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Declan Hannon
Limerick hurler (born 1992)
Limerick hurler (born 1992)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Declan Hannon |
| irish | Déaglán hAnnáin |
| occupation | Recruitment consultant |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Adare, County Limerick, Ireland |
| height | 1.88 m |
| sport | Hurling |
| code | Hurling |
| county | Limerick |
| province | Munster |
| club | Adare |
| clyears | 2009– |
| clposition | Centre forward |
| clcounty | 1 |
| colleges | Mary Immaculate College |
| fitz | 1 |
| counties | Limerick |
| icyears | 2011–2025 |
| icposition | Centre-back |
| icapps(points) | 67 (1–104) |
| icprovince | 7 |
| icallireland | 5 |
| nhl | 2 |
| allstars | 3 |
| icupdate | 19:37, 21 June 2025 |
|clapps(points) = |icapps(points) = 67 (1–104) Declan Hannon (born 25 November 1992) is an Irish former hurler who played for Limerick Senior Championship club Adare and previously at inter-county level as captain of the Limerick senior hurling team. He captained Limerick to the All Ireland hurling title in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 becoming the first Limerick captain since Mick Mackey to captain Limerick to victory more than once. He is the only hurling captain to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup a record four times as well as lifting the Mackey cup in the Munster hurling final six times. He is the most successful hurling captain in hurling history. He usually lined out as a centre-back.
Early life
Hannon attended Scoil Naomh Iosaf, an all boys school situated in the village of Adare. Hurling was a pillar of the education system in the school, pushed by two Tipperary men, Brother Cathal Duane (Kilruane) and Principal Barry O'Riordan (Nenagh). Hannon was born in Adare, County Limerick. His granduncle, Pat Stakelum, captained Tipperary to the All-Ireland title in 1949.
Playing career
Ardscoil Rís
Hannon first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was centre-back on the college's senior hurling team. On 11 March 2010, Hannon scored three points from play when Ardscoil Rís defeated Thurles CBS in the final of the Harty Cup.
On 27 February 2011, Hannon was again at centre-back when Ardscoil Rís retained the Harty Cup title after a 3-19 to 0-03 defeat of C.B.S. Charleville in the final.
Mary Immaculate College
During his studies at Mary Immaculate College, Hannon was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 27 February 2016, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as Mary I won their first ever title after a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat of the University of Limerick after two periods of extra-time. Hannon, in spite of being substituted in the 79th minute, ended as the game's top scorer. He said of the game "That was one of the most unbelievable games I have played in. We had it won and lost so many times throughout the game, but we’d have stayed until midnight to win."
Adare
Hannon joined the Adare club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed championship success in the under-14 and under-16 grades before making his championship debut with the club's senior team as a sixteen-year-old. On 18 October 2009, Hannon scored three points from right wing-forward when Adare defeated Na Piarsaigh by 1-17 to 0-03 in the final of the Limerick Senior Championship.
Limerick
Minor and under-21
Hannon first played for Limerick at minor level. He made his first appearance on 25 June 2010 in a 1-17 to 2-12 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.
Hannon subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team. On 3 August 2011, he scored 1-04 from play when Limerick defeated Cork by 4-20 to 1-27 in the final of the Munster Championship.
Senior
On 17 April 2010, Hannon made his senior debut at right wing-forward for Limerick in a National League defeat of Antrim at Loughguile. He later won a National League Division 2 medal after a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of Clare in the final.
On 14 July 2013, Hannon was at full-forward in Limerick's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of Cork in the Munster final.
Hannon's performances during the 2011 and 2014 seasons earned him All-Star nominations.
In December 2017, Hannon was appointed captain of the Limerick senior hurling team for the 2018 season. On 19 August 2018, he scored two points from play and captained Limerick to their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final. Later that day Hannon was named on The Sunday Game Team of the Year. He ended the season by winning an All-Star Award.
On 31 March 2019, Hannon was selected at centre-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal and the cup after contributing with a point in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. On 30 June 2019, Hannon won his first Munster Championship medal in six years after captaining Limerick to a 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.
Hannon won a second successive National League medal on 25 October 2020, after captaining Limerick to a 0-36 to 1-23 defeat of Clare in the delayed 2020 league final. On 15 November 2020, he won a third Munster Championship medal after captaining Limerick to a 0-25 to 0-21 win over Waterford in the final. Hannon was the first Limerick player since Mick Mackey to captain the team to two provincial title successes.
Hannon entered the history books in 2022 when he became the first hurling captain to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup on four occasions.
He won a fifth All-Ireland medal in 2023, but missed the All-Ireland semi-final and final with a knee injury.
In October 2025, Hannon announced his retirement from inter-county hurling after 15 years with the Limerick Senior team.
