Ballyduff rallies to the aid of injured Kearney

WITH the future playing career of one of Waterford’s brightest young hurling stars now in serious doubt following the horrific injuries he received in a single car accident last month, his club is rallying to the cause in an effort to raise funds that will help meet the massive medical costs he is now facing.

Following two operations in Dublin’s Mater Hospital, 23-year-old Ballyduff Upper clubman Pa Kearney has been transferred to the National Rehabilitation Institute in Dun Laoghaire where he will remain for the foreseeable future. “Its going to be a long haul back for Pa, and to be honest we can’t say at this point in time if he will ever again pull on a jersey for club or county,” a Ballyduff official said.

A member of the Waterford senior hurling league and championship panel in 2008, he opted out this year and played instead with the intermediate side that reached the Munster final only to lose to eventual All-Ireland winners Cork.