Dan Shanahan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dan Shanahan
Occupation	Hurler
Date Of Birth	Jan 4, 1977(1977-01-04)
Age	47
Birthplace	Lismore, County Waterford
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Waterford
Horoscope	Capricorn

Dan Shanahan Biography

Dan Shanahan is one of the most popular and richest Hurler who was born on January 4, 1977 in Lismore, County Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. Daniel “Dan” Shanahan (born on January 4, 1977) is an Irish Hurling selector as well as a former player. He is a selector of Waterford’s senior team since 2013. Waterford Senior team from 2013.

Shanahan made his first appearance on the international scene at the age of 17 when he made his first connection in his Waterford Minor team. Two times Munster second-place finisher in this division and later, he played for the under-21 team. Shanahan was a part of the senior team in the year 1995. He played an integral role in the team of Waterford in the attack throughout an extremely successful time and was awarded four Munster medals as well as a National Hurling League medal. He was also an All-Ireland finalist on one occasion.

In 2002 Waterford emerged from the doldrums by reaching the Munster final once again, however, Shanahan could not command a definite place on the starting fifteen. In spite of this he came on as a substitute to claim his first Munster winners’ medal as Waterford defeated Tipperary by 2-23 to 3-12. It was their first provincial crown in thirty-nine years.

After surrendering the Munster title to Cork in 2003, Shanahan’s side were back in the provincial showpiece for a third successive year in 2004. He was by now a regular on the starting fifteen. In one of the greatest games of all- time Waterford defeated Cork in a Munster final for the first time in forty- five years to take the title by 3-16 to 1-21. An All-Ireland appearance subsequently eluded the team yet again. In spite of this there was some consolation at the end of the year as Shanahan’s scoring prowess earned him his first All-Star award.

He was a part of Waterford’s Waterford seniors in the year 1995. However it was not until he made his debut in the senior championship until 1998. The year prior, Waterford took on All-Ireland Champions Clare to an equal drawing during Clare’s Munster final, but the Decies fell short in the replay. Shanahan’s team later played Kilkenny during the All-Ireland semi-final, which was the first county appearance at Croke Park since 1963. Kilkenny was victorious by just one point.

Dan Shanahan Net Worth

Dan Shanahan is one of the richest Hurler from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Shanahan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He has had some success in the underage level winning county medals in hurling at the under-14 minor, under-16, and the under-21 level. Shanahan was just 16 years old when he took home the county club championship for senior players in 1993, following a one point victory over Passage. The subsequent seasons proved disappointing to Shanahan along with Lismore. Ballygunner as well as Mount Sion both had very powerful teams and were dominant on the scene in the county for a few years. Despite the wealth of talent in their teams, Lismore were unable to claim another county title during the time period. They came very close on numerous occasions, most notably during the 2001, 1996 and 2009 finals. In 2016, at 39, Shanahan finally captured another county title with this one in the intermediate division. The win was then followed with Lismore being the winner of Lismore the Munster Intermediate championship with a win against Kerry team Kilmoyley.

Shanahan’s international career started in his Waterford team for minors and the under 21s. He was a part of the Waterford team that made it to the Munster minor final in 1994. But, Cork ran out comfortable winners. The following year, Shanahan and Waterford returned to the Munster final, playing the same opponents but Cork prevailed. Cork players who prevailed. Shanahan was also a part of the Lismore CBS side that reached the Harty cup final that same year. Star shining Midleton CBS outfit were the opponents and, despite Shanahan having scored a goal but it was the East Cork school that won the trophy.

Shanahan was also a veteran of five inter-provincial championship campaigns with Munster. He first lined out with his province in 1998, however, he did not capture a winners medal in this competition until 2007 when Munster defeated Connacht by 2-22 to 2-19.

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2008 began with Waterford losing their opening game to Clare as well as their manager Justin McCarthy. In spite of this poor start Shanahan’s side reached the All-Ireland final for the first time in forty-five years. Kilkenny provided the opposition and went on to defeat Waterford by 3-30 to 1-13 to claim a third All-Ireland title in-a-row.

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Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Hurler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Dan Shanahan celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.

Shanahan was relegated to the subs’ bench in 2010 as Waterford faced Cork in another Munster final. A 2-15 apiece draw was the result on that occasion, however, Waterford went on to win the replay after an extra-time goal by Shanahan. It was a fourth Munster winners’ medal for Shanahan, a record that he shares with five other Waterford players.