Dan Morrissey

Dan Morrissey
Personal information
Irish name	Dónall Ó Muireasa
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	20 April 1993 (age 31); Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Tax accountant
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ahane
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2011-2015	University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County
2014-present	Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	6
All-Irelands	5
NHL	3
All Stars	4
	*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:41, 01 November 2024.

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.

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Morrissey was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick. His brother, Tom Morrissey, also plays for Ahane and the Limerick senior hurling team.^[1]

University

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

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

Minor and under-21

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

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]

Morrissey won an All Star in 2020, 2023 and 2024.^[16]

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As of match played 07 July 2024.

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Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	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
Career total			48	0-02	32	0-01	18	0-01	98	0-04

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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

[1]
Moynihan, Michael (17 July 2018). "Dan Morrissey wants Limerick to keep hitting high notes". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
[2]
Duffy, Cóilín (11 March 2015). "UL crowned the Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup champions after replay win over WIT". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
[3]
"Arthur's accuracy the catalyst as Clare march on". Irish Examiner. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
[4]
Murphy, John (27 June 2011). "Bennett edges Déise home in epic battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
[5]
O'Flynn, Diarmuid (19 July 2012). "Maher ends Treaty defence". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
[6]
Buckley, Brendan (24 February 2014). "Limerick's lethal forwards run riot". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
[7]
"Hegarty wreaks havoc in ruthless Limerick's demolition job". Irish Independent. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
[8]
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.
[9]
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.
[10]
"All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
[11]
"Treaty lead the way with six hurling All-Stars". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
[12]
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.
[13]
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.
[14]
Fogarty, John (25 October 2020). "Lethal Limerick storm to victory despite Tony Kelly brilliance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
[15]
Fogarty, John (15 November 2020). "Limerick made to work by Waterford for historic Munster SHC crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
[16]
"Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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[1] [1]
Moynihan, Michael (17 July 2018). "Dan Morrissey wants Limerick to keep hitting high notes". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[2] [2]
Duffy, Cóilín (11 March 2015). "UL crowned the Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup champions after replay win over WIT". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[3] [3]
"Arthur's accuracy the catalyst as Clare march on". Irish Examiner. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[4] [4]
Murphy, John (27 June 2011). "Bennett edges Déise home in epic battle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[5] [5]
O'Flynn, Diarmuid (19 July 2012). "Maher ends Treaty defence". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[6] [6]
Buckley, Brendan (24 February 2014). "Limerick's lethal forwards run riot". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[7] [7]
"Hegarty wreaks havoc in ruthless Limerick's demolition job". Irish Independent. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[8] [8]
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.

[9] [9]
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.

[10] [10]
"All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[11] [11]
"Treaty lead the way with six hurling All-Stars". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

[12] [12]
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.

[13] [13]
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.

[14] [14]
Fogarty, John (25 October 2020). "Lethal Limerick storm to victory despite Tony Kelly brilliance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[15] [15]
Fogarty, John (15 November 2020). "Limerick made to work by Waterford for historic Munster SHC crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[16] [16]
"Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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Personal information
Irish name	Dónall Ó Muireasa
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	(1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31) Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Tax accountant
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ahane
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2011-2015	University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2014-present	Limerick	50 (0-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	6
All-Irelands	5
NHL	3
All Stars	4
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:41, 01 November 2024.