| Date of birth | 24 May 1979[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Paul's College St Michael's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aidan Kearney (born 24 May 1979) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played as a second row and occasionally in the back row representing Leinster and Ulster professionally between 2000 and 2004. Notable for his athleticism, Kearney also played for the Ireland sevens side at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens and was a member of the Ireland side which won the FIRA U19 World Championships in France in 1998 alongside Brian O'Driscoll.[8][9]
After retirement Kearney took up coaching and has had roles with Suttonians RFC, Dublin City University, Trinity College, Dublin and CYM RFC as well as working as a rugby operations officer with the IRFU.[10][11]