Fionn Herlihy (born 2000) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Dohenys, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Cork teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
2000[1] Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2018-present | Dohenys | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2019-present | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2022-present | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:50, 2 July 2023. | |||
Career
editHerlihy first played Gaelic football with the Sam Maguires juvenile team in Dunmanway. He was part of the team that won divisional and Cork MAFC titles in 2017, while also claiming a West Cork U21AFC title that year.[2] Herlihy made his senior team debut for Dohenys in 2018, while he was still a student at Hamilton High School with whom he played both hurling and Gaelic football.[3][4] He later captained University College Cork to the All-Ireland Freshers' AFC title in 2019.[5]
Herlihy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as a member of the under-17 team that took part in a one-off Munster U17FC in 2017.[6] He progressed to the under-20 team and scored a goal when Cork beat Kerry to win the Munster U20FC title in 2019.[7] Herlihy was an unused substitute for Cork's defeat of Dublin in the 2019 All-Ireland under-20 final.[8]
Herlihy made his senior team debut in 2022.[9]
Honours
edit- University College Cork
- All-Ireland Freshers' A Football Championship: 2019 (c)
- Dohenys
- West Cork Under-21 A Football Championship: 2017
- Cork Minor A Football Championship: 2017
- West Cork Minor A Football Championship: 2017
- Cork
References
edit- ^ McCarthy, Kieran (18 February 2020). "20 UNDER 20: The next generation of West Cork sports stars have the X Factor". The Southern Star. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Fionn made his mark with Sams". The Southern Star. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Tarrant, John (15 September 2018). "Play-off defeat for battling Kiskeam". The Corkman. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Coleman, John (16 February 2019). "St Francis College secure first Tom Collum cup win over Hamilton High School". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Woods, Mark (15 December 2019). "UCC's victory in the Freshers was another boost for Cork football". Echo Live. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Kerry claim Munster U17 honours in fiery clash with Cork". The 42. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Cork blow away defending champions Kerry to claim Munster U20 title". The 42. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Rebels reel in Dubs to complete amazing turnaround and claim All-Ireland U20 title". The 42. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran (18 February 2022). "TEAM NEWS: Dohenys man Herlihy to make first league start and Barrs' trio also included". The Southern Star. Retrieved 8 November 2022.