Munster
On 19 February 2012, Hannon was an unused substitute in Munster's 3-14 to 1-16 Railway Cup semi-final defeat by Leinster.
Personal life
In September 2023, Hannon married radio presenter Louise Cantillon with the reception at Adare Manor.
Career statistics
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Total | 53 | 8-83 | 39 | 0-36 | 28 | 1-68 | 119 | 10-187 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2011 | Division 2 | 2 | 1-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-28 | 5 | 1-35 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 4 | 1-12 | 5 | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 5 | 3-35 | 2 | 0-17 | 1 | 0-02 | 8 | 3-54 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-09 | 5 | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 5 | 1-07 | 2 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-05 | 9 | 1-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 5 | 3-23 | 1 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-03 | 8 | 3-28 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 7 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-02 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 5 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-03 | 13 | 0-03 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 6 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-04 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 5 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-02 | 10 | 0-04 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 6 | 0-03 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 5 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 12 | 0-06 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0-03 | 5 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-05 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-02 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 |
Honours
;Ardscoil Rís
- Harty Cup (2): 2010, 2011
;Mary Immaculate College
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2016
;Adare
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2009
- Limerick Senior Football Championship (3): 2017, 2018, 2020
- Limerick Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2016
;Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 2018 (c), 2020 (c), 2021 (c), 2022 (c), 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (7): 2013, 2019 (c), 2020 (c), 2021 (c), 2022 (c), 2023 (c), 2024 (c)
- National Hurling League (2): 2019 (c), 2020 (c)
- National Hurling League Division 2 (1): 2011
- Munster Senior Hurling League (2): 2018 (c), 2020 (c)
- Waterford Crystal Cup (1): 2015
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2011
;Awards
- All-Star Award (3): 2018, 2021, 2022
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (3): 2018, 2021, 2022
References
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References
- (11 September 2018). "'We sometimes wouldn't see each other from one week to the next' - Limerick captain Declan Hannon on making his relationship work". Irish Independent.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid. (17 November 2009). "Moran: Hannon has 'great potential'". Irish Examiner.
- (12 March 2010). "Ard Scoil Rís end Harty Cup marathon with historic victory". Irish Examiner.
- (28 February 2011). "Awesome Ardscoil storm to Harty title". Irish Independent.
- Cormican, Eoghan. (29 February 2016). "Eamonn Cregan hails heroic Mary I". Irish Examiner.
- (18 October 2009). "Adare swat Na Piarsaigh aside to claim Limerick title". Irish Examiner.
- (26 June 2010). "Arthur's accuracy the catalyst as Clare march on". Irish Examiner.
- Rooney, Declan. (4 August 2011). "Hannon on the mark to edge thriller". Irish Independent.
- (18 April 2010). "Limerick stride on". Irish Times.
- O'Connor, Christy. (2 May 2011). "Limerick on the rise". Irish Independent.
- (14 July 2022). "The long road to unparalleled glory … how captain Declan Hannon is following career path of Stephen Cluxton". Irish Independent.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid. (15 July 2011). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner.
- (12 October 2011). "And the winners are ... GAA and GPA announce nominees". Irish Independent.
- Byrne, Cormac. (24 October 2014). "Tipperary earn more hurling All Stars than the Cats as Richie Hogan and James O'Donoghue land top awards". Irish Independent.
- Byrne, Cormac. (16 December 2017). "Limerick confirm Declan Hannon as new hurling skipper". The 42.
- McGoldrick, Seán. (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent.
- (20 August 2018). "Limerick rule in The Sunday Game team of the year". RTÉ Sport.
- (20 August 2018). "Redemption, relief, and joy for Limerick captain Declan Hannon". Irish Examiner.
- (13 September 2018). "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand.
- (2 November 2018). "Treaty lead the way with six hurling All-Stars". RTÉ Sport.
- O'Toole, Fintan. (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42.
- O'Toole, Fintan. (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42.
- Fogarty, John. (25 October 2020). "Lethal Limerick storm to victory despite Tony Kelly brilliance". Irish Examiner.
- Fogarty, John. (15 November 2020). "Limerick made to work by Waterford to defend Munster SHC crown". Irish Examiner.
- (17 April 2024). "Hannon determined to make up for lost time". GAA.ie.
- (21 October 2025). "Five-time All-Ireland winning captain Declan Hannon retires from inter-county hurling". RTE Sport.
- (21 October 2025). "Statement on behalf of Declan Hannon". Limerick GAA.
- (20 February 2012). "Early Leinster damage decisive". Irish Examiner.
- (21 October 2025). "Inside the fairytale wedding of Limerick hurling captain Declan Hannon and his love Louise". Limerick Leader.
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