David Herity (born 12 April 1983) is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler and Gaelic footballer.
Herity subsequently established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper and made a combined total of 30 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2014.
"The Cats" outsmarted a Galway side which struggled in attack and conceded a goal a minute into the second half.
"The Cats" scored key goals early in the opening half, which helped power them to a 3–21 to 1–6 victory.
He won a National Hurling League medal as a non-playing substitute that year following Kilkenny's remarkable 5–14 to 5–13 extra-time defeat of Tipperary.
A 4–17 to 1–15 defeat of Dublin gave "the Cats" a record-equalling seventh successive championship.
Goals by Michael Fennelly and Richie Hogan in either half gave Kilkenny, who many viewed as the underdogs going into the game, a 2–17 to 1–16 victory.
2012 began well for Herity when he collected a second National League medal on the field of play following a 3–21 to 0–16 demolition of old rivals Cork.
Galway stunned the reigning champions with two first-half goals, however, Kilkenny's championship debutant Walter Walsh gave a man of the match performance, claiming a 1–3 haul.
[16] He subsequently secured a second Leinster medal, as a dominant Kilkenny display gave "the Cats" a 0–14 to 1–9 victory over Dublin.