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Bernard Gaffney

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Bernard Gaffney
Personal information
Irish name Bearnard Ó Geamhna
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1986
Newmarket, County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Civil engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2005-2011
Limerick Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2007
Clare 2 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:58, 8 December 2021.

Bernard Gaffney (born 1986) is an Irish former hurler who played at club level with Newmarket-on-Fergus and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

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Gaffney first came to prominence as a hurler at juvenile and underage levels with the Newmarket-on-Fergus club before eventually progressing onto the senior team. He simultaneously represented the St. Flannan's College team and won an All-Ireland Colleges Championship title in 2005, having earlier won consecutive Harty Cup titles.[1] Gaffney first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year spell with the Clare minor hurling team.[2] He progressed onto the under-21 team before lining out with the Clare senior hurling team during the 2007 season.[3] Gaffney also won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with the Limerick Institute of Technology that year.[4]

Career statistics

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Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Clare 2007 Division 1A 5 4-20 1 0-01 1 0-00 7 4-21
Career total 5 4-20 1 0-01 1 0-00 7 4-21

Honours

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St. Flannan's College
Limerick Institute of Technology

References

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  1. ^ "Flannan's finish strongly to take title". Hogan Stand. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Gaffney on fire as Clare minors cruise past Kerry". Irish Independent. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Banner call up six seniors for U-21 Cork showdown". Irish Examiner. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Canning shows his class". Irish Times. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2020.