When asked who he considers to be Ireland's greatest ever athlete, former Ireland rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll said: "That would be the hurler Henry Shefflin, this guy has been an absolute phenomenon for the last 12,13 years. He’s won nine All-Ireland championships with his county and they’re not easy to come by." In 2016, Gerry Davis won the Hennesy Portrait Prize and was commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland in 2017 to paint a portrait of Shefflin, which is now displayed in the portrait gallery. Managerial career Ballyhale Shamrocks On 12 December 2017 it was announced that Shefflin would act as co-manager of the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team alongside his brother Tommy. The Shamrocks won Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship and Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship in 2018 before winning the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final. On 23 January 2020, it was reported that Shefflin had stepped down as manager of the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team. Thomastown In November 2020, Shefflin was appointed manager of the Thomastown intermediate team. Galway On 20 October 2021, Shefflin was announced as the new manager of the Galway senior hurling team. Championship appearances All-Ireland Final scores Career statistics Club Inter-county Honours Player St Kieran's College All-Ireland Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1996 Leinster Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1996 Waterford Institute of Technology Fitzgibbon Cup (2): 1998–99, 1999–00 Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 2007, 2010, 2015 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (4): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (5): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1997 Kilkenny All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (10): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (13): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 National Hurling League (6): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014 Walsh Cup (6): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014 Oireachtas Tournament (1): 1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1999 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1998, 1999 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1996, 1997 Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1998 Leinster Railway Cup (3): 2002, 2003, 2009 Individual Awards Texaco Hurler of the Year (3): 2002, 2006, 2012 All Stars Hurler of the Year (3): 2002, 2006, 2012 GPA Hurler of the Year (2): 2002, 2006, 2012 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year (1): 2006 RTÉ Sports Hall of Fame Award (1): 2015 All-Stars