Pat Heffernan (born 2 January 1970 in Kilfinane, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish hurling selector and former player.
He is currently manager of Mullinahone Senior Hurling team and teaches geography at the Patrician Academy Mallow Secondary School.
A move to Mallow in the early 2000s saw Heffernan join the local club there, where he won a junior league title in 2007.
Cork champions Fermoy provided the opposition on that occasion, however, it was Blackrock who secured a narrow 1–12 to 0–14 victory and Heffernan collected a Munster winners' medal.
[3] Heffernan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Limerick senior hurling team in the early 1990s.
It looked as if Heffernan's side were going to make history and claim the title as Limerick had a five-point lead with as many minutes left.
In 2007 Heffernan took charge of Bride Rovers GAA Club in east Cork and guided the team to the semi-finals of the county senior championship.
[6] In late 2007 Heffernan was appointed manager of the Kerry senior hurling team for a one-year term.
[7] His first season in charge got off to a good start as 'the Kingdom' only lost one game in the group stage of the National Hurling League.
[8] In the subsequent Christy Ring Cup Kerry topped their group and qualified for a home quarter-final against old rivals Carlow.