Liam Hinphey
Encyclopedia
Liam Óg Hinphey is an Irish
dual GAA player
who plays Gaelic football
and hurling
for Derry
, with whom he has won the National Football League
title and Nicky Rackard Cup
(hurling).
Hinphey plays his club football for St. Canice's GAC Dungiven
and club hurling for Kevin Lynch's
, with whom he has won five Derry Senior Hurling Championships.
. His father (also Liam) is from hurling stronghold Kilkenny
in particular the James Stephens club
, one of the most successful hurling clubs of all time and had a big influence on his hurling career. Liam Óg's brother Kevin also plays hurling for Derry. He is a cousin of two-time Derry All Star
Joe Brolly
.
where Derry beat Kerry
in the final. Hinphey missed the first round of the 2008 Ulster Senior Football Championship
against Donegal
with a pelvic injury (osteo pubis), and was expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season. However, early detection and appropriate treatment saw him make a quicker than expected recovery and made his club return in the Derry Championship against Bellaghy on 1 July. He has opted out of the 2009 panel, as he will be traveling around Australia
for six months from March 2009 to September 2009.
and won the Derry ACFL Division 2 in 2007. He returned from Australia in late July in time for the latter stages of the 2009 Derry Championship.
While travelling in Australia he played for ?.
and Hogan Cup
s in 2003 with St. Pat's Maghera.
with Derry minors in 2001. He made his Senior Derry debut when 18 years old against Kerry
in 2003. Hinphey has represented Derry, Ulster
and even captained Ireland at Under 21 level in hurling. He was part of Derry's 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup
winning side. He opted out of the Derry hurling side for the 2008 season to concentrate on football. He returned to the hurling panel in 2009, but was only available for the first two rounds of the National Hurling League
, as he decided to travel Australia from March. Having arrived in Sydney he signed for the Sydney Shamrocks Hurling club and played brilliantly at centre back as they won the first NSW competition of the year, the Central Coast tournament.
While travelling in Australia he played for ?.
, for example winning the Ulster Minor Club Hurling Championship with the club in 2002. This success has continued at Senior level. Hinphey has won five Derry hurling Championships with the club (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008). He returned from Australia in late July in time for the latter stages of the 2009 Derry Championship.
in the Railway Cup and was captain of the province in 2009.
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
dual GAA player
Dual player
Dual player or dual star is a term used in Gaelic games to describe a player who plays both Men's Gaelic football and Hurling or Ladies' Gaelic football and Camogie. The player doesn't necessarily have to play at the same standard in both sports...
who plays Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
for Derry
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
, with whom he has won the National Football League
National Football League (Ireland)
The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...
title and Nicky Rackard Cup
Nicky Rackard Cup
The Nicky Rackard Cup is a competition for the Tier 3 hurling teams of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The tournament is organised by the [Gaelic Athletic Association]] and is played during the summer months with the final being played in Croke Park, Dublin...
(hurling).
Hinphey plays his club football for St. Canice's GAC Dungiven
Dungiven GAC
St. Canice's GAC Dungiven is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They currently cater for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The hurling club in the town is Kevin Lynch's....
and club hurling for Kevin Lynch's
Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club
Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They currently cater for hurling. The Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football team in the town is St...
, with whom he has won five Derry Senior Hurling Championships.
Personal life
Hinphey is from DungivenDungiven
Dungiven is a small town and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A6 Belfast to Derry road. It lies where the rivers Roe, Owenreagh and Owenbeg meet at the foot of the Benbradagh. Nearby is the Glenshane Pass, where the road rises to over...
. His father (also Liam) is from hurling stronghold Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
in particular the James Stephens club
James Stephens (GAA Club)
James Stephens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1887 and has enjoyed equal success in both hurling and Gaelic football.-History:...
, one of the most successful hurling clubs of all time and had a big influence on his hurling career. Liam Óg's brother Kevin also plays hurling for Derry. He is a cousin of two-time Derry All Star
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
Joe Brolly
Joe Brolly
Joe Brolly is an Irish barrister, TV pundit, and ex Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was part of Derry's first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning side in 1993 and also won two Ulster Senior Football Championships and four National League...
.
Inter-county
Hinphey was first called up to the Derry Senior football panel in November 2005 for the 2006 season. He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National LeagueNational Football League (Ireland) 2008
The 2008 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams, 32 from Ireland and one from England.-Format:...
where Derry beat Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
in the final. Hinphey missed the first round of the 2008 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Ulster Senior Football Championship
For information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...
against Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
with a pelvic injury (osteo pubis), and was expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season. However, early detection and appropriate treatment saw him make a quicker than expected recovery and made his club return in the Derry Championship against Bellaghy on 1 July. He has opted out of the 2009 panel, as he will be traveling around Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for six months from March 2009 to September 2009.
