Biography
Tom Kenny was born in Grenagh, County Cork in 1981, just a couple of months before his more prolific cousin John Russell. He was educated locally at Rathduff national school before later attending St. Finbarr's College, Farranferris, a famed Gaelic games nursery in Cork city. It was here that his hurling talents first came to prominence as Kenny became a key member of the college hurling teams at various levels. He first tasted success in 1996 when he captured a Dean Ryan Cup winners' medal. Kenny later joined the St. Finbarr's senior hurling team and make a Harty Cup final appearance in his final year in the school. St. Flannan's College from Ennis emerged victorious on that occasion. As a skilled soccer player he also had trials for the Irish under-age team.
Kenny subsequently attended University College Cork where he studied commerce. Once again he was heavily involved in Gaelic games when he was a UCC alumnus. In 2001 he won a freshers All-Ireland medal with the college. Three years later in 2004 Kenny captained the university to the final of the inter-varsities Fitzgibbon Cup. The opponents on that occasion were Waterford Institute of Technology, however, Kenny ended up on the losing side as WIT won the game by 0-11 to 0-9. While at UCC he was also a regular on the university Gaelic football team in the Sigerson Cup.
Kenny currently works for Ernst and Young.
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