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

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

Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Clare 2007 Division 1A 54-2010-0110-0074-21
Career total 54-2010-0110-0074-21

Honours

St. Flannan's College
Limerick Institute of Technology

References

  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.
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