Eamon Kennedy (born 1972) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Kennedy first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team, before later joining the junior side. He made his senior debut during the 1999 championship. Kennedy went on to play a key role in defence, and won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals.

Kennedy was a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he has won a full set of senior, intermediate and junior championship medals with Dunnamaggin, while he has also won a championship medal as a Gaelic footballer with Kilmoganny.

Throughout his career Kennedy made 9 championship appearances for Kilkenny. Injury hampered his final season and he retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 2001 championship.

Kennedy first tasted success with Dunnamaggin in 1994. That year the club faced Blacks and Whites in the final of the junior championship. A 2-9 to 1-10 victory gave Kennedy a Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship medal.

Dunnamaggin's first year in the intermediate grade saw the club reach the final. A 2-21 to 1-9 trouncing of Bennettsbridge gave Kennedy a championship medal and secured promotion to the top grade for the club.

After just two years at senior level Dunnamaggin qualified for the final of the championship. Young Irelands were the opponents on that occasion, however, a 2-10 to 2-7 victory gave Kennedy a championship medal in the top grade.

Dunnamaggin were relegated from the senior championship shortly after this victory, however, the club qualified for the final of the intermediate championship again in 2000. A 5-9 to 1-6 trouncing of St. Martin's gave Kennedy a second championship medal in that grade. That same year he won a senior football championship medal with Kilmoganny following a 2-11 to 1-9 defeat of Dicksboro in a replay.