Declan Nash
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Déaglán de Nais | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
10 July 1966 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Quantity surveyor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| South Liberties | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1984-1988 | Moylish College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1987-1999 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Declan Nash (born 10 July 1966) is an Irish hurling selector and former player. At club level, he played with South Liberties and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Playing career
[edit]Nash played hurling at all grades as a student at Limerick CBS. He was part the of the school's senior team that lost to St Finbarr's College in the final of the Dr Harty Cup in 1984.[1] At club level, Nash played hurling and Gaelic football with South Liberties. He won consecutive Limerick U21FC titles in 1985 and 1986.[2][3]
At inter-county level, Nash first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984.[4] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final.[5]
Nash joined the senior team during the 1987–88 National League. It was in that competition that he collected his first silverware when Limerick claimed the league title in 1992.[6] Nash won Munster SHC medals in 1994 and 1996, however, Limerick faced subsequent All-Ireland final defeats by Offaly and Wexford respectively.[7][8] He added a second National League medal to his collection in 1997.[9]
Performances at inter-county level for Limerick resulted in Nash being called up to the Munster inter-provincial team. He won consecutive Railway Cup medals in 1995 and 1996.[10]
Management career
[edit]Nash served as a selector during Pad Joe Whelehan's term as manager of the Limerick senior hurling team.[11] His tenure as part of the management team saw him resign twice from the role in the space of a few months.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]His brother, Mike Nash, played alongside him during Limerick's Munster SHC successes in 1994 and 1996.[14] His nephew, Anthony Nash, lined out in goal with the Cork senior hurling team and won four Munster SHC medals.[15]
Honours
[edit]- South Liberties
- Limerick Under-21 Football Championship: 1985, 1986
- Limerick
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1996
- National Hurling League: 1991–92, 1997
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1987
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
- Munster
References
[edit]- ^ "Farna turn it on in second half". The Cork Examiner. 16 April 1984. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Liberties facile win". Limerick Leader. 23 November 1985. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Finn shines in thrilling final". Limerick Leader. 13 December 1986. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick's last All-Ireland minor hurling title - 1984". Limerick Leader. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick's first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987". Limerick Leader. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Coming back from the dead is nothing new to Limerick". Irish Independent. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: 'We laughed as much as we hurled'". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Limerick county final day to honour 25th anniversary of 1997 hurling league title victory". Limerick Leader. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Railway Cup hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Padjoe shakes up Limerick panel". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick selectors to stay on". Irish Times. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick selector Nash quits before Kilkenny clash". Irish Examiner. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Family ties continue to drive Limerick hurling team". Limerick Leader. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Nash's Limerick family ties". Hogan Stand. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2025.