Dan Shanahan Gaelic games player
Daniel "Dan" Shanahan (born 4 January 1977) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Waterford senior team. Born in Lismore, County Waterford, Shanahan arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior team in 1995, but didn't make his debut until the 1998 championship. Shanahan went on to play a key part for more than a decade, and won four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.Shnahan represented the Munster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, winning one Railway Cup medal in 2007. At club level he won one championship medal with Lismore.Throughout his career Shanahan made 52 championship appearances for Waterford. His tally of 26-58 marks him out as Waterford's fourth highest scorer of all-time, while he is the all-time leading goal-scorer for Waterford. Shanahan announced his inter-county retirement on 18 August 2010.Shanahan is widely regarded as one of Waterford's greatest hurlers. During his career he won three All-Star awards, while in 2007 he was named Texaco, All-Star and GPA Hurler of the Year.His brother, Maurice, is a current member of the Waterford senior team.In retirement from playing, Shanahan became involved in team management and coaching. In October 2013 he became part of Derek McGrath's management team to the Waterford senior hurlers.