts of Cork County Council. East Cork c ...

. His father, Seán Harnedy, played with the

Waterford senior hurling team The Waterford county hurling team represents Waterford in hurling and is governed by Waterford GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Seni ...

, while his mother,

Cathy Landers Catherine ‘Cathy’ Landers is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1983. She won four All Ireland senior medals, three previously in 1978, 1980 and 1982. She played in six further All Irel ...

, won four All-Ireland SCC medals with the

Cork senior camogie team The Cork county camogie team represents Cork in camogie. The team competes at inter-county level. Cork camogie has experienced four periods of ascendancy in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, winning 24 titles in all. The team won six ...

, including one as

team captain In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In eithe ...

in 1983. Harnedy first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Pobalscoil na Tríonóide in

Youghal Youghal ( ; ) is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the estuary of the Munster Blackwater, River Blackwater, the town is a former military and economic centre. Located on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a long ...

. He progressed through the various age grades, winning a Cork Colleges U16HC medal in 2006, before later playing on the school's Harty Cup team. Harnedy later studied at

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...

(UCC) and won an All-Ireland Freshers' HC title in 2010 after a defeat of

Cork Institute of Technology Cork Institute of Technology (CIT; ) was an Institutes of technology in the Republic of Ireland, institute of technology, located in Cork (city), Cork, Ireland. Upon its dissolution, the institute had 17,000 students studying in art, business, ...

(CIT) in the final. He later progressed to

UCC The initialism UCC may stand for: Law * Uniform civil code of India, referring to proposed Civil code in the legal system of India, which would apply equally to all irrespective of their religion * Uniform Commercial Code, a 1952 uniform act to ...

Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup () is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland. The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideac ...

team and claimed a winners' medal in that competition after a one-point extra-time defeat of CIT in the 2012 final. Harnedy won a second consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup title when UCC retained the title after a 2–17 to 2–12 defeat of

Mary Immaculate College Mary Immaculate College (''Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál''), also known as MIC and Mary I, is a College of Education and Liberal Arts. Founded in 1898, the university level College of Education and the Liberal Arts is academically linked with the ...

in 2013.

Club career

Harnedy began his club hurling career at juvenile and underage levels with the

Killeagh Killeagh () is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is approximately from Cork (city), Cork city, between Midleton and Youghal on the N25 road (Ireland), N25 national primary road. The village is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil par ...

- Ita's amalgamation. He won a Cork MAHC title in 2006 before later lining out for the St Ita's club at adult level. Harnedy won a Cork JBHC medal after a 0–12 to 0–07 defeat of

Castlemagner Castlemagner () is a village, townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the Duhallow area of north-west County Cork, Ireland. Castlemagner is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency). History The area takes its name from t ...

in the 2007 final replay. Harnedy's performances at club level resulted in him being selected for the

divisional for the first time in 2010. He spent the following four seasons lining out with University College Cork before returning to the Imokilly team. Harnedy

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

ed Imokilly to their first Cork SHC title in 19 years in October 2017, after scoring 1–01 in the 3–13 to 0–18 defeat of

Blackrock BlackRock, Inc. is an American Multinational corporation, multinational investment company. Founded in 1988, initially as an enterprise risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager ...

in the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...

. Harnedy retained the captaincy the following year and won a second consecutive Cork SHC title after top-scoring with 1-06 from play in the 4–19 to 1–18 defeat of

Midleton Midleton (; , meaning "monastery at the weir") is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satelli ...

in the

. He once again captained the team in 2019 when Imokilly secured a third successive title after the 2–17 to 1–16 defeat of

Glen Rovers Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. They have been historically part of the ''Big Three'' of Cork hurl ...

in the

. The victory meant that Harned bacme the first player to captain a team to three successive title since

Josa Lee Joseph "Josa" Lee (1911 - 18 December 1967) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team. Born in Blackpool, Lee arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork minor te ...

in 1936. In October 2021, Harnedy top-scored with 0-06 when he captained St Ita's to their first ever East Cork JAHC title after a 1-14 to 1-05 defeat of Erin's Own in the final.

