| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Caoimhín Mac Thiarnáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born |
(1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 37) 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 Down team since 2008 but made his debut in 2007. He also plays Midfield or Half Forward. He started at centre back in 2010, in which Down lost 0-15 to 0-16 to Cork. Kevin won a Dr McKenna Cup in 2008 scoring 1 point from play he won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 2008 beating Derry 3-11 to 1-14.
Family
His father, Brendan, was Right Corner Back on the Down Team that won the All Ireland in 1991.
International rules
McKernan was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65.
He trained with Ireland ahead of the 2013 International Rules Series but was overlooked for the panel due to a bruised knee.
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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| Preceded byAnthony Devlin (Kilcoo) | Down ACFL Division 1 Final winning caption 2012 |
Succeeded byGary McEvoy |
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| 2017 Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Football Team | |
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