Former Kerry Star Fionán Mackessy Reportedly Left Out of Kilkenny Hurling Panel for 2027
Fionán Mackessy Kilkenny hurling panel 2027: Reports on Tuesday suggest former Kerry GAA dual star Fionán Mackessy is absent from Henry Shefflin's Kilkenny hurling panel for 2027. A dual star in his youth, Mackessy was named on both the Higher Education Hurling and Football Teams of the Year in 2022, both in his capacity as an MTU Kerry player. Mackessy.
Fionán Mackessy Kilkenny hurling panel 2027, Digi Mart USA News: Reports on Tuesday suggest former Kerry GAA dual star Fionán Mackessy is absent from Henry Shefflin’s Kilkenny hurling panel for 2027. A dual star in his youth, Mackessy was named on both the Higher Education Hurling and Football Teams of the Year in 2022, both in his capacity as an MTU Kerry player.
Mackessy turned heads in 2024 when he moved from his boyhood club St Brendan’s to O’Loughlin Gaels, leading to his eventual transfer from Kerry to Kilkenny. Kilkenny have seldom used outside players during their decorated history.
Mackessy made history with his Leinster SHC medal in 2025, becoming the first player from outside Kilkenny to win a provincial medal with the county in 98 years.
Mackessy was an unused substitute for that year’s Leinster final win over Galway, having played in three group games, and his Kilkenny career has largely continued in that vein, with the O’Loughlin Gaels star struggling to force his way into the starting lineup. It now appears the 28-year-old will not be part of the setup in 2027, as county legend Henry Shefflin prepares for his first year in charge of the Kilkenny senior hurlers.
Michael Verney of the Irish Independent reported on Tuesday afternoon that Mackessy will not be part of Shefflin’s Kilkenny panel for 2027, leaving his inter-county GAA future in doubt. He is one of several names reportedly missing from the 2027 panel, including fellow O’Loughlin Gaels star Luke Hogan, as well as younger players Pádraic Moylan, Jeff Neary, Rory Glynn, and Michael Brennan.
Their apparent departures follow recent retirements from two of the most established figures in modern Kilkenny hurling. Eoin Murphy, widely regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper of the modern age, announced his retirement early last month after a season in which he was controversially moved in and out of the starting XV.
The following week, veteran TJ Reid stepped away from the Kilkenny setup after 20 seasons. Reid, the all-time leading hurling championship scorer, admitted that a factor in his decision was the length of time Shefflin’s Kilkenny rebuild is expected to take.
Judging by the squad changes reported on Tuesday evening, that rebuild appears to be already taking shape.
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