David Lowney

David Lowney (born 8 October 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for club side Clonakilty, divisional side Carbery, university side University College Cork and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

University College Cork
On 23 February 2019, Lowney was a substitute for University College Cork when they faced Mary Immaculate College in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. He was introduced in the 52nd minute in the 2-21 to 0-13 victory.

Lowney played in a second successive Fitzgibbon Cup final on 12 February 2020. Lining out at right corner-back, he ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after the 0-18 to 2-11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow.

Clonakilty
Lowney joined the Clonakilty club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying divisional championship success in several grades as both a hurler and Gaelic footballer. In 2013 and 2015 he won Premier 2 MFC titles following defeats of Inniscarra and Bantry Blues.

Lowney subsequently progressed through the under-21 grade before joining the Clonakilty adult teams in both codes. He won West Cork Junior Championship titles with the Clonakilty hurling team in 2015 and 2017.

Minor and under-21
Lowney first played for Cork as a member of the minor football team. He made his debut on 4 August 2014 in a 2-14 to 1-13 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat by Dublin. Lowney was eligible for the minor grade again in 2015 and lined out for both the hurling and football teams as a dual player. He made his hurling debut on 8 April 2015 in a 2-20 to 1-13 Munster quarter-final defeat of Limerick. Cork's respective campaigns in both codes ended with Munster semi-final defeats.

Lowney made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team on 13 July 2017 when he came on as a substitute for Chris O'Leary in a 2-17 to 1-19 Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford.

On 4 July 2018, Lowney won a Munster Championship medal following Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the provincial final. On 26 August 2018, he was at right corner-back for Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary. It was his last game in the grade.

Senior
In 2017 Lowney was added to the Cork senior hurling team as a member of the extended panel. After a year away from the panel, Lowney was one of a number of players who were recalled or added to the senior squad prior to the start of the Munster League in December 2018. He made his first National Hurling League appearance on 27 January 2019 when he was introduced as a 50th-minute substitute for Conor O'Sullivan in a 2-18 to 0-17 defeat by Kilkenny.

Honours

 * University College Cork
 * Fitzgibbon Cup (2): 2019, 2020


 * Clonakilty
 * South West Junior A Hurling Championship (3): 2015, 2017, 2020
 * Cork Premier 2 Minor Football Championship (2): 2013, 2015


 * Cork
 * Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018