Harnedy also had club success at this time, winning three Duhallow divisional titles as a dual player in 1960 and 1961.
[1] Harnedy later played both hurling and Gaelic football with University College Cork (UCC) during his engineering studies.
[3] Club and college successes resulted in Harnedy being selected for the Cork under-21 football team.
After serving as UCC secretary during his playing days, Harnedy was elected chairman of the Carlow County Board in 1981.
[8][9] His grandnephew, Séamus Harnedy, has won three Munster SHC medals with the Cork senior hurling team.