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Paul Kinnerk

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Paul Kinnerk
Personal information
Irish name Pól Mac an Airchinnigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985 (age 38)
Monaleen, County Limerick, Ireland
Nickname Kinnerkers
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Monaleen
Club titles
Limerick titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2011-present
Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2
NHL 1 NFL (2013 Division 3), 1 NHL (2016)
All Stars 0

Paul Kinnerk (born 12 December 1985) is an Irish hurling coach and Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder at senior level for the Limerick county team.

Playing career

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Born in Monaleen, County Limerick, Kinnerk first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Ardscoil Rís. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Limerick under-21 team. He made his senior debut in the 2011 championship.[1] Kinnerk went on to play a cameo role for Limerick over the following few seasons.

At club level he has won five championship medals (2001, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016) with Monaleen.[citation needed]

Managerial career

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Kinnerk has also been heavily involved in team management and coaching, with his first involvement in senior inter-county hurling being with the Clare county team. Over a number of years he served as coach and selector to the Clare minor, under-21 and senior hurling teams. In his time with as a coach with the Clare minor hurlers, the team won successive (2010, 2011) Munster titles. The following three years (2012 - 2014) saw him serve as both coach to the Clare U21 and Clare senior team; roles he fulfilled while also playing senior inter-county football with his native county Limerick. The Clare U21 teams were undefeated during this period, winning three munster and three all-Ireland titles. Under his guidance, the senior team won the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship title.[2]

In 2017, Kinnerk took up a role as coach to the Limerick senior hurling team. In the following season, Limerick won the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for the first time since 1973. Under Kinnerk's guidance, the team would go on to win another All-Ireland SHC title in 2020, along with two Munster SHC titles (2019, 2020) and two National League titles (2019, 2020).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Championship debut for Limerick's Barry". Hogan Stand website. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan. "The Limerick footballer who is 'the brains' of the Clare hurling operation". The42. Retrieved 27 July 2021.