Kilmoyley Daniel "Danny" Collins (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a center half forward for the Kerry senior team.
[1] His first major senior success came when he won a Kerry Intermediate Football Championship in 2014 after a win over Spa in the final,[2] He later added a Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship title after a win over Valley Rovers from Cork in the final.
[3] He later lined out in Croke Park as Ardfet faced St. Croan's from Roscommon in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship final.
Kilmoyley overcame Limerick champions Monaleen to book a place in the Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Like in 2013 Collins and co came into the game as big favorites, however it was Kildare's goals that made the difference as they took the title on a 4–18 to 2–22 scoreline.
[11] For the second season in a row Kerry qualified for the National League (Division 2A) final where they this time faced Westmeath.
However where the Kingdom fell short to Offaly in 2014 it was to be different as Collins and co had a famous 2–16 to 1–18 win at Parnell Park to book a place in Division 1B for 2016.
[14] Kerry and Collins had a dream start to life in Division 1B of the 2016 National Hurling League as they overcame Laois in the opening round.
[16] Heavy losses to both Wexford and Clare looked to derail the season before a historic first victory over Offaly in 60 years at Birr on the final day.
Collins and co powered to a second win of the season over their Leinster counterparts at Austin Stack Park on a 2–27 to 1–19 scoreline.
[18] Kerry entered Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Qualifier Group along with Carlow, Westmeath and Offaly.
It was a somewhat disappointing campaign for Collins and co as despite an opening round win over Carlow they would lose out to both Westmeath and Offaly to finish third in the group.
It was the Leinster side who got the win to book a Quarter-final spot and put Collins and co into the relegation play-off.
Losses to main rivals Westmeath and Carlow meant Collins and co missed out on a league final spot.
The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games however seen the Joe McDonagh Cup being played later in the season and as a result Collins was able to get back to fitness.
The 2021 National Hurling League seen Collins and co lose our to main rivals Offaly and Carlow and missed out in a final spot.
[28] Kerry qualified for the semi-final of the 2022 National Hurling League where they lost out to Westmeath, with Collins playing a role throughout.