Born in Bennettsbridge , County Kilkenny , Dunne first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty - three when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team .
Born in Bennettsbridge , County Kilkenny , Dunne first played competitive hurling in his youth . 
 He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty - three when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team .