Dan Morrissey
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| Born | 20 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Tax accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Morrissey (born 20 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-back for club side Ahane and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Early life
[edit]Morrissey was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick. His brother, Tom Morrissey, also plays for Ahane and the Limerick senior hurling team.[1]
Playing career
[edit]University
[edit]During his studies at the University of Limerick, Morrissey was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 11 March 2015, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as UL defeated the Waterford Institute of Technology by 2–18 to 1–14 in a replay of the final at Páirc Uí Rinn.[2]
Club
[edit]Morrissey joined the Ahane club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's senior team.[citation needed]
Inter-county
[edit]Minor and under-21
[edit]Morrissey first played for Limerick at minor level. He made his first appearance on 25 June 2010 in a 1–17 to 2–12 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.[3] Morrissey was eligible for the minor grade again in 2011, however, his season ended with a 4–17 to 3–15 defeat by Waterford.[4]
Morrissey subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team. He made his first appearance on 18 July 2012 in a 1–16 to 1–11 defeat by Tipperary.[5] Morrissey's three successive seasons with the team ended without success.
Senior
[edit]Morrissey made his senior debut for Limerick on 23 February 2014, replacing Gavin O'Mahony for the final 12 minutes of a National Hurling League game against Antrim at the Gaelic Grounds.[6] He was an unused substitute for the subsequent championship campaign.
On 12 March 2017, Morrissey scored his first point for Limerick in a 6–33 to 1–19 defeat of Laois in the National League.[7]
Morrissey was named man of the match, beating Kilkenny's Eoin Murphy and his brother Tom, following Limerick's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Kilkenny on 15 July 2018.[8]
On 19 August 2018, Morrissey was at left wing-back when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3–16 to 2–18 defeat of Galway in the final.[9] He ended the season by winning an All-Star Award.[10][11]
On 31 March 2019, Morrissey was selected at left wing-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1–24 to 0–19 victory.[12] On 30 June 2019, Morrissey won a Munster Championship medal at left wing-back following Limerick's 2–26 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[13]
On 25 October 2020, Morrissey won a second successive National League medal after Limerick's 0–36 to 1–23 win over Clare in the delayed final.[14] Later that season he claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal after lining out at full-back in the 0–25 to 0–21 Munster final defeat of Waterford.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 July 2026.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2014 | Division 1B | 2 | 0–00 | 0 | 0–00 | 0 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 9 | 0–00 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 6 | 0–00 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0–01 | 1 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–01 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0–00 | 4 | 0–02 | 4 | 0–00 | 15 | 0–00 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 7 | 0–01 | 5 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 13 | 0–01 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 9 | 0–00 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 7 | 0–00 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 0–00 | 5 | 0–01 | 2 | 0–01 | 12 | 0–02 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0–00 | 5 | 0–00 | 2 | 0–00 | 14 | 0–00 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0–00 | 5 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 9 | 0–00 | ||
| 2025 | 2 | 0–00 | 5 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 8 | 0–00 | ||
| 2026 | 3 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 0–02 | 41 | 0–01 | 21 | 0–01 | 115 | 0–04 | ||
Honours
[edit]- University of Limerick
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2015
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Hurling League Division 1: 2019, 2020, 2023
- Individual
- All-Star Award (3): 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (2): 2020, 2023
References
[edit]- ↑ Moynihan, Michael (17 July 2018). "Dan Morrissey wants Limerick to keep hitting high notes". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ Duffy, Cóilín (11 March 2015). "UL crowned the Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup champions after replay win over WIT". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Arthur's accuracy the catalyst as Clare march on". Irish Examiner. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Murphy, John (27 June 2011). "Bennett edges Déise home in epic battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (19 July 2012). "Maher ends Treaty defence". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ Buckley, Brendan (24 February 2014). "Limerick's lethal forwards run riot". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "Hegarty wreaks havoc in ruthless Limerick's demolition job". Irish Independent. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ Duffy, Emma (16 July 2018). "Do you agree with the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final man-of-the-match winners?". The 42. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Treaty lead the way with six hurling All-Stars". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ Fogarty, John (25 October 2020). "Lethal Limerick storm to victory despite Tony Kelly brilliance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Fogarty, John (15 November 2020). "Limerick made to work by Waterford for historic Munster SHC crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
