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Irish name
  
Marc O Ceirin

Years
  
Club

Height
  
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)


Position
  
Centre Forward

Sport
  
Hurling

Name
  
Mark Kerins

Occupation
  
Secondary School Teacher

Mark kerins star for a night heat sep 2001


Mark Kerins (born 1979) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.

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Born in Clarinbridge, County Galway, Kerins first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior team for the 1999 championship. Kerins went on to play a bit part for Galway at various times for almost a decade, and won one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Kerins won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Clarinbridge. In addition to this he also won one Connacht medal and two championship medals.

His retirement came following the conclusion of the 2008 championship.

Kerins's brother, Alan, enjoyed a lengthy career as a dual player with Galway.

Mark kerins long beach state hall of fame dinner


Team

Clarinbridge
  • All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2011
  • Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2001
  • Galway Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2001, 2010
  • Galway
  • National Hurling League (1): 2000
  • Connacht
  • Railway Cup (2): 1999, 2004
  • References

    Mark Kerins Wikipedia