Thomas Kenny (born 16 July 1981) is an Irish hurling coach and hurler who plays for Cork Intermediate Championship club Grenagh.
He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 10 years, during which time he usually lined out at midfield before ending his career at right wing-back.
After success as a dual player in the minor grades, he eventually broke onto the club's top adult teams.
Kenny's early prowess also saw him selected for University College Cork in the Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups as well as the Muskerry divisional team.
From his debut, Kenny was ever-present at midfield and made a combined total of 116 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2013.
[4] At inter-provincial level, he was selected to play in two championship campaigns with Munster, with his sole Railway Cup medal being won in 2013.
On 23 February 2002, Kenny was at right wing-forward when UCC suffered a 0–06 to 0–05 defeat by the Institute of Technology, Sligo in the Sigerson Cup final.
[7] On 6 March 2004, Kenny captained the senior hurling team to the Fitzgibbon Cup final against the Waterford Institute of Technology.
He was regarded as a great dual player at under-age levels and he quickly joined the top team with the club.
In 1999 Kenny enjoyed his first major success with Grenagh when he captured a divisional junior hurling championship winners' medal following a 2–11 to 1–11 victory over Ballinora.
A narrow 1–14 to 2–9 win over Ballincollig gave Kenny a fourth divisional junior championship winners' medal in five years.
A fifth divisional junior hurling championship title quickly followed for Kenny in 2004 as Grenagh recorded a thrilling 0–19 to 3–9 victory over Cloughduv.
2006 saw Grenagh surrender their divisional hurling title, however, while the club's hurlers failed the footballers enjoyed some success.
Kenny made his first appearance for the Cork junior football team on 24 June 2001 when he lined out at left wing-back in a 1–13 to 1–07 defeat of Clare.
He retained his position on the starting fifteen for the final on 5 July 2001 and ended the game with a winners' medal following a 0–17 to 0–11 defeat of Tipperary.
He made his first appearance for the team on 3 March 2003 when he came on as a substitute for Mícheál Ó Cróinín at full-forward in a 0–16 to 0–08 defeat of Dublin in the National Football League.
[12] On 8 June 2003, he made his Munster Championship debut with the Cork senior hurling team when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1–18 to 0–10 defeat of Clare.
[18] Kenny won his second Munster Championship medal on 26 June 2005 after lining out at midfield in a 1–21 to 1–16 defeat of Tipperary in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
[21] On 25 June 2006, Kenny won his third Munster Championship medal after a 2–14 to 1–14 defeat of Tipperary for the second consecutive year in the final.
[22] Cork subsequently qualified for a fourth successive All-Ireland final, with Kilkenny providing the opposition for the third time.
"[26] On 2 May 2010, Kenny lined out as midfield partner to Lorcán McLoughlin when Cork faced Galway in the National League final.
After Cork exited the championship he contemplated retirement, however, new manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy convinced him to remain as a role player rather than a first-choice starter.
[35] Kenny, alongside his former teammate Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, was appointed joint-coach of the University College Cork fresher hurling team in August 2016.