| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Barry Hennessy | |
| Irish: | Barra Ó hAonghusa |
| Feet: | 5 |
| Inches: | 11 |
| Occupation: | Business Development Manager |
| County: | Limerick |
| Province: | Munster |
| Clubs: | Kilmallock |
| Clcounty: | 4 |
| Clprovince: | 1 |
| Clallireland: | 0 |
| Counties: | Limerick |
| Icposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Icyears: | 2010–2022 |
| Icapps(Points): | 2 (0–00) |
| Icprovince: | 4 |
| Icallireland: | 4 |
| Nhl: | 2 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Icupdate: | 16:30, 21 July 2022 |
| Birth Date: | 1989 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland |
Barry Hennessy (born 14 October 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Kilmallock and at senior level for the Limerick county team.[1] [2]
Hennessy first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. Having played in every grade, he was in goal on the college's senior team that reached the semi-finals of the Harty Cup for the first time.[3]
Hennessy joined the Kilmallock club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the minor and under-21 grades.
On 3 October 2010, Hennessy lined out in his first Limerick Senior Championship final. A 1-16 to 1-12 defeat of divisional side Emmets gave him his first championship medal.[4]
After surrendering their championship crown in 2011, Kilmallock reached the championship decider again on 7 October 2012. Jake Mulcahy scored a vital goal to secure a 1-15 to 0-15 victory over Adare and a second championship medal for Hennessy.[5]
On 19 October 2014, Hennessy won a third championship medal following a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Na Piarsaigh.[6] He later won a Munster Championship medal following a 1-32 to 3-18 extra-time defeat of Cratloe in the final.[7] On 17 March 2015, Hennessy was in goal for Kilmallock in their 1-18 to 1-06 defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[8]
Hennessy first played for the Limerick minor hurling team at the age of seventeen. He made his only appearance in that grade on 23 June 2007 in a 3-21 to 0-12 Munster Championship defeat by Tipperary.[9]
On 15 July 2009, Hennessy made his first appearance with the Limerick under-21 hurling team in a 4-22 to 2-13 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.[10] His tenure with the under-21 team ended with a three-point defeat by Clare the following season.[11]
Hennessy made his first appearance in goal for the Limerick intermediate hurling team in a 1-16 to 0-15 Munster Championship defeat of Clare on 22 June 2008.[12] He later won a Munster Championship medal following a 2-16 to 2-12 victory over Tipperary in the final at Semple Stadium.[13] On 30 August 2008, Hennessy was in goal when Limerick were defeated by six points by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[14]
Hennessy made his senior debut in goal for Limerick in a 0-19 to 2-09 defeat by University College Cork in the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup on 23 January 2010.[15] He made no further appearances that season as Tadhg Flynn became Limerick's first-choice goalkeeper. Hennessy was dropped from the panel the following season.
Hennessy returned to the Limerick senior panel under manager T. J. Ryan for the 2014 season.[16] He was an unused substitute for the entire season. On 24 May 2015, Hennessy made his first Munster Championship appearance in a 1-19 to 2-15 defeat of Clare.[17]
On 19 August 2018, Hennessy was a non-playing substitute when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[18]
On 31 March 2019, Hennessy was named on the bench for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[19] On 30 June 2019, Hennessy won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[20]
Hennessy has spoken about his struggles with an eating disorder.[21]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Limerick | 2010 | Division 1 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| 2011 | Division 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2012 | Division 1B | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 9 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-00 | |||
2014
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2008