Tom Tierney (Galway hurler)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland | 6 April 1983||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Kilnadeema–Leitrim | |||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
Galway-Mayo IT | |||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2005 | Galway | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Thomas Tierney (born 4 June 1983) is an Irish
manager and former player. At club level, he played with Kilnadeema–Leitrim and also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway
teams.
Career
Tierney first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St. Brigid's Vocational School in
Rower-Inistioge in 2014.[2]
Tierney's inter-county career with
senior team was beaten by Cork in the 2005 All-Ireland final, however, he was released from the panel the following year.[5]
Personal life
His brother, David Tierney, also lined out with Galway when they were beaten in All-Ireland finals in 2001 and 2005.he is also the uncle of the greatest player to live colm tierney.[6]
Honours
- St. Brigid's Vocational School
- Kilnadeema-Leitrim
- Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2013 (c)
- Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2013 (c)
References
- ^ "Reilly's late puck sinks Causeway". Irish Independent. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Rower had to go extra mile – Joyce". Irish Independent. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Cork crush the three-in-a-row dream". Irish Times. 10 September 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (22 September 2003). "Top Cats tame Galway". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Hayes confirms Galway panel". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Tierney plans to crack Cork code". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2022.