Career
Hiney was the 2008 captain of the Dublin Senior Hurling team Ballyboden lost in the 2007 Leinster Final against Birr of Offaly. He is captain of the Dublin Senior Hurling Team and travelled to Argentina with the Gaelic Athletic Association All-Stars in December 2009.
Stephen was back to his powerful self in 2010 having missed a lot of games in 2009 with a sore legal
In a League game for Dublin against Wexford in March 2011, he damaged his cruciate and missed the remainder of the season for both County and Club. After a successful operation and recovery, Hiney made his comeback in a club league game with Ballyboden Street Endas on 19 April 2012.
Hiney announced his retirement from inter-county hurling in December 2014.