Published Research

Staying current with the latest evidence isn't optional in sports medicine — it's the job. I've contributed to research across musculoskeletal injury, rehabilitation, and performance medicine, and I try to bring that same evidence-based thinking into every consultation. A selection of my published work is below.

Knee pain and function in retired male intercounty GAA players: an exploratory study Ir J Med Sci.

2024 Dec 27. doi: 10.1007/s11845-024-03853-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39729129.

The accuracy and inter-observer reliability of acetate templating in total hip arthroplasty.

Kearney, R., Shaikh, AH., O’Byrne, JM. Ir J Med Sci. 2013 Sep;182(3):409-14

Moloney DP, Kearney R, Cosgrave M, et al. Education from other journals #12. British Journal of Sports Medicine

Published Online First: 11 February 2019. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100283

Kearney R, Le CY, Heerey J, et al. Education from other sports medicine journals #11. British Journal of Sports Medicine

Published Online First: 18 September 2018. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099892

Le C, Kearney R, Sharif Z. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2018;52:1273-1274. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099022

Kearney R, Le C, Cunniffe E, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2018;52:944. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098250

Kearney R, Gisselman A, Cunniffe E, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2017;51:1638. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098117

Kearney R, Heerey J, Le C, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2018;52:1007. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098371

Kearney R, Heerey J, Gisselman A, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2019;53:1253-1254. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099473

Griffin SA, Kearney R, Heerey J, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2017;51:1566. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098066

Heerey J, Le C, Green BD, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2018;52:1533-1534. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099207

Gisselman A, Kearney R, Le C, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2019;53:980. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098550

Green BD, Le C, Crowe T, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals. British Journal of Sports Medicine

2019;53:1498-1499. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099686

Kearney R, Green BD, Heerey J, et al. Sports medicine highlights from other journals #13. British Journal of Sports Medicine

Published Online First: 26 February 2019. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100410

Kearney, R. (2020, December 2). Highlights from the FSEM-Ireland webinar series: How to navigate the ‘new normal’ SEM world #PartTwo.

Retrieved from URL: https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/12/02/fsem-webinar-series-parttwo-how-to-navigate-the-new-normal-sem-world/

Kearney, R. (2017, August 9). Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine Annual Scientific Conference, September 2017 “Exercise Medicine and Physical Activity for Health”.

Retrieved from URL: https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2017/08/09/faculty-sports-exercise-medicine-annual-scientific-conference-september-2017-exercise-medicine-physical-activity-health/

Nicholson, A., Ryan, J., Kearney, R, et al. (2015, April 1). Advice on managing sports injuries in children and young people.

Retrieved from URL: https://sportsinjuries.ie/

Kearney, R. (2016, April 13). Hamstring highlights from Arsenal FC SEM March 2016 Conference.

Retrieved from URL: https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2016/04/13/hamstring-highlights-from-arsenal-fc-sems-march-2016-conference/

McCann CJ, Clement ND, Murray A, et al. GLP-1 receptor agonists and weight-loss strategies for individuals with obesity and hip or knee osteoarthritis: a scoping review

British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 19 June 2026. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111225

Slowey J, Rasheed A, Ryan J, Heffernan E, Crotty T, Kearney R, Murphy D, Garvey JF. A 43-year-old elite athlete with hip pain and incidental PET-active lesions.

QJM. 2026 Feb 1;119(2):159-160. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaf245. PMID: 41160499.