Ray Heffernan
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963
Glenmore, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Insurance broker
Club(s)
Years Club
1980-2001
 Glenmore
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 5
Leinster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
1980-1983
 Waterford Regional Technical College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1984-1993
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Raymond Heffernan (born 26 January 1963) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Glenmore and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out at midfield or as a forward.

Career

Heffernan first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Glenmore club before eventually joining the club's top adult team. After junior and intermediate successes, he went on to win a total of five County Senior Championship titles and was team captain for the All-Ireland Club Championship success in 1991.[1] Heffernan first appeared on the inter-county scene as part of the Kilkenny team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 1981, before later winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 1984. His underage and club successes saw him drafted onto the Kilkenny senior hurling team alongside his brother Christy in 1984. Over the course of the following decade Heffernan made a number of Walsh Cup, National League and championship appearances but failed to break onto the starting fifteen on a regular basis. He was a non-playing substitute for two All-Ireland finals and, after defeat by Tipperary in 1991, claimed a winners' medal against Galway in 1993.[2][3] Heffernan's other honours include three Leinster Championship medals.

Honours

Team

Glenmore
Kilkenny

Individual

Awards
  • Kilkenny Sports Star Hurling Award: 1981

References

  1. ↑ Crowe, Dermot (7 February 2016). "Fallen giants restoring parish pride after wilderness years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Flashback: 1991 All Ireland SHC Final - Tipperary v Kilkenny". GAA website. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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