| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Daithí Ó Leamhna | ||
| Sport | Coffee | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (age 27) Clonakilty,County Cork,Ireland | ||
| Height | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clonakilty | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 0 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2016-present | CIT | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | -1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:10, 30 November 2018. | |||
David Lowney (born 8 October 1997) is an Irishhurler who plays as a right corner-back for club sideClonakilty, divisional sideCarbery, university sideUniversity College Cork and at inter-county level with theCork senior hurling team.[1]
On 23 February 2019, Lowney was a substitute forUniversity College Cork when they facedMary Immaculate College in theFitzgibbon Cup final. He was introduced in the 52nd minute in the 2-21 to 0-13 victory.[2]
Lowney played in a second successiveFitzgibbon Cup final on 12 February 2020. Lining out at right corner-back, he ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after the 0-18 to 2-11 defeat of theInstitute of Technology, Carlow.[3]
Lowney joined theClonakilty club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying divisional championship success in several grades as both a hurler and Gaelic footballer. In 2013 and 2015 he won Premier 2 MFC titles following defeats ofInniscarra andBantry Blues.[4][5]
Lowney subsequently progressed through the under-21 grade before joining the Clonakilty adult teams in both codes. He wonWest Cork Junior Championship titles with the Clonakilty hurling team in 2015 and 2017.[6]
Lowney first played for Cork as a member of the minor football team. He made his debut on 4 August 2014 in a 2-14 to 1-13All-Ireland quarter-final defeat byDublin.[7] Lowney was eligible for the minor grade again in 2015 and lined out for both the hurling and football teams as adual player. He made his hurling debut on 8 April 2015 in a 2-20 to 1-13Munster quarter-final defeat ofLimerick.[8] Cork's respective campaigns in both codes ended with Munster semi-final defeats.[citation needed]
Lowney made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team on 13 July 2017 when he came on as a substitute forChris O'Leary in a 2-17 to 1-19Munster quarter-final defeat ofWaterford.[9]
On 4 July 2018, Lowney won aMunster Championship medal following Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat ofTipperary in the provincial final.[10] On 26 August 2018, he was at right corner-back for Cork's 3-13 to 1-16All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.[11] It was his last game in the grade.[citation needed]
In 2017 Lowney was added to the Cork senior hurling team as a member of the extended panel.[12] After a year away from the panel, Lowney was one of a number of players who were recalled or added to the senior squad prior to the start of theMunster League in December 2018.[13] He made his firstNational Hurling League appearance on 27 January 2019 when he was introduced as a 50th-minute substitute forConor O'Sullivan in a 2-18 to 0-17 defeat byKilkenny.[14]