LAST UPDATE | 14 Dec 2022
LIMERICK GOALKEEPER BARRY Hennessy has announced his retirement from intercounty hurling, bringing the curtain down on a 12-career with the county’s senior hurlers.
Hennessy made his senior debut in 2010, and went on to be part of four Limerick All-Ireland winning squads.
The Kilmallock clubman has played number two to Limerick’s first-choice shot-stopper Nickie Quaid – who has played every minute of Championship hurling for Limerick across the last six seasons – for much of his career.
Hennessy also won four Munster Championships and two League titles.
In a statement released through Limerick GAA, Hennessy said he steps away from the squad “with nothing but pride.”
“What started off a childhood dream in the back garden, I now sit here and reflect on ten incredible years with some incredible men,” Hennessy said.
Even though the time has come for me to retire and leave such an extraordinary group, I look back on the last ten years with nothing but pride.
“Being afforded the opportunity to represent my county on the biggest stage has been a massive honour for both me and my family.
“Words cannot describe what the limerick family mean to me and the opportunity I was given to grow as both a player and as a person. I’m incredibly thankful to walk away with some of the best memories and friendship anyone could ever ask for.”
Westmeath GAA would like to wish @geregan10 the very best of luck for the future after he recently announced his retirement from inter-county football.
— Westmeath GAA (@westmeath_gaa) December 13, 2022
The Tyrellspass man will be forever remembered as one of our most gifted forwards.#iarmhiabu#westmeathgaa#maroonandwhitearmy pic.twitter.com/EmGB1RVvdK
Elsewhere last night, Westmeath GAA paid tribute to “one of our most gifted forwards” Ger Egan upon his retirement from inter-county football.
“Westmeath GAA would like to wish Ger Egan the very best of luck for the future after he recently announced his retirement from inter-county football. The Tyrellspass man will be forever remembered as one of our most gifted forwards,” the county wrote on Twitter, with an extended statement posted on their other social media outlets.
Egan made his Westmeath senior debut in 2010 and played integral roles in Division 3 league, Division 4 league — in 2017 as captain — O’Byrne Cup and Tailteann Cup successes.
“One of our most important players this millennium,” the Tyrellspass man is sixth on the Lake county’s championship top scorer rankings since 2000 with a total of 0-57, and was the 2019 National Football League top scorer with a haul of 3-50. A cruciate knee ligament injury unfortunately followed that summer.
“The talented attacker also has the proud honour of being team captain when our footballers defeated Meath for the first time-ever in the 2015 Leinster Championship at Croke Park, as well as being the first, and, as of now, only Westmeath man to captain his county to two Leinster finals (2015 & 2016),” the statement adds.
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