Inter-county career

Harnedy first played for

Cork "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * ...

as a member of the under-21 team, having never played for the minor team. He was an unused substitute for the team in his final year of eligibility, which ended with a 4–20 to 1-27 extra-time defeat by

Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

in the 2011 Munster U21 final. By that stage Harnedy had already been selected for the senior team. He made his debut in January 2011 in a pre-season

Waterford Crystal Cup The Waterford Crystal Cup was an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 2006 to 2015 for the top inter-county teams and third-level institutes and universities in the province of Munste ...

defeat of University College Cork. Harnedy failed to secure a place on the Cork panel for the subsequent

2011 National Hurling League The 2011 National Hurling League (known as the Allianz Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the National Hurling League. Ticket prices In January 2011, the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA announced a reduction in tic ...

campaign. After a two-year absence, Harnedy returned to the Cork senior team during the 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup. Debuts in the

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

and Munster SHC followed over the following few months. Harnedy scored three points in the 0–24 to 0–15 defeat by Limerick in the 2013 Munster final. In September 2013, he was at right wing-forward for both the drawn All-Ireland final and subsequent replay defeat by

Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...

. Harnedy ended the season by being named at right wing-forward on the All-Star team. In July 2014, Harnedy won his first Munster SHC medal and was selected as

man of the match In team sport, a player of the match award (also known as man of the match or woman of the match) is often given to the most outstanding player in a particular match. This can be a player from either team, although the player is generally chose ...

after scoring 1-02 from play in Cork's 2–24 to 0–24 defeat of Limerick in the last

Munster final Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

to be played at the old

Páirc Uí Chaoimh Páirc Uí Chaoimh ( ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Cork, Ireland. Often referred to simply as "The Park", it is the home of Cork GAA and is located in Ballintemple, near the site of the original Cork Athletic Grounds. In February 2024, follo ...

. He sustained a hamstring injury during Cork's 1–24 to 0–17 defeat by

Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...

in the 2015 National League final and was subsequently sidelined for a period. Harnedy made his third

appearance in July 2017 and claimed his second winners' medal following the 1–25 to 1–20 defeat of Clare. He was appointed

of the Cork senior hurling team for the 2018 season. Harnedy scored 1-04 from play when he captained the team to a second successive

defeat of Clare in July 2018. He was later named in the left wing-forward position on the All-Star team. Harnedy retained the Cork captaincy for the 2019 season. In August 2021, Harnedy scored four points from play from centre-forward when Cork suffered a 3–32 to 1–22 defeat by Limerick in the 2021 All-Ireland final. He was at left wing-forward when Cork lost the 2022 National League final to Waterford. Harnedy won his third

All Star An all-star team is a group of people all having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and has been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry. Sports "All-star" as a sport ...

at the end of the 2024 season.

Career statistics

Division

Inter-county

Honours

;Pobalscoil na Tríonóide *Cork Colleges Under-16 B Hurling Championship: 2006 ;University College Cork *

: 2012, 2013 *All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2010 ;Killeagh-Ita's *Cork Minor A Hurling Championship: 2006 ;Glenbower Rovers *

East Cork Junior A Football Championship The East Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior A Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic ...

: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ;St Ita's *

East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship The East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

: 2021 *

Cork Junior B Hurling Championship The Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaeli ...

: 2007 *Cork Minor A Hurling Championship: 2006 ;Imokilly *

Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County B ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

(c),

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

(c),

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

;Cork *

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 ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

;Awards *

GAA GPA All Stars Awards The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All Stars Awards (often known simply as the All Stars) are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football and hurling. Additionally, one play ...

: 2013, 2018, 2024 *''

The Sunday Game ''The Sunday Game'' is RTÉ's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ2 every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ2's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1 ...

'' Team of the Year: 2018, 2024

References

External links

Séamus Harnedy profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Harnedy, Seamus 1990 births Living people Glenbower Rovers Gaelic footballers St Ita's hurlers UCC hurlers Imokilly hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Irish schoolteachers Sportspeople from Youghal 21st-century Irish sportsmen