Tomás Meehan (born 15 March 1977)[1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Galway county team. He played his club football with Caltra.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Míocháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner back | ||
| Born | 15 March 1977 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Caltra | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1997–2006 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Playing career edit
Meehan won a Hogan Cup with St Jarlath's College in 1994.[2] Meehan was also on the Galway minor team that lost the All-Ireland final to Kerry later that year.[3] Meehan was joined by his brother Declan on both teams.
Meehan was corner back on the Galway team that won the All-Ireland in 1998, beating Kildare.[4] Galway reached the final again in 2000, losing to Kerry after a replay.[5] Meehan won his second All-Ireland medal as a sub as Galway beat Meath in the 2001 final.[6] Meehan announced his retirement from inter-county football in January 2006.[7]
In 2003, Caltra reached the final of the Galway Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1975, facing Killererin. Caltra were 3–11 to 0–5 winners to win their first title.[8] Caltra went on to claim their first Connacht title by beating Sligo champions Curry in the final.[9] In the new year, Caltra qualified for the All-Ireland Club final by beating The Loup on 22 February.[10] On St Patrick's Day 2004, Meehan was in midfield as Caltra took on Kerry champions An Ghaeltacht in Croke Park. Caltra were winners on a 0–13 to 0–12 scoreline. Meehan was joined by four brothers – Declan, Michael, Enda, and Noel as captain all starting on the team.[11]
Honours edit
Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1998, 2001
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (5): 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1996, 1998
- Connacht Minor Football Championship (2): 1994, 1995
Caltra
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2003–04
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2003
- Galway Senior Football Championship (1): 2003
- Galway Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1997
St Jarlath's College
- Hogan Cup (1): 1994
- Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship (1): 1994
References edit
- ^ "Meehan Tomas". Hogan Stand. 26 March 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "St Jarlath's long reach still guiding the spirit of Galway football". The Irish Times. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Minor road full of potholes". The Irish Times. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Hungrier Galway end the Western famine". Irish Independent. 28 September 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "GAA: Kerry win All-Ireland Final Replay". RTÉ. 7 October 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Meath the victims as Galway turn it on". The Irish Times. 24 September 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Galway star Meehan retires". Irish Independent. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Caltra create history". Irish Independent. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Magical Meehans too spicy for Curry". Irish Independent. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Meehan machine hits top gear to drive Caltra on". Irish Independent. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Western warriors soar to summit". Irish Independent. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2023.