Patrick Kirby

Patrick Kirby (born 1985) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Knockainey and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Career

Kirby played hurling at all grades as a student at John the Baptist Community School in Hospital. He later transferred to St Colman's college in Fermoy and won back-to-back Dr Harty Cup titles in 2002 and 2003. Kirby also won an All-Ireland Colleges SHC medal following an 0–11 to 2–4 win over St Kieran's College in the 2002 All-Ireland colleges final.

At club level, Kirby first played for Knockainey as a dual player in the juvenile and underage grades, before progressing to adult level. At just 16-years-old, he wasp art of the team when Knockainey claimed the Limerick IHC title in 2001 after a 2–13 to 1–9 win over Mungret in a final replay.

Kirby first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick during a three-year tenure with the minor team. He was just 17 and in his second year of the minor grade when he was drafted onto the Limerick under-21 team in 2002. Kirby won a Munster U21HC medal that year before later collecting an All-Ireland U21HC medal after the 3–17 to 0–8 win over Galway in the 2002 All-Ireland under-21 final. He made his senior team debut in 2003 and made a number of appearances before leaving the panel in 2006.

Honours

St Colman's College Dr Croke Cup: 2002 Dr Harty Cup: 2002, 2003

Knockainey Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2001

Limerick All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2002 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2002