Club
Hinphey plays his club football for St. Canice's DungivenDungiven GAC
St. Canice's GAC Dungiven is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They currently cater for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The hurling club in the town is Kevin Lynch's....
and won the Derry ACFL Division 2 in 2007. He returned from Australia in late July in time for the latter stages of the 2009 Derry Championship.
While travelling in Australia he played for ?.
School / college
A relative late-comer to football, Hinphey won the MacRoryMacRory Cup
The MacRory Cup is an inter-college Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. It is staged every year with the stipulation that players must be under eighteen-and-a-half at the start of the tournament...
and Hogan Cup
Hogan Cup
The Hogan Cup 1946-48 & 1957-) is the cup presented to the winners of the colleges All-Ireland "A" senior football championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Ireland. The competition itself is regularly referred to by reference to the trophy's name.St...
s in 2003 with St. Pat's Maghera.
Inter-county
Hinphey won the Ulster Minor Hurling ChampionshipUlster Minor Hurling Championship
The Ulster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The competition began in 1930, with Down winning during the inaugural year. The most successful...
with Derry minors in 2001. He made his Senior Derry debut when 18 years old against Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
in 2003. Hinphey has represented Derry, Ulster
Ulster GAA
The Ulster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh City....
and even captained Ireland at Under 21 level in hurling. He was part of Derry's 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup
Nicky Rackard Cup
The Nicky Rackard Cup is a competition for the Tier 3 hurling teams of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The tournament is organised by the [Gaelic Athletic Association]] and is played during the summer months with the final being played in Croke Park, Dublin...
winning side. He opted out of the Derry hurling side for the 2008 season to concentrate on football. He returned to the hurling panel in 2009, but was only available for the first two rounds of the National Hurling League
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
, as he decided to travel Australia from March. Having arrived in Sydney he signed for the Sydney Shamrocks Hurling club and played brilliantly at centre back as they won the first NSW competition of the year, the Central Coast tournament.
While travelling in Australia he played for ?.
Club
Hinphey had a highly successful underage career with Kevin LynchsKevin Lynch's Hurling Club
Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They currently cater for hurling. The Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football team in the town is St...
, for example winning the Ulster Minor Club Hurling Championship with the club in 2002. This success has continued at Senior level. Hinphey has won five Derry hurling Championships with the club (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008). He returned from Australia in late July in time for the latter stages of the 2009 Derry Championship.
Province
Hinphey has represented UlsterUlster GAA
The Ulster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh City....
in the Railway Cup and was captain of the province in 2009.
Inter-county
- National Football LeagueNational Football League (Ireland)The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...
:- Winner (1): 2008National Football League (Ireland) 2008The 2008 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams, 32 from Ireland and one from England.-Format:...
- Winner (1): 2008
- Dr. McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2008
School
- MacRory CupMacRory CupThe MacRory Cup is an inter-college Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. It is staged every year with the stipulation that players must be under eighteen-and-a-half at the start of the tournament...
:- Winner (1): 2003
- Hogan CupHogan CupThe Hogan Cup 1946-48 & 1957-) is the cup presented to the winners of the colleges All-Ireland "A" senior football championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Ireland. The competition itself is regularly referred to by reference to the trophy's name.St...
:- Winner (1): 2003
County
- Nicky Rackard CupNicky Rackard CupThe Nicky Rackard Cup is a competition for the Tier 3 hurling teams of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The tournament is organised by the [Gaelic Athletic Association]] and is played during the summer months with the final being played in Croke Park, Dublin...
:- Winner (1): 2006
- Ulster Senior Hurling ChampionshipUlster Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe Ulster Senior Hurling Championship is the premier intercounty "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Ulster. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months. The Ulster Hurling Final is played in July...
:- Runner up: 2003
- Ulster Under-21 Hurling ChampionshipUlster Under-21 Hurling ChampionshipFor the Senior equivalent see: Ulster Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship is an Under 21 hurling tournament between counties affiliated to Ulster. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to...
:- Runner up: 2003
- Ulster Minor Hurling ChampionshipUlster Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe Ulster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The competition began in 1930, with Down winning during the inaugural year. The most successful...
:- Winner (1): 2001
- Runner up: 2002, more?
Club
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipUlster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a knock-out format...
:- Runner up: 2003, 2006, 2007
- Derry Senior Hurling Championship:
- Winner (5): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 (Captain.)
- Runner up: 2005
- Numerous underage awards
Individual
- Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star:
- Winner (1?): 2003
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.