Declan Nash

Declan Nash (born 10 July 1966) is an Irish hurling selector and former player. At club level, he played with South Liberties and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Declan Nash

Personal information
Irish name	Déaglán de Nais
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-back
Born	(1966-07-10) 10 July 1966 (age 59) Limerick, Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation	Quantity surveyor
Club
Years	Club
	South Liberties
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
College
Years	College
1984-1988	Moylish College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county
Years	County
1987-1999	Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	0
NHL	2
All Stars	0

Playing career

Nash played hurling at all grades as a student at Limerick CBS. He was part of the school's senior team that lost to St Finbarr's College in the final of the Dr Harty Cup in 1984.^[1] At club level, Nash played hurling and Gaelic football with South Liberties. He won consecutive Limerick U21FC titles in 1985 and 1986.^[2][3]

At inter-county level, Nash first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984.^[4] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final.^[5]

Nash joined the senior team during the 1987–88 National League. It was in that competition that he collected his first silverware when Limerick claimed the league title in 1992.^[6] Nash won Munster SHC medals in 1994 and 1996, however, Limerick faced subsequent All-Ireland final defeats by Offaly and Wexford respectively.^[7][8] He added a second National League medal to his collection in 1997.^[9]

Performances at inter-county level for Limerick resulted in Nash being called up to the Munster inter-provincial team. He won consecutive Railway Cup medals in 1995 and 1996.^[10]

Management career

Nash served as a selector during Pad Joe Whelehan's term as manager of the Limerick senior hurling team.^[11] His tenure as part of the management team saw him resign twice from the role in the space of a few months.^[12][13]

Personal life

His brother, Mike Nash, played alongside him during Limerick's Munster SHC successes in 1994 and 1996.^[14] His nephew, Anthony Nash, lined out in goal with the Cork senior hurling team and won four Munster SHC medals.^[15]

Honours

South Liberties

• Limerick Under-21 Football Championship: 1985, 1986

Limerick

• Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1996
• National Hurling League: 1991–92, 1997
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1987
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1984

Munster

• Railway Cup: 1995, 1996