Kevin McKernan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Caoimhín Mac Thiarnáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born |
3 December 1987 Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Nickname | McKernan | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2004 - present | Burren | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2007-present | Down | ||
Kevin McKernan (born 3 December 1987) is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team.
Playing career
Inter-county
McKernan has been a member of the
Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 2008 beating Derry 3-11 to 1-14.[citation needed
]
Family
His father, Brendan, was Right Corner Back on the Down Team that won the All Ireland in 1991.[citation needed]
International rules
McKernan was part of the
He trained with Ireland ahead of the 2013 International Rules Series but was overlooked for the panel due to a bruised knee.[4]
Honours
- Down
- Dr McKenna Cup (1): 2008
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship(1): 2008
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2005
- All-Ireland Football Championship(1): 2010 (runner-up)
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (1): 2012 (runner-up)
- Ireland
- International Rules(1): 2011
- Burren
- Down Senior Football Championship (3): 2010, 2011, 2018
- Down Senior Football League Division 1 (2) 2006-12 (c)
- Down Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2006-08 (c)
- School
- MacRory Cup (1): 2006 (c)
- Hogan Cup (1): 2006 (c)
- Awards
- Ulster Colleges All-Star (2): 2005-06
- Irish News All-Star(1): 2010
- Down County Final Man of the Match (1): 2011
- GPA Gaelic Team of the Year (1): 2010
- Ulster Club All-Star (1): 2011-12
References
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Australia 29-50 Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Ireland win second test and Rules series". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Neil McGee and Patrick McBrearty confirmed to join Murphy on Irish panel". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
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