Thomas Tierney (born 4 June 1983) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level, he played with Kilnadeema–Leitrim and also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
6 April 1983 Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| 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 | ||
Career edit
Tierney first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St. Brigid's Vocational School in Loughrea. He was part of the school's senior team that won back-to-back All-Ireland Vocational Schools SHC titles in 2000 and 2001.[1] At club level, Tierney progressed to adult level with Kilnadeema–Leitrim. He captained the team to an All-Ireland Club IHC final defeat by Rower-Inistioge in 2014.[2]
Tierney's inter-county career with Galway began at minor level. He lined out at midfield when Galway were beaten by Cork in the 2001 All-Ireland minor final.[3] Tierney later progressed to under-21 level and was at centre-forward on the team beaten by Kilkenny in the 2003 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4] He was a non-playing substitute when the 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 edit
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 edit
- St. Brigid's Vocational School
- Kilnadeema-Leitrim
References edit
- ^ "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.